
William David Friedkin was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros.Series | Self | 88 |
| 2021 | I Am Alfred HitchcockMovie | Self (archive footage) | 86 |
| 2018 | Friedkin UncutMovie | Self | 83 |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesMovie | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2014 | Henri Langlois vu par...Movie | Self | 79 |
| 2013 | A Fuller LifeMovie | Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns") | 78 |
| 2013 | Tales from the Warner Bros. LotMovie | Self | 78 |
| 2008 | The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2007 | Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machenMovie | Self | 72 |
| 2003 | Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'Movie | Self | 68 |
| 2003 | The Cutting EdgeMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2003 | Filming “The Hunted”Movie | Self | 68 |
| 2002 | Through the Night with...Series | Self | 67 |
| 1998 | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistMovie | Self - Director | 63 |
| 1998 | Billy Wilder: The Human ComedyMovie | Self | 63 |
| 1998 | Without LimitsMovie | TV Director | 63 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice) | 54 |
| 1986 | Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway AlbumMovie | Self | 51 |