Nicholas Ray
Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.
Profession
Directing
Birthday
7 Aug 1911
Age
115 Years
Born In
Galesville, Wisconsin, USA
Total Projects
17
Years Active
80 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema’s supremely gifted and ultimately tragic filmmakers," Ray was considered an iconoclastic auteur director...
Known For
Filmography
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Films to Die For
Films to Die For
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Don't Expect Too Much
Don't Expect Too Much
as Himself
movie
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
movie
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year
movie
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water
as Self
movie
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
movie
Hair
Hair
as The General
movie
The American Friend
The American Friend
as Derwatt
movie
Profile of Nicholas Ray
Profile of Nicholas Ray
as Self
movie
James Dean: The First American Teenager
James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self
movie
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Self
movie
Horizons
Horizons
movie
We Can't Go Home Again
We Can't Go Home Again
as Nick Ray
movie
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
as US Minister (uncredited)
movie
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)