About
Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director. Born Emil Anton Bundsmann in the Point Loma area of San Diego, Mann was the son of Jewish-Austrian immigrants Emile Theodore Bundsmann, and his wife Bertha Waxelbaum (original Jewish surname: Weichselbaum) of Macon, Georgia. Mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-Broadway in New York City. In 1938, he moved to Hollywood, where he joined the Selznick International Pictures. Mann became an assistant director in 1942, directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures. Mann was respected for his acute visual sensitivity toward the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending natural vistas with human drama. Mann's dramas verged on classical tragedy, often showing anguished heroes attempting to resolve personal pain and confusion. In 1964 he was head of the jury at the...
Known for
The Heroes of TelemarkMovie • 1965
The Fall of the Roman EmpireMovie • 1964
Quo VadisMovie • 1951
Bend of the RiverMovie • 1952
Winchester '73Movie • 1950
The Far CountryMovie • 1954
El CidMovie • 1961
Man of the WestMovie • 1958
The Man from LaramieMovie • 1955
The Glenn Miller StoryMovie • 1954
The Last FrontierMovie • 1955
The Tin StarMovie • 1957
T-MenMovie • 1947
Thunder BayMovie • 1953
Sullivan's TravelsMovie • 1941
A Dandy in AspicMovie • 1968
The Tall TargetMovie • 1951
The FuriesMovie • 1950
The Naked SpurMovie • 1953
Raw DealMovie • 1948
Border IncidentMovie • 1949
Devil's DoorwayMovie • 1950
Men in WarMovie • 1957
Strategic Air CommandMovie • 1955