Mark Rydell

Personal Info

Birthday

March 23, 1929

(96 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Mortimer H. Rydell

Mark Rydell

Biography

Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1935 , in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991).

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981). Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor.

Known For

Everwood

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Naked City

The Long Goodbye

Hollywood Ending

James Dean

Punchline

Havana

Filmography

2021
Senior Entourage
as Mark
2017
Chicanery
as Jack Sobel
2016
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Char·ac·ter
as Self
2011
Good Men
as Marcus
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self
2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self
2002
Hollywood Ending
as Al
2001
James Dean
as Jack Warner
2000
A Man Is Mostly Water
as Distributor
1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
1990
Havana
as Meyer Lansky
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
1988
Punchline
as Romeo
1973
Cinderella Liberty
as Gutteral Mischief (as Marty Augustine)
The Long Goodbye
as Marty Augustine
1956
Crime in the Streets
as Lou Macklin