Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

KNOWN FOR

Saturday Night Live
1977
Bonanza
1961
The South Bank Show
1990
The Dick Cavett Show
1971
Maverick
1960
Arena
1976
Intimate Portrait
1993
Combat!
1962
Route 66
1961
Omnibus
2002
Lawman
1961
Omnibus
1961

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
58
Directing
83
Writing
23
Producing
38
Editing
2
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
2024
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2020
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Altman
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
as Self (archive footage)
2013
What Is Cinema?
as Self
2005
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
as Self
2004
Looking for Sophia
as Self
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004
Words in Progress
2004
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
as Self
2004
What’s Happened Since ‘88
as Self
2004
The Politics of Docs
as Self
2004
Why Tanner, Why Now?
as Self
2004
Fact & Fiction
as Self
2004
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
as Self
2004
On the Set: Loews Theater
as Self
2003
Imagining Images
as Self
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
as Self
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2002
Robert Altman in England
as Self
2002
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
as Self
2002
Rip Van Marlowe
as Self
2002
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self
2002
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Oscars
as Self
2002
Omnibus
2001
History vs. Hollywood
as Self
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
as Self
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
Backstory
as Self
1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
as Self
1999
The Directors
as Self
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
1996
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
as Self
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
1995
American Cinema
as Self
1994
Film '72
as Self
1993
Made in the USA
as Self
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
1993
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1992
Robert Altman's Players
as Self
1990
Hollywood Mavericks
as Self
1990
The South Bank Show
as Self
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1981
Endless Love
as Hotel Manager
1976
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976
Arena
1973
The Long Goodbye
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1970
Events
as Bob
1965
The Kathryn Reed Story
as Himself
1961
Omnibus
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Man Drinking (uncredited)
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
as Himself