Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, writer and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including three Academy Awards, a Kennedy Center honor, four Directors Guild of America Awards, two BAFTA Awards, a Cecil B. DeMille Award and an AFI Life Achievement Award. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971) which gained acclaim from critics and audiences. He made his directorial film debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), and became a household name with the 1975 summer blockbuster Jaws. He then directed huge box office successes Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and the Indiana Jones original trilogy (1981-89). Spielberg subsequently explored drama in the acclaimed The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987).
After a brief hiatus, Spielberg directed the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park (1993), the highest-grossing film ever at the time, and the Holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993), which has often been listed as one of the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter and for the 1998 World War II epic Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg continued in the 2000s with science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002) and War of the Worlds (2005). He also directed the adventure films The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and Ready Player One (2018); the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017); the musical West Side Story (2021); and the semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans (2022). He has been a producer on several successful films, including Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as well as the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001).
Spielberg co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks, and has served as a producer for many successful films and television series. He is also known for his long collaboration with the composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his feature films. Several of Spielberg's works are among the highest-grossing and greatest films all time. Premiere ranked him first place in the list of 100 Most Powerful People in Movies in 2003. In 2013, Time listed him as one of the 100 most influential people.
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Music by John Williams
2024
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Steven Spielberg, the "New Hollywood" prodigy
2024
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Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
2024
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The Bloody Hundredth
2024
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
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Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
2023
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Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
2023
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'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp
2023
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
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The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
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The Moviemakers: Spielberg
2023
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
2023
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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
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UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
2023
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
2022
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Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain
2022
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Light & Magic
2022
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The Stories of West Side Story
2022
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Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
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Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
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Challenger: The Final Flight
2020
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Filip och Fredrik träffar Steven Spielberg - i en minut
2019
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
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Peter Falk Versus Columbo
2019
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TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
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Trumbull Land
2018
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Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return
2018
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Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia
2018
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
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How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit
2017
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Spielberg
2017
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Three Kinds of Close Encounters
2017
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The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017
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Five Came Back
2017
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Five Came Back
2017
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
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Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
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Video Games: The New Masters of the World
2016
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Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
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Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
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Back in Time
2015
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Everything Is Copy
2015
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
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The Concert for Valor
2014
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Kubrick Remembered
2014
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From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
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Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
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Altman
2014
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013
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Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
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Milius
2013
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Lincoln: An American Journey
2013
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Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012
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Inventing David Geffen
2012
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The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
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Jaws: The Restoration
2012
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Close Up
2012
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
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Honest Trailers
2012
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2011
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AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
2011
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
2011
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Paul
2011
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Return to Jurassic Park
2011
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
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Tales from the Future
2010
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Jaws: The Inside Story
2010
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A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
2009
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The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
2009
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
2009
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Looking Back to the Future
2009
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Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009
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Warner at War
2008
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Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008
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The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2008
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
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Back to Room 666
2008
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Fog City Mavericks
2007
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007
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Spielberg on Spielberg
2007
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
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Searching for Orson
2006
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50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
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The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
2005
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
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Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
2004
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
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Making 'Saving Private Ryan'
2004
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Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
2004
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Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
2004
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Double Dare
2004
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Voices from the List
2004
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Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
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The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
2003
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The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
2003
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Robert Capa: In Love and War
2003
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Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
2003
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Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
2003
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy')
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002
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Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
2002
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The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
2002
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Vanilla Sky
2001
as Guest at David Aames' Party (uncredited)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
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The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
2001
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The Joe Spinell Story
2001
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
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Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
2001
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Kurosawa
2000
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
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American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
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Spielberg on Kubrick
1999
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The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
1999
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
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Forever Hollywood
1999
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Remembering Stanley Kubrick
1999
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The Directors
1999
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998
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Blacks and Jews
1997
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Men in Black
1997
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
as Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited)
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
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In the Teeth of Jaws
1997
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The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
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The Making of '1941'
1996
The Universal Story
1996
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The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
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Your Studio and You
1995
as Backlot Tour Guide
In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel
1995
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A Century of Cinema
1994
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
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Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
1991
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
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Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as White Rabbit (voice)
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Steven Spielberg (voice)
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
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Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987
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The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
The Making of Back to the Future
1986
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The Making of 'The Goonies'
1985
as Himself
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
1985
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David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
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The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984
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Gremlins
1984
as Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
as Tourist at Airport (uncredited)
The Making of Poltergeist
1982
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Room 666
1982
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The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981
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Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
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The Blues Brothers
1980
as Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
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The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
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The South Bank Show
1978
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UFO's Are Here!
1977
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TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
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Jaws
1975
as Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975
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New England Our Way
1974
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
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Something Evil
1972
as Party Guest
Directed by John Ford
1971
as Self (2009)
Amblin'
1968
as annoying guy in van
The Oscars
1953
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