Directing
William Friedkin
- Born
- Aug 29, 1935 · Aged 87
- Died
- Aug 7, 2023
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 64
- TV credits
- 5
- Directing credits
- 39
Also known as (3)
- 윌리엄 프리드킨
- 윌리암 프리드킨
- William David Friedkin
Biography
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 of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The…
