Alfred Hitchcock
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-08-13
Day of Death
1980-04-29 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Alfred Hitchcock
Biography
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the Best Director award.
Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960).
Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955.
In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.
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Acting
Hitchcock on Grierson
as Self
(2024)
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film?
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Lynch/Oz
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2022)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
(2021)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
(2020)
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Hitchcock Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
When Hitchcock Met O'Casey
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Parasite
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Hitch x 4
as Himself
(2018)
Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?
as Himself
(2017)
78/52
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2015)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2014)
(2014)
Night Will Fall
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
What Is Cinema?
as Self
(2010)
The Psycho Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Hitchcock in the News
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2006)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2005)
The Making of 'Psycho'
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Shepperton Babylon
as Himself (Archive)
(2004)
Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (audio archival footage)
(2002)
Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited archive footage: 1960 Psycho trailer)
(2001)
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Plotting 'Family Plot'
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
as Himself (Archival Footage)
(1988)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
Memory of the Camps
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
(1984)
Terror in the Aisles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1976)
Family Plot
as Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
(1973)
(1972)
The Illustrated Hitchcock
as Self
(1972)
(1972)
Frenzy
as Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
(1969)
Hitchcock at the N.F.T.
as Self
(1969)
Topaz
as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1967)
(1966)
Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock
as Himself
(1966)
Torn Curtain
as Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
(1964)
Marnie
as Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
(1964)
A Talk with Hitchcock
as Self
(1963)
The Birds
as Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
(1962)
The Children of Alda Nuova
as self - host
(1961)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
(1960)
Psycho
as Man Outside Office (uncredited)
(1960)
The Man Who Found the Money
as self (host)
(1959)
North by Northwest
as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
(1959)
Human Interest Story
as host (self)
(1958)
Vertigo
as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
(1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
(1956)
The Wrong Man
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1955)
To Catch a Thief
as Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
(1955)
The Trouble with Harry
as Passer-by (uncredited)
(1955)
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
as Self - Host
(1954)
Rear Window
as Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
(1954)
Dial M for Murder
as Banquet Member (uncredited)
(1953)
I Confess
as Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
(1950)
Stage Fright
as Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
(1949)
Under Capricorn
as Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
(1948)
Rope
as Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)
(1946)
Notorious
as Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
(1945)
Spellbound
as Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1942)
Saboteur
as Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
(1941)
Suspicion
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
(1940)
Rebecca
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
(1938)
The Lady Vanishes
as Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
(1937)
Sabotage
as Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
(1937)
Young and Innocent
as Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
(1935)
The 39 Steps
as Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
(1934)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
(1930)
Murder!
as Man on Street (uncredited)
(1929)
Blackmail
as Man on Subway (uncredited)
(1929)
Sound Test for Blackmail
as Self (uncredited)
(1928)
Easy Virtue
as Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
(1927)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
as Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
(1927)
The Ring
as Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
Crew
The Call of Youth
Title Designer
Vertigo
Original Film Writer
(2017)
(2007)
The Key to Reserva
Writer
(1998)
Psycho
In Memory Of
(1993)
Lifepod
Short Story
(1985)
Memory of the Camps
Treatment
(1985)
Saavi
Adaptation
(1976)
Family Plot
Director, Producer
(1972)
Frenzy
Producer, Director
(1969)
Topaz
Director
(1966)
Torn Curtain
Producer, Director
(1964)
Marnie
Producer, Director
(1963)
The Birds
Producer, Director
(1960)
Psycho
Producer, Director
(1959)
North by Northwest
Producer, Director
(1958)
Vertigo
Producer, Director
(1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director, Producer
(1956)
The Wrong Man
Director, Producer
(1955)
To Catch a Thief
Producer, Director
(1955)
The Trouble with Harry
Director, Producer
(1954)
Dial M for Murder
Director, Producer
(1954)
Rear Window
Director, Producer
(1953)
I Confess
Producer, Director
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
Director, Producer
(1950)
Stage Fright
Producer, Director
(1949)
Under Capricorn
Producer, Director
(1948)
Rope
Director, Producer
(1947)
The Paradine Case
Director
(1946)
Notorious
Producer, Director, Additional Writing
(1945)
Spellbound
Director
(1945)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Director of Operations
(1944)
Lifeboat
Director, Idea, Producer
(1944)
Madagascar Landing
Director
(1944)
Bon Voyage
Director
(1944)
The Fighting Generation
Director
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
Director
(1942)
Saboteur
Director, Story
(1941)
Suspicion
Director
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Director
(1940)
Rebecca
Director
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
Director
(1939)
Jamaica Inn
Director
(1938)
The Lady Vanishes
Director
(1937)
Young and Innocent
Director
(1937)
Sabotage
Director
(1936)
Secret Agent
Director
(1935)
The 39 Steps
Director
(1934)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director
(1934)
Waltzes from Vienna
Director
(1932)
Number Seventeen
Director, Screenplay
(1932)
Lord Camber's Ladies
Producer
(1931)
Rich and Strange
Adaptation, Director
(1931)
The Skin Game
Director, Adaptation
(1931)
Mary
Director
(1930)
Murder!
Director, Adaptation
(1930)
Juno and the Paycock
Writer, Director
(1930)
Elstree Calling
Director
(1930)
An Elastic Affair
Director
(1929)
Blackmail
Screenplay, Director
(1929)
The Manxman
Director
(1929)
Sound Test for Blackmail
Director
(1928)
The Farmer's Wife
Director, Writer
(1928)
Champagne
Writer, Director
(1928)
Easy Virtue
Director
(1927)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Director, Screenplay
(1927)
The Ring
Writer, Director
(1927)
Downhill
Director
(1926)
The Mountain Eagle
Director
(1925)
The Pleasure Garden
Director
(1925)
The Blackguard
Writer, Art Direction
(1925)
The Prude's Fall
Writer
(1924)
The White Shadow
Art Direction, Editor, Screenplay, Set Decoration
(1924)
The Passionate Adventure
Writer, Art Direction
(1923)
Woman to Woman
Writer, Art Direction
(1923)
Always Tell Your Wife
Director
(1922)
The Spanish Jade
Art Direction, Title Designer
(1922)
Three Live Ghosts
Art Direction, Title Graphics
(1922)
The Man From Home
Title Graphics, Art Direction
(1922)
Number 13
Director, Producer
(1922)
Tell Your Children
Title Designer
(1921)
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Title Designer
(1921)
The Princess of New York
Title Designer
(1920)
The Great Day
Title Designer