
Place of Birth: Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in his native United Kingdom in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. In 1956 he became an American citizen while remaining a British subject. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognizable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximize anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing. His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside “icy blonde” female characters. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys or MacGuffins meant only to serve thematic elements in the film and the extremely complex psychological examinations of the characters. Hitchcock's films also borrow many themes from psychoanalysis and feature strong sexual undertones. Through his cameo appearances in his own films, interviews, film trailers, and the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he became a cultural icon. Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades. Often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker, he came first in a 2007 poll of film critics in Britain's Daily Telegraph, which said: “Unquestionably the greatest filmmaker to emerge from these islands, Hitchcock did more than any director to shape modern cinema, which would be utterly different without him. His flair was for narrative, cruelly withholding crucial information (from his characters and from us) and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one else.” The magazine MovieMaker has described him as the most influential filmmaker of all-time, and he is widely regarded as one of cinema's most significant artists.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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The Making of 'Psycho' | Himself (archive footage) | 1997 |
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock | Himself | 1973 |
The Illustrated Hitchcock | Himself | 1972 |
Sound Test for Blackmail | Himself | 1929 |
A Talk with Hitchcock | Himself | 1964 |
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy | Himself (archive footage) | 2008 |
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style | Himself (archive footage) | 2009 |
The Story of 'Frenzy' | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' | Himself (archive footage) | 2000 |
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Himself (archive footage) | 1999 |
Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock | Himself | 1966 |
Hitchcock Confidential | Himself | 2019 |
'Torn Curtain' Rising | Himself (archive footage) | 2000 |
The Art of Cinema | Himself | 1970 |
Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly | Himself (archive footage) | 2020 |
Night Will Fall | Himself (archive footage) | 2014 |
The Trouble with Marnie | Himself (archive footage) | 2000 |
Mikhail Bondarev: Heck of a Great Man | Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
All About 'The Birds' | Himself (archive footage) | 1999 |
The Universal Story | Himself (archive footage) | 1996 |
Hitchcock: The Early Years | Himself (archive footage) | 1999 |
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock | Himself (archive footage) | 1999 |
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' | Himself (archive footage) | 2000 |
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog | Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited) | 1927 |
The Ring | Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited) | 1927 |
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey | Himself (archive footage) | 2014 |
Plotting 'Family Plot' | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
Rope | Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited) | 1948 |
Blackmail | Man on Subway (uncredited) | 1929 |
I Confess | Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited) | 1953 |
Easy Virtue | Man with Stick Near Tennis Court | 1928 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much | Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited) | 1934 |
Terror in the Aisles | Himself (archive footage) | 1984 |
Vertigo | Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited) | 1958 |
To Catch a Thief | Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus | 1955 |
Hitchcock/Truffaut | Himself (archive footage) | 2015 |
Under Capricorn | Man at Governor's Reception | 1949 |
The Trouble with Harry | Man Walking Past Sam's Outdoor Exhibition | 1955 |
The 39 Steps | Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited) | 1935 |
Billy Wilder Speaks | 2006 | |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited) | 1941 |
Murder! | Man on Street (uncredited) | 1930 |
Strangers on a Train | Man Boarding Train (uncredited) | 1951 |
Young and Innocent | Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited) | 1937 |
Family Plot | Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics | 1976 |
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Himself (archive footage) | 2017 |
Torn Curtain | Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited) | 1966 |
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story | Himself (archive footage) | 2017 |
Frenzy | Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited) | 1972 |
What is Cinema? | Himself | 2013 |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart | Himself | 1980 |
Rebecca | Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited) | 1940 |
Shadow of a Doubt | Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited) | 1943 |
The Psycho Legacy | Himself (archive footage) | 2010 |
The Lady Vanishes | Man in London Railway Station (uncredited) | 1938 |
Saboteur | Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited) | 1942 |
Marnie | Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited) | 1964 |
Spellbound | Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited) | 1945 |
Psycho | Man Outside Office (uncredited) | 1960 |
The Wrong Man | Prologue Narrator (uncredited) | 1956 |
Suspicion | Man Mailing Letter (uncredited) | 1941 |
Topaz | Man in Wheelchair (uncredited) | 1969 |
Rear Window | Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited) | 1954 |
Show-Business at War | Himself | 1943 |
Notorious | Man Drinking Champagne at Party | 1946 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much | Man in Morocco Marketplace (uncredited) | 1956 |
North by Northwest | Man Who Misses Bus | 1959 |
Foreign Correspondent | Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited) | 1940 | Series | Cast | Year |
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1985 | |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Host | 1955 |
The Academy Awards | 1953 | |
The Men Who Made the Movies | 1970 | |
Talking Pictures | Himself - Archive footage | 2013 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Himself - Host | 1962 |
V.I.P. Schaukel | 1971 | |
The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Self (archive footage) | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Self - Interviewee | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1955 |
Cinépanorama | Self | 1956 |
Samedi soir | Self | 1971 |