Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich

DirectorSecond Unit or Assistant DirectorProducer
Born
August 9, 1918
Died
December 5, 1983
Awards
4 wins, 15 nominations

Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Radio Pictures. He soon worked his way up to script clerk, then became an assistant director, a production manager and an associate producer. He began writing and directing for TV series in the early…

Biography

Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Radio Pictures. He soon worked his way up to script clerk, then became an assistant director, a production manager and an associate producer. He began writing and directing for TV series in the early 1950s, and directed his first feature in 1953 (Big Leaguer (1953)). Soon thereafter he established his own production company and produced most of his own films, collaborating in the writing of many of them. Among his best-known pictures are Kiss Me Deadly (1955), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and the muscular WW II mega-hit The Dirty Dozen (1967).

Actor

The Big NightThe Big Night(1951)as Ringsider at Fight

Production Manager

The Steel TrapThe Steel Trap(1952)
When I Grow UpWhen I Grow Up(1951)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddAbbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd(1952)
LimelightLimelight(1952)
The ProwlerThe Prowler(1951)
New MexicoNew Mexico(1951)
MM(1951)

Additional Crew

Ten Tall MenTen Tall Men(1951)

Archive Footage

Remembering Gene WilderRemembering Gene Wilder(2023)as Self - Director, The Frisco Kid
Charles Bronson, Hollywood's Lone WolfCharles Bronson, Hollywood's Lone Wolf(2020)as Self
Die Hardy Krüger-StoryDie Hardy Krüger-Story(2019)as Self
Unleashing 'The Mean Machine'(2005)as Self
Doing Time on 'the Longest Yard'(2005)as Self

Known for

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Robert Aldrich and Philip Bourneuf in The Big Night (1951)Robert Aldrich and Susannah York in The Killing of Sister George (1968)Charles Bronson and Robert Aldrich in The Dirty Dozen (1967)Robert AldrichRobert AldrichRobert Aldrich