1899-08-13 Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 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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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2025-06-20 |
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Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail | Self (archive footage) | 2024-10-18 |
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Sir Michael Caine – Vom Arbeiterkind zum Hollywoodstar | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2023-03-14 |
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Le Film Pro-Nazi d’Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 2023-09-08 |
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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 2023-07-21 |
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Kim Novak, l'âme rebelle d'Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-05 |
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-17 |
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Normandie ne partira pas ce soir | 2021-09-01 | |
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 2021-05-02 |
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Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft | 2021-11-25 | |
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Morceaux de Cannes | 2021-07-02 | |
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Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-20 |
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Tales of the Uncanny | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-31 |
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Dans l'ombre d'Hitchcock, Alma et Hitch | Self (archive footage) | 2019-06-24 |
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When Hitchcock met O'Casey | Self (archive footage) | 2019-09-27 |
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Hitch x 4 | Himself | 2018-01-01 |
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Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock? | Himself | 2018-01-01 |
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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey | Self (archive footage) | 2017-01-06 |
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Terreur et glamour : montée et déclin du studio Hammer | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story | Self (archive footage) | 2017-02-01 |
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Night Will Fall | Self (archive photos) | 2014-06-07 |
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Documenting John Grierson | 2014-02-28 | |
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What Is Cinema? | Self | 2013-09-06 |
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Hollywood Invasion | archive footage | 2011-09-01 |
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Hollywood sul Tevere | 2009-09-07 | |
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Il était une fois... « Les enchaînés » | Self (archive footage) | 2009-06-29 |
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Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-07 |
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In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-07 |
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Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-07 |
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Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-07 |
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Hitchcock in the News | Self (archive footage) | 2008-01-01 |
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self (archive) | 2007-11-08 |
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Hitchcocked! | Self (archive) | 2006-08-11 |
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Grace face à son destin | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2006-09-16 |
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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2006-10-06 |
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Shepperton Babylon | Himself (Archive) | 2005-08-11 |
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The Making of 'Psycho' | Self (archive footage) | 2005-10-26 |
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Alfred Hitchcock, films de jeunesse | Self (audio archival footage) | 2004-11-24 |
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Hitchcock and Dial M | Self (archive footage) | 2004-10-31 |
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Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-05 |
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Histoires de festival | Self (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-04-02 |
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Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-05 |
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'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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The Story of 'Frenzy' | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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Plotting 'Family Plot' | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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All About 'The Birds' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-05-28 |
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A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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The Trouble with 'Marnie' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-05-30 |
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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-04-01 |
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Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-10 |
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Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 1999-08-05 |
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-23 |
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The Universal Story | Self (archive footage) | 1996-04-21 |
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self (archive footage) | 1996-05-19 |
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | 1996-04-06 |
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Hitchcock: Alfred the Great | Himself (Archival Footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Innocent Blood | Man with Cello Case (archive footage) | 1992-09-25 |
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Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly | 1990-06-05 | |
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man | Self (archive footage) | 1988-03-08 |
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self (archive footage) | 1988-06-05 |
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Memory of the Camps | Self (uncredited archive footage) | 1985-05-07 |
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Terror in the Aisles | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
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Family Plot | Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited) | 1976-04-09 |
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock | Himself | 1973-01-01 |
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Frenzy | Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited) | 1972-05-25 |
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The Illustrated Hitchcock | Self | 1972-07-15 |
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Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 1972-07-15 |
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Topaz | Man in Wheelchair (uncredited) | 1969-12-17 |
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Hitchcock at the N.F.T. | Self | 1969-12-30 |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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Mondo Hollywood | 1967-06-30 | |
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Torn Curtain | Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited) | 1966-07-14 |
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Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock | Himself | 1966-05-20 |
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Marnie | Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited) | 1964-07-17 |
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A Talk with Hitchcock | Self | 1964-02-21 |
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The Birds | Pet Store Customer (uncredited) | 1963-03-28 |
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Suspense Story: Nat'l Press Club Hears Hitchcock | Self | 1963-03-19 |
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The Children of Alda Nuova | self - host | 1962-06-05 |
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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The Man Who Found the Money | self (host) | 1960-12-27 |
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Psycho | Man Outside Office (uncredited) | 1960-06-22 |
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North by Northwest | Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited) | 1959-08-06 |
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Vertigo | Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited) | 1958-05-09 |
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The Wrong Man | Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1956-12-22 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited) | 1956-05-16 |
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Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid | Self - Host | 1955-01-01 |
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The Trouble with Harry | Passer-by (uncredited) | 1955-10-03 |
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To Catch a Thief | Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited) | 1955-08-03 |
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Rear Window | Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited) | 1954-08-01 |
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Dial M for Murder | Banquet Member (uncredited) | 1954-05-29 |
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I Confess | Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited) | 1953-02-12 |
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Strangers on a Train | Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited) | 1951-06-27 |
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Stage Fright | Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited) | 1950-02-23 |
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Under Capricorn | Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited) | 1949-09-08 |
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Rope | Man Walking in Street (uncredited) | 1948-02-01 |
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Notorious | Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited) | 1946-08-21 |
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Spellbound | Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited) | 1945-11-08 |
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Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
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Shadow of a Doubt | Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited) | 1943-01-12 |
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Saboteur | Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited) | 1942-04-22 |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited) | 1941-01-31 |
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Suspicion | Man Mailing Letter (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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Foreign Correspondent | Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
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Rebecca | Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited) | 1940-03-23 |
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The Lady Vanishes | Man in London Railway Station (uncredited) | 1938-10-07 |
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Young and Innocent | Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited) | 1937-02-17 |
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Sabotage | Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed | 1937-01-08 |
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The 39 Steps | Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited) | 1935-06-06 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited) | 1934-12-09 |
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Murder! | Man on Street (uncredited) | 1930-07-31 |
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Sound Test for Blackmail | Self (uncredited) | 1929-01-01 |
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Blackmail | Man on Subway (uncredited) | 1929-07-28 |
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Easy Virtue | Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited) | 1928-04-01 |
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog | Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited) | 1927-02-14 |
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The Ring | Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited) | 1927-09-28 |
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Hitchcock on Grierson | Self |
