Otto Preminger

Biography

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

Batman

The Merv Griffin Show

What's My Line?

The Dick Cavett Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Suspense

All Movies (13)

• The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger2022 · as Himself
• Ain't Misbehavin2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Hobbit1977 · as Elvenking (voice)
• Die Titelmacher1976 · as Self
• Rickles1975
• The Making of A Movie1965 · as Himself
• The Girl on The Roof1953 · as Voice
• Stalag 171953 · as Oberst von Scherbach
• Where Do We Go from Here?1945 · as General Rahl (uncredited)
• They Got Me Covered1943 · as Fauscheim
• Margin for Error1943 · as Karl Baumer
• The Pied Piper1942 · as Major Diessen

All TV Shows (19)

• Je später der Abend1973 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Samedi soir1971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• Batman1966 · as Mister Freeze
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine1962 · as Himself
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Treffpunkt New York1961 · as Self
• Small World1958 · as Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self
• Hollywood Preview1955 · as Self
• Reflets de Cannes1954 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist
• Suspense1949 · as Captain von Weissenborn
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self