Actors Who Have Directed At Least One Film
Submitted by Oedipus on Mon, 08/22/2005 - 10:10
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- Alan Alda
- Asia Argento
- Richard Attenborough
- Antonio Banderas
- Warren Beatty
- Stephen Berra
- Kenneth Branagh
- Marlon Brando
- Albert Brooks
- Steve Buscemi
- Nicolas Cage
- John Cassavetes
- Nick Cassavetes
- Zoe R. Cassavetes
- Lon Chaney
- Charles Chaplin
- Don Cheadle
- Thomas Haden Church
- George Clooney
- Jackie Coogan
- Maurice Costello
- Kevin Costner
- Billy Crystal
- Jeff Daniels
- Robert De Niro
- Johnny Depp
- Kirk Douglas
- Robert Duvall
- Clint Eastwood
- Emilio Estevez
- Peter Fonda
- Jodie Foster
- Mel Gibson
- Lillian Gish
- James Gleason
- Tom Hanks
- Ethan Hawke
- Charlton Heston
- Anthony Hopkins
- Dennis Hopper
- Ron Howard
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Buster Keaton
- Burt Lancaster
- Charles Laughton
- Jack Lemmon
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Lightfield Lewis
- Jet Li
- Peter Lorre
- Ida Lupino
- Joe Mantegna
- Penny Marshall
- Walter Matthau
- Burgess Meredith
- Ray Milland
- Don Most
- Eddie Murphy
- Bill Murray
- Paul Newman
- Jack Nicholson
- Leonard Nimoy
- Edward Norton
- Bob Odenkirk
- Gary Oldman
- Laurence Olivier
- Tarquin Olivier
- Al Pacino
- Anthony Perkins
- Sydney Poitier
- Dick Powell
- Anthony Quinn
- Robert Redford
- Christopher Reeve
- Rob Reiner
- Burt Reynolds
- Tim Robbins
- Campbell Scott
- William Shatner
- Martin Sheen
- Kevin Spacey
- Sylvester Stallone
- Ben Stiller
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Rip Torn
- Susan Traylor
- Stanley Tucci
- John Turturro
- Denzel Washington
- Damon Wayans
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- John Wayne
- Forest Whitaker
- Gene Wilder
- Luke Wilson
- Henry Winkler
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I can't believe you forgot Sly directed the immortal sequel "Stayin' Alive"
Actually, I did forget about Sly but I'll correct that.
Jodie Foster!!! Unless, of course, you mean for it to be males only.
No, it's definitely not just men but I made this list off the top of my head and at the time I just couldn't think of any women to add but I will add Jodie Foster.
Wow, I can't believe you forgot Ron Howard. Unless, of course, you think of him as more of a director and forget his ancient acting, which would be understandable.
How about Penny Marshall, who is in roughly the same boat as Howard?
And what about harkening way way back to the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton?
Yes I think Ron Howard and Penny Marshall are usually thought of more as directors than actors now but they started off as actors so I'll add them.
How about Robert Redford? He directed a handful of films and even won a Best Director Oscar for Ordinary People.
Yes, I added him.
It wasn't too hard to come up with some others.
Alan Alda, Richard Attenborough, Robert Duvall, Anthony Hopkins, Charlton Heston, Burt Lancaster, Ida Lupino (another woman for you), Leonard Nimoy, Anthony Quinn, Burt Reynolds, William Shatner, Gene Wilder
Thanks
Charles Laughton directed, in his only time out, "The Night of the Hunter". Pretty good for a one-shot, I'd say.
I believe that Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh should be added to the list.
Thanks, I added Denzel Washington and Kenneth Branagh but what movie did Emma Thompson direct? I checked on imdb and it doesn't show her as directing anything.
I guess I got mixed up with the fact she has written many scripts for movies..but you are correct she has yet to direct something.
Gary Oldman won a BAFTA for directorial debut of Nil By Mouth. I think that deserves some credit, eh?
Yes, it does.
Pianoshootis made me aware of a movie, called 'Der Verlorene' (1951), directed by Peter Lorre.
Ray Milland did a good job with "Panic in the Year Zero"
Thanks.
Thanks for making me aware of it. I had never heard of that movie before.