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Biography

Robert Altman, born in Kansas City, had a long, hard climb to Hollywood success. Arriving in the film capital in the late 1940s, he…more

Born

2/25/1925, Kansas City, Missouri

Died

11/20/2006

Birth Name

Robert Bernard Altman

Gender

Male

Credits

Guest Star (9)

Role
- HBO First Look
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 7 The Making of 'A Prairie Home Companion'
    6/1/06
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 78: Ep 1 The 78th Annual Academy Awards
    3/5/06
  - S 74: Ep 1 The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/02
  - S 66: Ep 1 The 66th Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/94
  - S 65: Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/93
- Omnibus (UK)
  Interviewee
  - S 36: Ep 3 Robert Altman In England
    2/2/02
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Robert Altman
    6/7/01
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 15 Film 79 Episode 15
    10/22/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 170 May 22, 1979
    5/22/79
  - S 5: Ep 169 May 21, 1979
    5/21/79
  - S 4: Ep 170 May 26, 1978
    5/26/78
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 79 January 21, 1972
    1/21/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 224 August 13, 1971
    8/13/71
- Omnibus
  Himself
  - — Robert Altman in England
Writer (4)

Role
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Writer
- Combat!
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 9 Cat and Mouse
    12/4/62
- Maverick
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 11 Bolt From The Blue
    11/27/60
- The Millionaire
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 26 Millionaire Alicia Osante
    3/18/59
Director (20)

Role
- Great Performances
  Director
  - S 25: Ep 13 Robert Altman's Jazz '34
    1/29/97
  - S 21: Ep 15 The Real McTeague: A Synthesis of Forms
    5/26/93
- Tanner '88
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Boiler Room
    8/11/88
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 21 Once Upon a Savage Knight
    4/2/64
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley
    12/12/63
- Combat!
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 23 Survival
    3/12/63
  - S 1: Ep 20 Off Limits
    2/19/63
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Volunteer
    1/22/63
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Prisoner
    12/25/62
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Swear by Apollo
    12/11/62
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Gallant Men
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Gallant Men
    10/5/62
- Cain's Hundred
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Left Side of Canada
    5/1/62
- Bus Stop
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 25 County General
    3/18/62
  - S 1: Ep 23 Door Without a Key
    3/4/62
  - S 1: Ep 15 Summer Lightning
    1/7/62
  - S 1: Ep 12 ... And the Pursuit of Evil
    12/17/61
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Lion Walks Among Us
    12/3/61
  - + 3 More Credits
- Bonanza
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch
    11/5/61
  - S 2: Ep 34 Sam Hill
    6/3/61
  - S 2: Ep 32 The Dream Riders
    5/20/61
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Secret
    5/6/61
  - S 2: Ep 28 The Rival
    4/15/61
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Roaring 20's
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 4 Standing Room Only
    10/28/61
  - S 1: Ep 31 Royal Tour
    6/3/61
  - S 1: Ep 29 Right Off the Boat (2)
    5/20/61
  - S 1: Ep 28 Right Off the Boat (1)
    5/13/61
  - S 1: Ep 15 Two a Day
    2/4/61
  - + 4 More Credits
- Peter Gunn
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Murder Bond
    4/24/61
- SurfSide 6
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 18 Thieves Among Honor
    1/30/61
- Lawman (1958)
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Robbery
    1/1/61
- Maverick
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 11 Bolt From The Blue
    11/27/60
- Sugarfoot
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Highbinder
    1/19/60
  - S 3: Ep 7 Apollo with a Gun
    12/8/59
- U.S. Marshal
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Triple Cross
    1/9/60
- The Millionaire
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 14 Millionaire Jackson Green
    12/23/59
  - S 6: Ep 12 Millionaire Andrew C. Cooley
    12/9/59
  - S 6: Ep 3 Millionaire Lorraine Daggett
    9/30/59
  - S 5: Ep 28 Millionaire Henry Banning
    4/1/59
  - S 5: Ep 26 Millionaire Alicia Osante
    3/18/59
  - + 1 More Credits
- Hawaiian Eye
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 8 Three Tickets to Lani
    11/25/59
- Whirlybirds
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 20 This Sitting Duck
    8/17/59
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Black Maria
    8/10/59
  - S 3: Ep 16 In Ways Mysterious
    7/20/59
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Unknown Solider
    7/6/59
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Perfect Crime
    6/29/59
  - + 14 More Credits
- M Squad
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 21 Lover's Lane Killing
    2/14/58
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 15 Together
    1/12/58
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Young One
    12/1/57
Production Consultant (1)

Role
- Suspicion
  Production Consultant
  - S 1: Ep 7 Heartbeat
    11/11/57
Story (2)

Role
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Hunt
    12/19/63
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley
    12/12/63
- Bus Stop
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 23 Door Without a Key
    3/4/62
Producer (2)

Role
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 21 Once Upon a Savage Knight
    4/2/64
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley
    12/12/63
- Combat!
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Swear by Apollo
    12/11/62
  - S 1: Ep 9 Cat and Mouse
    12/4/62

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Robert Altman dead at 81

By Colin Mahan, Nov 21, 2006

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Robert Altman really wanted to make the film Thieves Like Us, but United Artists wasn't interested. The studio had just bought a company that published country and western songs, and wanted Altman to make a country and western movie. Altman made a deal with the studio which would allowed him to make Thieves Like Us and he in return had to make what would later turn out to be Nashville.
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- Robert Altman rewrote Doran William Connon's entire screenplay for the film M*A*S*H. This infuriated the writer so much that he wrote an article bashing Altman in the LA Times. Connon later went on to win an Oscar for the rewritten screenplay and never apologized to Altman.
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- Robert Altman was an uncredited writer for the film Christmas Eve (1947).
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- Robert Altman: A good movie is taking the narrative and the story out of it. The audience will sit and see the film and understand the movies intention without being able to articulate it.
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- Robert Altman: The majority of writers will not understand that they are part of a collaboration in films. The word 'writer' means you write and then you are one on one with your audience. Well, in films you're not one on one with your audience.
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- Robert Altman: (referring the film "Images") Anything in the film comes from myself, and I don't know where it comes from. I trust instinct more than any study or logical conclusions.
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