Alfred Hitchcock (I) (1899–1980)

Director | Producer | Writer

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (...

Born: August 13, 1899
Died: April 29, 1980 (age 80)

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Filmography

Known For

Psycho Director (1960)
North by Northwest Director (1959)
Vertigo Director (1958)
Known For

Rope Director (1948)
Director

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014)
Family Plot (1976)
Frenzy (1972)
Topaz (1969)
Torn Curtain (1966)
Marnie (1964)
The Birds (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1961)
Psycho (1960)
Startime (1960)
North by Northwest (1959)
Vertigo (1958)
Suspicion (1957)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Rear Window (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
I Confess (1953)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Stage Fright (1950)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Rope (1948)
The Paradine Case (1947)
Notorious (1946)
Spellbound (1945)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
The Fighting Generation (1944)
Bon Voyage (1944)
Aventure malgache (1944)
Lifeboat (1944)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Saboteur (1942)
Suspicion (1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Jamaica Inn (1939)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Young and Innocent (1937)
Sabotage (1936)
Secret Agent (1936)
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Strauss' Great Waltz (1934)
Number 17 (1932)
East of Shanghai (1931)
Mary (1931)
The Skin Game (1931)
Murder! (1930)
An Elastic Affair (1930)
Elstree Calling (1930)
Sound Test for Blackmail (1929)
Juno and the Paycock (1929)
Blackmail (1929)
The Manxman (1929)
Champagne (1928)
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
The Ring (1927)
Easy Virtue (1927)
When Boys Leave Home (1927)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
The Mountain Eagle (1926)
The Pleasure Garden (1925)
Always Tell Your Wife (1923)
Director

Number 13 (1922)
Actor

Family Plot Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (1976)
Frenzy Spectator at Opening Rally (1972)
Topaz Man in Wheelchair at Airport (1969)
Torn Curtain Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (1966)
Marnie Man Leaving Hotel Room (1964)
The Birds Man Walking Dogs Out of Pet Shop (1963)
Psycho Man Outside Real Estate Office (1960)
North by Northwest Man Who Misses Bus (1959)
Vertigo Man Walking Past Elster's Office (1958)
The Man Who Knew Too Much Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (1956)
The Trouble with Harry Man Walking Past Sam's Outdoor Exhibition (1955)
To Catch a Thief Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (1955)
Lux Video Theatre Lux Video Theatre Guest (1954)
Rear Window Songwriter's Clock-Winder (1954)
I Confess Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (1953)
Strangers on a Train Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (1951)
Stage Fright Man Staring at Eve on Street (1950)
Under Capricorn Man at Governor's Reception (1949)
Rope Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (1948)
The Paradine Case Man Carrying Cello Case (1947)
Notorious Man Drinking Champagne at Party (1946)
Spellbound Man Leaving Elevator (1945)
Shadow of a Doubt Man on Train Playing Cards (1943)
Saboteur Man in Front of New York Drugstore (1942)
Suspicion Man Mailing Letter (1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Man Passing David Smith on Street (1941)
Foreign Correspondent Man with Newspaper on Street (1940)
Rebecca Man Outside Phone Booth (1940)
The Lady Vanishes Man at Victoria Station (1938)
Young and Innocent Photographer Outside Courthouse (1937)
Sabotage Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed (1936)
The 39 Steps Passerby Near the Bus (1935)
The Man Who Knew Too Much Man in the Raincoat Passing The Bus (1934)
Murder! Man on Street (1930)
Blackmail Man on Subway (1929)
The Ring Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (1927)
Easy Virtue Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (1927)
Actor

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog Extra in Newspaper Office (1927)
Writer

Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo (2021)
Atrapa a un ladrón (2019)
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014)
Effetto notte (2010)
Gas (2006)
Don't Give Me the Finger (2005)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1993)
Lifepod (1993)
Frontline (1984)
Al Wahm (1979)
Notorious (1946)
Lifeboat (1944)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Saboteur (1942)
Round the Film Studios (1937)
Number 17 (1932)
East of Shanghai (1931)
The Skin Game (1931)
Murder! (1930)
Juno and the Paycock (1929)
Blackmail (1929)
Champagne (1928)
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
The Ring (1927)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Dangerous Virtue (1925)
The Blackguard (1925)
The Passionate Adventure (1924)
White Shadows (1924)
Writer

Woman to Woman (1923)
Producer

Family Plot (1976)
Frenzy (1972)
Topaz (1969)
Torn Curtain (1966)
Marnie (1964)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964)
The Birds (1963)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962)
Alcoa Premiere (1962)
Psycho (1960)
North by Northwest (1959)
Suspicion (1957-1958)
Vertigo (1958)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Rear Window (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
I Confess (1953)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Stage Fright (1950)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Rope (1948)
Notorious (1946)
Lifeboat (1944)
Lord Camber's Ladies (1932)
Producer

Number 13 (1922)
Soundtrack

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1993)
To Want to Fly (1991)
The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares (1985)
The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)
Soundtrack

The Magic of ABC (1977)
Archive footage

Mythos Côte d'Azur: Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (2021)
Royals: Keeping the Crown (2021)
A Sétima Arte (2021)
Movie Night Extravaganza (2021)
Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! (2021)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2020-2021)
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Rembob'Ina (2021)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Genius of Film (2021)
Hollywood Insider (2020)
Comment réalise Alexandre Astier? (2020)
The Windsors: A Royal Dynasty (2020)
Panorama (2020)
Minty Comedic Arts (2019)
The Movies (2019)
Dans l'ombre d'Hitchcock, Alma et Hitch (2019)
Icons (2019)
WatchMojo (2018)
The Best of Hollywood (2017-2018)
Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal (2018)
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (2018)
Defunctland (2018)
Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock? (2018)
Le Cinématon qui en savait trop (2018)
Le Cinématon était presque parfait (2018)
L'Inconnu du Cinématon (2018)
Hitch x 4 (2018)
Blow up (2014-2018)
¿Dónde estabas entonces? (2017)
Spielberg (2017)
Unknown Movies (2017)
National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts (2017)
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)
Stupefying! (2016)
La otra sala: Clásicos (2016)
Extra with Billy Bush (2015)
Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks (2015)
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
Talking Pictures (2014-2015)
Die Ringstraße - Trilogie eines Boulevards (2015)
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Night Will Fall (2014)
I Love Hitchcock (2014)
Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies (2014)
Missing Reel (2014)
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014)
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley (2013)
Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (2013)
The Psychology of Scary Movies (2013)
What Is Cinema? (2013)
Stars of the Silver Screen (2013)
Perspectives (2013)
Planeta Globalizado (2013)
The One Show (2013)
100 Years of Universal - The Lot (2012)
Amateur Night (2011)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
The Psycho Legacy (2010)
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009)
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009)
Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (2009)
Hollywood on the Tiber (2009)
Legenden (2009)
Il était une fois... (2009)
Alfred Hitchcock in East London (2009)
ITV News London (2009)
Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
Made at Elstree: 80 Years of Making Movies, 20 Movie Memories (2008)
American Masters (1998-2008)
Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (2008)
Hoge bomen: Pioniers (2007)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007)
Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007)
Who Is Norman Lloyd? (2007)
British Film Forever (2007)
Personnel et confidentiel (2007)
Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (2007)
Hitchcocked! (2006)
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
Silent Britain (2006)
Un écran nommé désir (2006)
Multilingual Murder: A Conversation Between Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut (2006)
Filmmakers in Action (2005)
Shepperton Babylon (2005)
Fantástico 30 Anos - Grandes Reportagens (2004)
Reeling in the Years (2004)
The Hitchcocks on Hitch (2004)
Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004)
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004)
Hitchcock and Dial M (2004)
Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (2004)
Words in Progress (2004)
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003)
Living Famously (2003)
Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly (2002)
Sendung ohne Namen (2002)
Alfred Hitchcock and to Catch a Thief: An Appreciation (2002)
Writing and Casting 'to Catch a Thief' (2002)
Making of 'to Catch a Thief' (2002)
Histoires de festival (2002)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002)
Biography (1998-2001)
Legends (2001)
Great Romances of the 20th Century (2001)
The Story of 'Frenzy' (2001)
'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001)
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2000)
The Making of 'the Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
The Trouble with Marnie (2000)
All About 'the Birds' (2000)
The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999)
Hitchcock: The Early Years (1999)
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999)
E! True Hollywood Story (1999)
Reputations (1999)
The Battle of the Bonds (1998)
The Best of Hollywood (1998)
François Chalais, la vie comme un roman (1997)
The Making of 'Psycho' (1997)
Obsessed with Vertigo (1997)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996)
Skeletons in our Closet (1996)
The Universal Story (1996)
Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996)
Family Portraits (1995)
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
Citizen Langlois (1995)
Tales from the Crypt (1995)
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great (1994)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1993)
François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985-1989)
All-Time Movie Greats (1988)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1988)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
Omnibus (1986)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Spécial cinéma (1984)
Ingrid (1984)
Frontline (1984)
Psycho II: Cast and Crew Interviews (1983)
Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages (1983)
Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981)
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981)
Midi Trente (1972)
Television Land (1971)
Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967)
Archive footage

Sympathy for the Devil: Revisiting Psycho II
Legends of World Cinema (2004)
Additional Crew

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Lifeboat (1944)
Tell Your Children (1922)
The Man from Home (1922)
The Spanish Jade (1922)
Love's Boomerang (1922)
Three Live Ghosts (1922)
The Call of Youth (1921)
The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
Dangerous Lies (1921)
The Mystery Road (1921)
The Princess of New York (1921)
Additional Crew

Appearances (1921)
The Great Day (1920)
Art Director

Dangerous Virtue (1925)
The Blackguard (1925)
The Passionate Adventure (1924)
White Shadows (1924)
Woman to Woman (1923)
Tell Your Children (1922)
The Man from Home (1922)
Art Director

The Spanish Jade (1922)
Three Live Ghosts (1922)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

The House Across the Bay (1940)
Sanders of the River (1935)
Dangerous Virtue (1925)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

The Blackguard (1925)
The Passionate Adventure (1924)
White Shadows (1924)
Woman to Woman (1923)
Editor

Target for Tonight (1941)
Men of the Lightship (1941)
Editor

White Shadows (1924)
Set Decorator

White Shadows (1924)
Production Designer

White Shadows (1924)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Following Psycho (1960), Hitchcock re-united with Ernest Lehman for an original screenplay idea: A blind pianist, Jimmy Shearing (a role for James Stewart), regains his sight after receiving the eyes of a dead man. Watching a Wild West show at ...

Quotes

There is a dreadful story that I hate actors. Imagine anyone hating James Stewart... Jack L. Warner. I can't imagine how such a rumor began. Of course it may possibly be because I was once quoted as saying that actors are cattle. My actor friends ...

Trademark

In a lot of his films (more noticeably in the early black and white American films), he used to create more shadows on the walls to create suspense and tension (e.g., the "Glowing Milk" scene in Suspicion (1941) or the ominous shadow during the ...