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Alfred Hitchcock (I) (1899–1980)


Alfred Hitchcock was the son of East End greengrocer William Hitchcock and his wife Emma. Raised as a strict Catholic and attending Saint Ignatius College, a school run by Jesuits, Hitch had very much of a regular upbringing. His first job outside of the family business was in 1915 as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (67 titles)
1976 Family Plot
 
1972 Frenzy
 
1969 Topaz
 
1966 Torn Curtain
 
1964 Marnie
 
1963 The Birds
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
 
1955-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Bang! You're Dead (1961)
The Horse Player (1961)
The Crystal Trench (1959)
Arthur (1959)
 
1960 Psycho
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
 
1958 Vertigo
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Four O'Clock (1957)
 
1956 The Wrong Man
 
1954 Rear Window
 
1953 I Confess
 
1950 Stage Fright
 
1949 Under Capricorn
 
1948 Rope
 
1946 Notorious
 
1945 Spellbound
 
1945 Watchtower Over Tomorrow (short) (uncredited)
 
1944 The Fighting Generation (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1944 Lifeboat
 
1944 Bon Voyage (short)
 
1944 Aventure malgache (short)
 
1942 Saboteur
 
1941 Suspicion
 
1940 Rebecca
 
1939 Jamaica Inn
 
1936 Sabotage
 
1936 Secret Agent
 
1935 The 39 Steps
 
1932 Number 17
 
1931 Mary
 
1931 The Skin Game
 
1930 Murder!
 
1930 An Elastic Affair (short)
 
1930 Elstree Calling (some sketches)
 
1929 Blackmail
 
1929 The Manxman
 
1929 Sound Test for Blackmail (documentary short)
 
1928 Champagne
 
1928 Easy Virtue
 
1927/I The Ring
 
1927 The Lodger
 
1926 Fear o' God
 
1923 Always Tell Your Wife (short) (uncredited)
 
1922 Number 13 (unfinished)
 
Show ShowProducer (28 titles)
1976 Family Plot (producer - uncredited)
 
1972 Frenzy (producer)
 
1969 Topaz (producer - uncredited)
 
1966 Torn Curtain (producer - uncredited)
 
1964 Marnie (producer - uncredited)
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
The Sign of Satan (1964) (executive producer)
 
1963 The Birds (producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
The Jail (1962) (executive producer)
 
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes, 1955-1962) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1956)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1962) (producer)
The Glass Eye (1957) (producer - uncredited)
Mink (1956) (executive producer)
Shopping for Death (1956) (producer)
The Cheney Vase (1955) (producer)
 
1960 Psycho (producer - uncredited)
 
1959 North by Northwest (producer - uncredited)
 
Suspicion (TV series) (executive producer - 41 episodes, 1957-1958) (producer - 1 episode, 1958)
The Death of Paul Dane (1958) (executive producer)
The Imposter (1958) (executive producer)
The Devil Makes Three (1958) (executive producer)
Return from Darkness (1958) (executive producer)
Eye for an Eye (1958) (executive producer)
 
1958 Vertigo (producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The Wrong Man (producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 The Trouble with Harry (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 To Catch a Thief (producer)
 
1954 Rear Window (producer - uncredited)
 
1954 Dial M for Murder (producer - uncredited)
 
1953 I Confess (producer - uncredited)
 
1951 Strangers on a Train (producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Stage Fright (producer - uncredited)
 
1949 Under Capricorn (producer - uncredited)
 
1948 Rope (producer - uncredited)
 
1946 Notorious (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 Lifeboat (producer)
 
1932 Lord Camber's Ladies (producer)
 
1922 Number 13 (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (37 titles)
1972 Frenzy
Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
 
1969 Topaz
Man in Wheelchair at Airport (uncredited)
 
1964 Marnie
Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
 
1963 The Birds
Man Walking Dogs Out of Pet Shop (uncredited)
 
1960 Psycho
Man Outside Real Estate Office (uncredited)
 
1959 North by Northwest
Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
 
1958 Vertigo
Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
 
1956 The Wrong Man
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 The Trouble with Harry
Man Walking Past Sam's Outdoor Exhibition (uncredited)
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Lux Video Theatre Guest
To Each His Own (1954) … Lux Video Theatre Guest
 
1954 Rear Window
Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
 
1954 Dial M for Murder
Man at Tony's Table at the Dinner in Photograph (uncredited)
 
1951 Strangers on a Train
Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
 
1950 Stage Fright
Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
 
1949 Under Capricorn
Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
 
1945 Spellbound
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
 
1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
 
1942 Saboteur
Man in Front of NY Drugstore (uncredited)
 
1941 Suspicion
Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
 
1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent
Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
 
1940 Rebecca
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
 
1938 The Lady Vanishes
Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
 
1935 The 39 Steps
Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
 
1930 Murder!
Man on Street (uncredited)
 
1929 Blackmail
Man on Subway (uncredited)
 
1928 Easy Virtue
Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
 
1927 The Lodger
Extra in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (22 titles)
2006 Gas (short) (story)
 
2005 Don't Give Me the Finger (short) (play / as Sir Alfred Hitchcock)
 
1993 Lifepod (TV movie) (short story)
 
1946 Notorious (screenplay contributor - uncredited)
 
1944 Lifeboat (story idea - uncredited)
 
1943 Forever and a Day (uncredited)
 
1942 Saboteur (story - uncredited)
 
1932 Number 17 (scenario)
 
1931 East of Shanghai (adaptation)
 
1931 The Skin Game (adaptation)
 
1930 Murder! (adapted by)
 
1929 The Shame of Mary Boyle (adaptation)
 
1929 Blackmail (adapted by)
 
1928 Champagne (writer)
 
1928 The Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
 
1927/I The Ring (written by)
 
1927 The Lodger (uncredited)
 
1925 The Blackguard
 
1924 White Shadows
 
1923 Woman to Woman (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (13 titles)
1935 Sanders of the River (director of the first stages - uncredited)
 
1922 Tell Your Children (title designer)
 
1922 The Man from Home (title designer)
 
1922 The Spanish Jade (title designer)
 
1922 Love's Boomerang (title designer)
 
1922 Three Live Ghosts (title designer - uncredited)
 
1921 The Bonnie Brier Bush (title designer)
 
1921 Dangerous Lies (title designer)
 
1921 The Mystery Road (title designer)
 
1921 The Princess of New York (title designer)
 
1921 Appearances (title designer)
 
1921 The Great Day (title designer)
 
1921 The Call of Youth (title designer)
 
Show ShowArt Director (9 titles)
1925 The Blackguard (assistant director)
 
1924 The Passionate Adventure (assistant director)
 
1924 Dangerous Virtue (assistant director)
 
1924 White Shadows (assistant director)
 
1923 Woman to Woman (assistant director)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1941 Target for Tonight (documentary) (US version - uncredited)
 
1940 Men of the Lightship (documentary short) (US version - uncredited)
 
1924 White Shadows
 
Show ShowSet Decorator (1 title)
1924 White Shadows
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1924 White Shadows
 
Show ShowThanks (20 titles)
2012 Him Indoors (short) (special thanks)
 
2012 Dying 2 Meet U (inspirational thanks)
 
2011/IV The Waiting Room (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
Comparativa: Psicosis (2011) (in memory of)
 
2011 Satisfied (thanks)
 
2011 The Circle of Men (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Variations on a High School Romance (inspirational thanks)
 
2010 Tru Luv (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Adjusted (short) (special thanks)
 
2009/I Indigo (short) (in memory of)
 
2009 Evocator (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2008 Artists of the Roundtable (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 Creature Story (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Wingrave (video) (dedicatee)
 
2004 S1ngles (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
Ola ena... (2004) (dedicatee)
 
2003 Julie and Jack (special thanks - as Mr. Alfred Hitchcock)
 
1998 As Long As He Lives (short) (dedicatee)
 
1997 Running Time (special thanks)
 
1983 Psycho II (the producers acknowledge the debt owed to - as Sir Alfred Hitchcock)
 
1977 High Anxiety (dedicated to: the Master of Suspense)
 
Show ShowSelf (36 titles)
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1978 NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look, Part Two (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1977 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
2ème nuit des Césars (1977) … Himself
 
1976 The Elstree Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
 
1973 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 November 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #2.4 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself
Alfred the Great (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Camera Three (TV series)
Himself
 
1970-1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
Alfred Hitchcock (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 8 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1972 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
The Master of Suspense (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Samedi soir (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 30 December 1969 (1969) … Himself - Guest
 
1969 London aktuell (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Thalberg Award Recipient)
 
1966 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 July 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Alfred Hitchcock (1966) … Himself
 
1962-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself
Off Season (1965) … Himself - Host
Night Fever (1965) … Himself - Host
The Second Wife (1965) … Himself - Host
The Monkey's Paw--A Retelling (1965) … Himself - Host
The World's Oldest Motive (1965) … Himself - Host
 
1964 Monitor (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
Huw Wheldon Meets Alfred Hitchcock (1964) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1964 Telescope (TV series documentary)
Himself
A Talk with Hitchcock (1964) … Himself
 
1963 CBS: The Stars' Address (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Himself - Host / Alfred the Stand-In / Alfred's Brother
Where Beauty Lies (1962) … Himself - Host
The Big Kick (1962) … Himself - Host
First Class Honeymoon (1962) … Himself - Host
The Children of Alda Nuova (1962) … Himself - Host
The Twelve Hour Caper (1962) … Himself - Host
 
1959 Tactic (TV series)
Himself
 
1956 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 27 July 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Intermission Guest
The Night of January Sixteenth (1956) … Himself - Intermission Guest
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Award for Best Director / Himself
Look Magazine Movie Awards Show (1955) … Himself/Award for Best Director
 
1954 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest #2
Episode dated 12 September 1954 (1954) … Himself - Mystery Guest #2
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1942 Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (documentary short)
Himself
 
1929 Sound Test for Blackmail (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (76 titles)
2013 The ONE Show (TV series)
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 Amateur Night (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 The Psycho Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (video documentary short)
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Alfred Hitchcock in East London (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 ITV News London (TV series)
 
2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Himself
 
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Who Is Norman Lloyd? (documentary)
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Hoge bomen: Pioniers (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Hitchcocked! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Silent Britain (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Un écran nommé désir (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Ein 'Mord!' in zwei Sprachen: Alfred Hitchcock im Gespräch mit François Truffaut (video short)
Himself (voice) (archive sound)
 
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short)
Photo
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Shepperton Babylon (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Hitchcocks on Hitch (video short)
Himself
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 Words in Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Himself - #85: Psycho: The Remake
 
2004 Fantástico 30 Anos - Grandes Reportagens (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Living Famously (TV series)
 
2002 Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (TV documentary)
Himself (Psycho (1960) trailer footage) (uncredited)
 
2002 Who Is Alan Smithee? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Legends (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Story of 'Frenzy' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Plotting 'Family Plot' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 The Trouble with Marnie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 All About 'The Birds' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Hitchcock: The Early Years (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 The Best of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 François Chalais, la vie comme un roman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Making of 'Psycho' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1995 Citizen Langlois (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
 
1995 Family Portraits (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1995 The Universal Story (TV documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
1994 Hitchcock: Alfred the Great (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 François Truffaut: Portraits volés (documentary)
Himself
 
1985-1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960s-1970s) Short story collections: Edited a number of mystery short story collections. See more »

Publicity Listings:

29 Biographical Movies  | 75 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 60 Articles  | 15 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mr. Alfred Hitchcock | Sir Alfred Hitchcock

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. See more »

Trivia:

In addition to his fear of the police, Hitchcock possessed one other phobia: eggs. See more »

Trademark:

Liked to use major stars in his films that the audience was familiar with, so he could dispense with character development and focus more on the plot. See more »

Nickname:

Hitch See more »

Star Sign:

Leo