Otto Preminger
Director
Biography
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director.
After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.
Filmography
Stalag 17
as Oberst von Scherbach 1953
The Hobbit
as Elvenking (voice) 1977
The Pied Piper
as Major Diessen 1942
They Got Me Covered
as Fauscheim 1943
Margin for Error
as Karl Baumer 1943
Where Do We Go from Here?
as General Rahl (uncredited) 1945
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage) 1991
The Girl on The Roof
as Voice 1953
Die Titelmacher
as Self 1976
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
as Himself 2022
Rickles
1975