Alfred Hitchcock biography
Alfred Hitchcock was a British filmmaker, born on 13 August 1899 in Leytonstone, who died on 29 April 1980.
Alfred Hitchcock's screen career began in 1920 with The Great Day.
Alfred Hitchcock appeared in 85 films and 6 television or streaming titles between 1920 and 2015.
Alfred Hitchcock is remembered for North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Foreign Correspondent, The Lady Vanishes.
Honours include AFI Life Achievement Award, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- Also known as
- Sir Alfred Hitchcock, The Master of Suspense, Alfred J. Hitchcock, Sir Alfred J. Hitchcock
- Born
- 13 August 1899
- Died
- 29 April 1980 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Leytonstone
- Work
- Film director, Film producer, Actor, Television producer, Television director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1919 to 1980
- Known for
- North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Foreign Correspondent, The Lady Vanishes, The 39 Steps, Saboteur
- Awards
- AFI Life Achievement Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- BAFTA Fellowship
- Edgar Awards
- Officer of Arts and Letters
Alfred Hitchcock filmography
85 films and 6 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | English | ||
| 2014 | German Concentration Camps Factual Survey | |||
| 1999 | Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius | |||
| 1993 | Bon Voyage | |||
| 1993 | Aventure Malgache | |||
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1976 | The World of Alfred Hitchcock | English | ||
| 1976 | Family Plot | |||
| 1972 | Frenzy | |||
| 1969 | Topaz | |||
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | |||
| 1964 | Marnie | |||
| 1963 | The Birds | |||
| 1960 | Psycho | |||
| 1959 | North by Northwest | |||
| 1958 | Vertigo | |||
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | |||
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Remake of Hitchcock's 1934 movie of the same name | ||
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | |||
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry | |||
| 1954 | Rear Window | |||
| 1954 | Dial M for Murder | Filmed in 3D | ||
| 1953 | I Confess | |||
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | |||
| 1950 | Stage Fright |
Show all 85 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Under Capricorn | Co-producer | ||
| 1948 | Rope | Co-producer | ||
| 1947 | The Paradine Case | |||
| 1946 | Notorious | |||
| 1945 | Spellbound | |||
| 1944 | Lifeboat | |||
| 1944 | The Fighting Generation | United States propaganda short | ||
| 1943 | Show Business at War | English | ||
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt | |||
| 1942 | Saboteur | |||
| 1941 | Suspicion | |||
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | |||
| 1940 | Rebecca | |||
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | |||
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | |||
| 1938 | The Lady Vanishes | |||
| 1937 | Young and Innocent | American title: The Girl Was Young | ||
| 1936 | Secret Agent | |||
| 1936 | Sabotage | American title: The Woman Alone | ||
| 1935 | The 39 Steps | |||
| 1934 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | |||
| 1934 | Waltzes from Vienna | American title: Strauss' Great Waltz/ The Strauss Waltz | ||
| 1932 | Number Seventeen | Screenplay co-writer | ||
| 1932 | Lord Camber's Ladies | |||
| 1931 | The Skin Game | Screenplay co-writer | ||
| 1931 | Rich and Strange | American title: East of Shanghai Screenplay co-writer | ||
| 1931 | Mary | German-language version of Murder! filmed with German actors | ||
| 1930 | Murder! | Screenplay co-writer | ||
| 1930 | Juno and the Paycock | Screenplay co-writer | ||
| 1930 | Elstree Calling | Sketches, and other interpolated items | ||
| 1930 | An Elastic Affair | Short film Lost film | ||
| 1929 | Blackmail | Released in both silent and sound versions | ||
| 1929 | The Manxman | |||
| 1928 | Easy Virtue | |||
| 1928 | The Farmer's Wife | |||
| 1928 | Champagne | Screenplay co-writer | ||
| 1927 | The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog | American title: The Case of Jonathan Drew | ||
| 1927 | The Ring | Screenplay writer | ||
| 1927 | Downhill | American title: When Boys Leave Home | ||
| 1926 | The Mountain Eagle | Lost film German title: Der Bergadler | ||
| 1925 | The Prude's Fall | |||
| 1925 | The Pleasure Garden | German title: Irrgarten der Leidenschaft (Maze of Passion) | ||
| 1925 | The Blackguard | |||
| 1924 | The Passionate Adventure | Assistant director, screenplay co-writer, and art director | ||
| 1923 | Woman to Woman | |||
| 1923 | The White Shadow | |||
| 1923 | Always Tell Your Wife | |||
| 1922 | Three Live Ghosts | Art director, and title designer | ||
| 1922 | The Spanish Jade | Art director, and title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1922 | The Man from Home | Art director, and title designer | ||
| 1922 | Tell Your Children | Art director, and title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1922 | Number 13 | Lost film • Unfinished | ||
| 1922 | Love's Boomerang | Title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1921 | The Princess of New York | Title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1921 | The Mystery Road | Title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1921 | The Call of Youth | Title designer • Short film • Lost film | ||
| 1921 | The Bonnie Brier Bush | Title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1921 | Dangerous Lies | Title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1921 | Appearances | Title designer • Lost film | ||
| 1920 | The Great Day | Title designer • Short film • Lost film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | English | ||
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Host | Episode: "I Saw The Whole Thing" (director) | |
| 1962 | Alcoa Premiere | Episode: "The Jail" (executive producer) | ||
| 1960 | Startime | |||
| 1957 | Suspicion | Episode: "Four O'Clock" (director, and producer) | ||
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Host | 17 episodes (director) |