John Schlesinger

Personal Info

Birthday

February 16, 1926

Day of Death

2003-07-25

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

존 슐레진저

John Richard Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

Biography

John Richard Schlesinger, CBE, was an English film and stage director, and actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy, and was nominated for two other films (Darling and Sunday Bloody Sunday).

Schlesinger was born in London, into a middle class Jewish family. His acting career began in the 1950s and consisted of supporting roles in British films and television productions. He began his directorial career in 1956 with the short documentary Sunday in the Park about London's Hyde Park.

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Ivanhoe

Sunday Night Theatre

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

The Buccaneers

Pacific Heights

The Battle of the River Plate

The Divided Heart

Filmography

2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
1996
The Twilight of the Golds
as Dr. Adrian Lodge
The Celluloid Closet
as Self
1992
The Lost Language of Cranes
as Derek Moulthorp
1990
Pacific Heights
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
as Self
1976
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
as Self
1973
Visions of Eight
as Narrator
The Big Screen
as Self
1969
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
as Self
1967
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
as Himself
Speaking of Britain
as Self
1965
Darling
as Theatre Director (uncredited)
1963
Billy Liar
as Officer in Dream (uncredited)
1961
Terminus
as Passenger (uncredited)
1958
Stormy Crossing
as Mechanic
1957
Seven Thunders
as German Soldier
Brothers in Law
as Assize Court Solicitor
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
The Last Man to Hang
as Dr. Goldfinger
1954
The Divided Heart
as Ticket Collector
1949
Black Legend
as The Judge