William Friedkin
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William Friedkin

Known for
Directing
Born
August 29, 1935
Died
August 7, 2023
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
윌리엄 프리드킨, 윌리암 프리드킨, William David Friedkin

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Biography

William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television.

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Filmography

  • Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersFilm · 2026 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Fear and Love: The Story of The ExorcistFilm · 2024 · as Self
  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.TV · 2023 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialFilm · 2023 · Director
  • The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialFilm · 2023 · Teleplay
  • The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent AmbersonsFilm · 2022 · as Self
  • AlgrenFilm · 2021 · as Self
  • I Am Alfred HitchcockFilm · 2021 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Fellini of the SpiritsFilm · 2020 · as Self
  • Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The ExorcistFilm · 2019 · as Self
  • Friedkin UncutFilm · 2018 · as Self
  • Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche StoryFilm · 2018 · as Self
  • The Devil and Father AmorthFilm · 2018 · as Self
  • The Devil and Father AmorthFilm · 2018 · Director
  • The Devil and Father AmorthFilm · 2018 · Writer
  • Return to the GenreFilm · 2016 · Acting
  • Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding RefnFilm · 2015 · Acting
  • Henri Langlois vu par...Film · 2014 · as Self
  • Henri Langlois vu par...Film · 2014 · Director
  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesFilm · 2014 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • A Fuller LifeFilm · 2013 · as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
  • Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • Tales from the Warner Bros. LotFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of OzFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • Casablanca: An Unlikely ClassicFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Killer JoeFilm · 2012 · Director
  • Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Stanley Kubrick in FocusFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Making the BoysFilm · 2011 · as Self
  • Miller's TaleFilm · 2011 · as Self
  • Godard Made in USAFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • Raising Hell: Filming the ExorcistFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and NowFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • Anatomy of a ChaseFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred HitchcockFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • North by Northwest: One for the AgesFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature StyleFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • Victor Fleming: Master CraftsmanFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • Breaking Barriers: The Sound of HitchcockFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacyFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of HitchcockFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • BugFilm · 2007 · Director
  • Exorcising 'Cruising'Film · 2007 · as Self
  • Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'Film · 2007 · as Self
  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Film · 2007 · as Self
  • Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machenFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • The History of 'Cruising'Film · 2007 · as Self
  • The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • The Painter's VoiceFilm · 2007 · Director
  • The Visions of Stanley KubrickFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Film · 2007 · as Self
  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Film · 2007 · as Self
  • Shadows of SuspenseFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacyFilm · 2005 · Acting
  • A Little SolitaireFilm · 2004 · as Self
  • Leçon de CinémaTV · 2004 · as Self · 1 episode
  • 100 Greatest Scary MomentsTV · 2003 · Acting · 2 episodes
  • A Decade Under the InfluenceFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'Film · 2003 · as Self
  • Filming “The Hunted”Film · 2003 · as Self
  • Narc: The Friedkin ConnectionFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Pursuing “The Hunted”Film · 2003 · as Self
  • The Cutting EdgeFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • The HuntedFilm · 2003 · Director
  • Through the Night with...TV · 2002 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French ConnectionFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTV · 2000 · Director · 2 episodes
  • Rules of EngagementFilm · 2000 · Director
  • The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Billy Wilder: The Human ComedyFilm · 1998 · as Self
  • The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistFilm · 1998 · as Self - Director
  • Without LimitsFilm · 1998 · as TV Director
  • 12 Angry MenFilm · 1997 · Director
  • Hollywood HalloweenFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • Howard Hawks: American ArtistFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • JadeFilm · 1995 · Director
  • Blue ChipsFilm · 1994 · Director
  • JailbreakersFilm · 1994 · Director
  • Rebel HighwayTV · 1994 · Director · 1 episode
  • Fear in the DarkFilm · 1991 · as Self
  • The GuardianFilm · 1990 · Director
  • The GuardianFilm · 1990 · Screenplay
  • Tales from the CryptTV · 1989 · Director · 1 episode
  • The SimpsonsTV · 1989 · as Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice) · 1 episode
  • C.A.T. Squad: Python WolfFilm · 1988 · Director
  • C.A.T. Squad: Python WolfFilm · 1988 · Story
  • RampageFilm · 1987 · Director
  • RampageFilm · 1987 · Producer
  • RampageFilm · 1987 · Writer
  • C.A.T. SquadFilm · 1986 · Director
  • Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway AlbumFilm · 1986 · as Self
  • Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway AlbumFilm · 1986 · Director
  • The Twilight ZoneTV · 1985 · Director · 1 episode
  • To Live and Die in L.A.Film · 1985 · Director
  • To Live and Die in L.A.Film · 1985 · Screenplay
  • Deal of the CenturyFilm · 1983 · Director
  • CruisingFilm · 1980 · Director
  • CruisingFilm · 1980 · Writer
  • The Brink's JobFilm · 1978 · Director
  • SorcererFilm · 1977 · Director
  • SorcererFilm · 1977 · Producer
  • SorcererFilm · 1977 · Screenplay
  • Conversation with Fritz LangFilm · 1975 · as Self
  • Conversation with Fritz LangFilm · 1975 · Director
  • Oscars, Actors and The ExorcistFilm · 1974 · as Self
  • The ExorcistFilm · 1973 · Director
  • The French ConnectionFilm · 1971 · Director
  • The Boys in the BandFilm · 1970 · Director
  • The Birthday PartyFilm · 1968 · Director
  • The Night They Raided Minsky'sFilm · 1968 · Director
  • Good TimesFilm · 1967 · Director
  • Good TimesFilm · 1967 · Screenplay
  • MugginsFilm · 1967 · Producer
  • The Pickle BrothersFilm · 1967 · Director
  • The Thin Blue LineFilm · 1966 · Director
  • The Thin Blue LineFilm · 1966 · Producer
  • The Thin Blue LineFilm · 1966 · Story
  • Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday AfternoonFilm · 1965 · Director
  • The Bold MenFilm · 1965 · Director
  • The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV · 1962 · Director · 1 episode
  • The People vs. Paul CrumpFilm · 1962 · Director
  • The People vs. Paul CrumpFilm · 1962 · Producer

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