Alfred Hitchcock

About

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) 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...

Known for

The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950North by NorthwestMovie • 1959The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985VertigoMovie • 1958Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955PsychoMovie • 1960RebeccaMovie • 1940MarnieMovie • 1964Rear WindowMovie • 1954StartimeSeries • 1959SuspicionSeries • 1957The BirdsMovie • 1963MonitorSeries • 1958Dial M for MurderMovie • 1954Strangers on a TrainMovie • 1951Alcoa PremiereSeries • 1961I ConfessMovie • 1953The Man Who Knew Too MuchMovie • 1956RopeMovie • 1948PsychoMovie • 1998To Catch a ThiefMovie • 1955NotoriousMovie • 1946Shadow of a DoubtMovie • 1943