Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

KNOWN FOR

30 for 30
2009
ABC Close-Up!
1960
When We Were Kings
1996
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966
Gimme Shelter
1970
The Love We Make
2011
South of the Border
2009
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964
This Is an Adventure
2005
Ozawa
1985
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
2008
Grey Gardens
1976

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
15
Directing
52
Writing
1
Producing
9
Camera
40
Editing
2
Crew
9
2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
as Self
2011
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as Self
2008
Morris Engel: The Independent
as Self
2008
Capturing Reality
as Self
2007
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
as Self
2007
Wild Blue Yonder
as Self (Archive)
2006
The Beales of Grey Gardens
as Self
2006
Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye
as Self
2005
After Frank
as Self
2004
Michael Moore Hates America
as Self
2004
The Making of the Beatles First U.S. Visit
as Self - Filmmaker
1993
Horowitz: A Reminiscence
as Self (Archive Footage)
1976
Grey Gardens
as Self (uncredited)
1970
Gimme Shelter
as Self
1969
The Maysles Brothers