Paul Morrissey
Director
Biography
Paul Morrissey (February 23, 1938 - October 28, 2024) was an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol.
Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. A political conservative and self-described "right-winger", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, i.e. both were practising Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent).
Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in filmmaking is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case.
Filmography
Midnight Cowboy
as The Party 1969
Room 666
as Self 1982
Rich and Famous
as Malibu Party Guest 1981
Divine Trash
as Self 2000
Danny Says
as Self (archive footage) 2015
Beautiful Darling
as Self 2010
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
as Self 2006
Nico Icon
as Self 1995
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
as Self 2000
Resident Alien
as Self 1990
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
as Self 2004
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
as Self 2007
Warhol
as Self 1973
Jonas in the Desert
as Self 1994
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2008
Andy Warhol
as Self 1987
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self 1965