Deceased

How Did Sidney Lumet Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known as西德尼·吕美特, Сидни Люмет, سیدنی لومتGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/06/1924Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied09/04/2011 (aged 86)Died inManhattanCauselymphomaWikidataQ51559 ↗Buried atBeth David CemeteryTMDb#39996 ↗

Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas that focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority.

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Filmography35 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Breakdown: 1975Movie	Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)	101
2023	One Step Further: Becoming LumetMovie	Self	99
2015	By Sidney LumetMovie	Self	91
2010	Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSeries	Self	86
2009	I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John CazaleMovie	Self	85
2008	You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StoryMovie	Self	84
2008	Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was MadeMovie	Self	84
2008	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'Movie	Self	84
2007	Prince of the City: The Real StoryMovie	Self	83
2006	Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary FilmMovie	Self	82
2006	The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'Movie	Self	82
2004	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustMovie	Self	80
2004	The Manchurian CandidateMovie	Political Pundit	80
2004	Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'Movie	Self	80
2003	The Evolution of an American FilmmakerMovie	Self	79
2003	A Decade Under the InfluenceMovie	Self	79
2003	The Education of Gore VidalMovie	Self	79
2002	The Tramp and the DictatorMovie	Self (uncredited)	78
2002	New York at the MoviesMovie	Self	78
2002	Inside 'Serpico'Movie	Self	78
2002	Serpico: From Real to ReelMovie	Self	78
2000	Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Movie	Self	76
1998	Intimate Portrait: Sean ConneryMovie	Self	74
1994	Inside the Actors StudioSeries	Self	70
1992	Fonda on FondaMovie	Self	68
1990	Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie	Self	66
1989	William Holden: The Golden BoyMovie	Self	65
1986	American MastersSeries	Self	62
1978	Wiz on Down the RoadMovie	Self - Director	54
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self	50
1971	Film '72Series	Self	47
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	44
1965	The Sun... the Sand... the HillMovie	Self	41
1939	The 400 MillionMovie	Additional Voice (voice)	15
1939	One Third of a NationMovie	Joey Rogers	15