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Aliases: Hitch , The Master of Suspense , Sir Alfred Hitchcock , 亞弗列·希治閣 , อัลเฟรด ฮิตช์ค็อก , アルフレッド・ヒッチコック , ألفريد هتشكوك , 알프레드 히치콕 , אלפרד היצ'קוק , Άλφρεντ Χίτσκοκ , Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock , آلفرد هیچکاک , Alfred Joseph Hitchcock , 앨프리드 히치콕 , 阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克 , Альфред Хічкок

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Homepage: http://www.alfredhitchcock.com

Movie Involvements: 235

TV Involvements: 23


Most Famous Work

Biography

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the  Best Director award. Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960). Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955. In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred Hitchcock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(1962) Self - Host
Talking Pictures
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4

Talking Pictures

(2013) Self (archive footage)
Midi trente
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6

Midi trente

(1972) Self (archive footage)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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7

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1985) Self - Host (archive footage)
Psycho
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8

Psycho

(1960) Man Outside Office (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vertigo
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8

Vertigo

(1958) Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
Rear Window
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8

Rear Window

(1954) Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self (archive footage)
2023 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2022 Self (archive footage)
2021 N/A
Self
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
2019 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2018 Himself
Himself
2017 Self (archive footage)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2015 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
2014 Self (archive footage)
N/A
2013 Self
Self (archive footage)
2010 Self (archive footage)
2009 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2008 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2006 Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2005 Self (archive footage)
2004 Self (audio archival footage)
Self (archive footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2001 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2000 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1999 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1996 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1994 Himself (Archival Footage)
1990 Self (archive footage)
1989 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1985 N/A
Self - Host (archive footage)
Self (uncredited archive footage)
1984 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976 Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
1974 Self (archive footage)
1973 Self
Himself
1972 Self
Self
Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
1971 Self
Self
1969 Self
Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
1968 Self - Guest
Self (archive footage)
1967 N/A
1966 Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
Himself
1964 Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
Self
1963 Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
1962 Self - Host
self - host
1961 Self (uncredited)
1960 self (host)
Man Outside Office (uncredited)
1959 Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
host (self)
1958 Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
1956 Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
Self
1955 Passer-by (uncredited)
Self - Host
Self - Interviewee
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
1954 Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
Banquet Member (uncredited)
Self
1953 Self
Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
1951 Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
1950 Self
Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
1948 Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)
1946 Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
1945 Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
1943 Self
Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
1942 Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
1941 Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
1940 Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
1938 Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
1937 Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
1935 Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
1934 Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
1930 Man on Street (uncredited)
1929 Man on Subway (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
1928 Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
1927 Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Self
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Writing

Creator

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1976 Director
1972 Director
1969 Director
1966 Director
1964 Director
1963 Director
1962 Director
1960 Director
1959 Director
Director
1958 Director
1957 Director
1956 Director
Director
1955 Director
Director
Director
1954 Director
Director
1953 Director
1951 Director
1950 Director
Director
1949 Director
1948 Director
1947 Director
1946 Director
1945 Director
Co-Director
1944 Director
Director
Director
Director
1943 Director
1942 Director
1941 Director
Director
1940 Director
Director
Assistant Director
1939 Director
1938 Director
1937 Director
Director
1936 Director
1935 Director
1934 Director
Director
1932 Director
1931 Director
Director
Director
Director
1930 Director
Director
Director
Director
1929 Director
Director
Director
1928 Director
Director
Director
1927 Director
Director
Director
1926 Director
1925 Assistant Director
Director
Assistant Director
1924 Assistant Director
Assistant Director
1923 Director
Assistant Director
1922 Director
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Production

Art

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1924 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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