William Friedkin
Directing • AGE 87
William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement o...
Filmography
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
2026
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Self
2024
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Teleplay
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Algren
Self
2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
2021
Fellini of the Spirits
Self
2020
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Self
2019
Friedkin Uncut
Self
2018
The Devil and Father Amorth
Self
2018
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
2015
Verdi Aida
Stage Director
2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
2014
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Self
2013
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013
Killer Joe
Director
2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
2012
Making the Boys
Self
2011
Miller's Tale
Self
2011
Godard Made in USA
Self
2010
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
Self
2010
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
Self
2010
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
2009
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
2009
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self
2009
Anatomy of a Chase
Self
2009
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
2008
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Self
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
2008
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Self
2007
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
Self
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self
2007
The Painter's Voice
Director
2007
Bug
Director
2007
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Self
2007
Shadows of Suspense
Self
2006
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Self
2003
Narc: The Friedkin Connection
Self
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
The Hunted
Director
2003
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Director
2000
Rules of Engagement
Director
2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Self
2000
Without Limits
TV Director
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Director
1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Self
1998
12 Angry Men
Director
1997
Hollywood Halloween
Self
1997
Jade
Director
1995
Jailbreakers
Director
1994
Rebel Highway
Director
1994
Blue Chips
Director
1994
Fear in the Dark
Self
1991
The Guardian
Director
1990
The Simpsons
Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Director
1989
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Director
1988
Rampage
Director
1987
C.A.T. Squad
Director
1986
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Self
1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
Director
1985
The Twilight Zone
Director
1985
Deal of the Century
Director
1983
Cruising
Writer
1980
The Brink's Job
Director
1978
Sorcerer
Director
1977
Conversation with Fritz Lang
Self
1975
The Exorcist
Director
1973
Paper Moon
Executive Producer
1973
The French Connection
Director
1971
The Boys in the Band
Director
1970
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Director
1968
The Birthday Party
Director
1968
Good Times
Director
1967
Muggins
Producer
1967
The Thin Blue Line
Producer
1966
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
Director
1965
The Bold Men
Director
1965
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director
1962
The People vs. Paul Crump
Director
1962