Billy Wilder

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Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker. His films, characterized by a sharp wit and an exploration of identity, are frequently stark dramas like "Double Indemnity,""Sunset Boulevard" and "The Apartment," but he is perhaps best known for his comedy "Some Like It Hot."
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Director Credits (25) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1981 Buddy Buddy
1979 Fedora
1974 The Front Page director
1972 Avanti!
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1966 The Fortune Cookie
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid
1963 Irma la Douce
1961 One, Two, Three
1960 The Apartment
1959 Some Like It Hot Director
1958 Witness for the Prosecution
1957 Love in the Afternoon
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
1955 The Seven Year Itch
1954 Sabrina Director
1953 Stalag 17
1951 Ace in the Hole
1950 Sunset Boulevard
1948 The Emperor Waltz
1948 A Foreign Affair Directed by
1945 The Lost Weekend
1944 Double Indemnity
1943 Five Graves to Cairo
1942 The Major and the Minor
Actor Credits (4) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks
2002 The Hollywood Greats (1) Himself
1962 The Jack Benny Program (1)
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (2)
Producer Credits (13) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1972 Avanti! producer
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes producer
1966 The Fortune Cookie producer
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid producer
1963 Irma la Douce producer
1961 One, Two, Three producer
1960 The Apartment producer
1959 Some Like It Hot Producer
1957 Love in the Afternoon producer
1955 The Seven Year Itch producer
1954 Sabrina Producer
1953 Stalag 17 producer
1951 Ace in the Hole
Writer Credits (34) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1995 Sabrina
1981 Buddy Buddy
1974 The Front Page screenplay
1972 Avanti! writer
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1967 Casino Royale uncredited and
1966 The Fortune Cookie writer
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid writer
1963 Irma la Douce
1961 One, Two, Three
1960 The Apartment
1960 Ocean's Eleven uncredited
1959 Some Like It Hot Screenplay
1958 Witness for the Prosecution
1957 Love in the Afternoon
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
1955 The Seven Year Itch
1954 Sabrina Screenplay
1953 Stalag 17
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame (1)
1951 Ace in the Hole
1950 Sunset Boulevard
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (1)
1948 The Emperor Waltz written by
1948 A Foreign Affair Screenplay
1948 The Bishop's Wife uncredited
1945 The Lost Weekend
1944 Double Indemnity
1942 The Major and the Minor
1941 Ball of Fire
1940 Arise, My Love
1939 Ninotchka
1939 Midnight screenplay
1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

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Credited Name Billy Wilder
Gender Male
Birthday June 22, 1906
Death March 27, 2002
Primary Role Director
Hometown Sucha, Galicia
Country Austria-Hungary
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