Cast
Alfred Hitchcock
Directing
Cast
Alfred Hitchcock
Known for
Directing
Born
1899-08-13
From
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Died
1980-04-29
Also known as Hitch, The Master of Suspense, Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Biography
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 debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960). Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955. In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.
Psycho
as Man Outside Office (uncredited)
Rear Window
as Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
Vertigo
as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
North by Northwest
as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
The Birds
as Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
Rebecca
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Rope
as Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
as Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
Dial M for Murder
as Banquet Member (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
as Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
Spellbound
as Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Torn Curtain
as Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
as Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
Notorious
as Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
Frenzy
as Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
Topaz
as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Family Plot
as Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
I Confess
as Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
as Man with Cello Case (archive footage)
Saboteur
as Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
Marnie
as Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
Under Capricorn
as Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
The 39 Steps
as Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
Stage Fright
as Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
Mondo Hollywood
Suspicion
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Murder!
as Man on Street (uncredited)
The Ring
as Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
Sabotage
as Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
The Trouble with Harry
as Passer-by (uncredited)
The Wrong Man
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
The Lady Vanishes
as Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
Blackmail
as Man on Subway (uncredited)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
as Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcocked!
as Self (archive)
Young and Innocent
as Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
Morceaux de Cannes
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Memory of the Camps
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Night Will Fall
as Self (archive photos)
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
as Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
as Self
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Easy Virtue
as Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self (archive)
Plotting 'Family Plot'
as Self (archive footage)
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
as archive footage
What Is Cinema?
as Self
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self (archive footage)
Sound Test for Blackmail
as Self (uncredited)
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Terror in the Aisles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
as Himself
The Making of 'Psycho'
as Self (archive footage)
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film?
as Self (archive footage)
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
as Self (archive footage)
The Children of Alda Nuova
as self - host
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail
as Self (archive footage)
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
as Self (archive footage)
Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self (archive footage)
Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?
as Himself
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
as Self (archive footage)
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
Shepperton Babylon
as Himself (Archive)
A Talk with Hitchcock
as Self
Hitchcock at the N.F.T.
as Self
The Man Who Found the Money
as self (host)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
as Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation
as Self (archive footage)
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
as Self - Host
Hitchcock Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
as Himself (Archival Footage)
Documenting John Grierson
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
as Self (archive footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
Suspense Story: Nat'l Press Club Hears Hitchcock
as Self
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
as Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (audio archival footage)
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock
as Himself
The Illustrated Hitchcock
as Self
Hitch x 4
as Himself
Hitchcock on Grierson
as Self
Hitchcock in the News
as Self (archive footage)