Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.

Filmography

• 1979The Human Factor — Director, Producer
• 1977The Hobbit — Elvenking (voice)
• 1975Rickles
• 1975Rosebud — Director, Producer
• 1971Such Good Friends — Director, Producer
• 1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon — Director, Producer
• 1968Skidoo — Director, Producer
• 1967Hurry Sundown — Director, Producer
• Batman — Mister Freeze
• 1965Bunny Lake Is Missing — Director, Producer
• 1965In Harm's Way — Director, Producer
• 1963The Cardinal — Producer, Director
• 1962Advise & Consent — Director, Producer
• 1960Exodus — Director, Producer
• 1959Anatomy of a Murder — Director, Producer
• 1959Porgy and Bess — Director
• 1958Bonjour Tristesse — Producer, Director
• 1957Saint Joan — Director, Producer
• 1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell — Director
• 1955The Man with the Golden Arm — Producer, Director
• 1954Carmen Jones — Director, Producer
• 1954River of No Return — Director
• 1953Angel Face — Producer, Director
• 1953Stalag 17 — Oberst von Scherbach
• 1953The Girl on The Roof — Voice, Director
• 1953The Moon Is Blue — Director, Producer
• 1951The 13th Letter — Director, Producer
• 1950Where the Sidewalk Ends — Director, Producer
• 1950Whirlpool — Director, Producer
• Suspense — Captain von Weissenborn
• 1949The Fan — Director, Producer
• 1948That Lady in Ermine — Director
• 1947Daisy Kenyon — Director, Producer
• 1947Forever Amber — Director
• 1946Centennial Summer — Director, Producer
• 1945A Royal Scandal — Director
• 1945Fallen Angel — Producer, Director
• 1945Where Do We Go from Here? — General Rahl (uncredited)
• 1944In the Meantime, Darling — Director
• 1944Laura — Producer, Director
• 1943Margin for Error — Karl Baumer, Director
• 1943They Got Me Covered — Fauscheim
• 1942The Pied Piper — Major Diessen
• 1938Kidnapped — Co-Director
• 1937Danger – Love at Work — Director
• 1936Under Your Spell — Director
• 1931Die grosse Liebe — Director, Producer

Appearances as themselves (22)

• 2022The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger — Himself
• 2013Ain't Misbehavin — Self (archive footage)
• 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — Self (archive footage)
• 1976Die Titelmacher — Self
• Je später der Abend — Self
• Film '72 — Self
• Samedi soir — Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• 1965The Making of A Movie — Himself
• Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine — Himself
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Treffpunkt New York — Self
• Small World — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• Cinépanorama — Self
• Hollywood Preview — Self
• Reflets de Cannes — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self