- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 2, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Ogden, Utah, USA
- Died
- December 27, 1988
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director, Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Editing, and In the Heat of the Night (1967), which earned him an Oscar for the same category. Ashby received a third Oscar nomination, this time for Best Director, for Coming Home (1978). Other films directed by Ashby include The Landlord (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), The Last Detail (1973), Shampoo (1975), Bound for Glory (1976) and Being There (1979). Born William Hal Ashby in Ogden, Utah, he grew up in a Mormon household. His tumultuous childhood as part of a dysfunctional family included the divorce of his parents, his father's suicide, and dropping out of…
Filmography
movieHal
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
2007 · Director
movieJake's Journey
1988 · Director
tvBeverly Hills Buntz
1987 · Director
movie8 Million Ways to Die
1986 · Director
movieThe Slugger's Wife
1985 · Director
movieNeil Young: Solo Trans
1984 · Director
movieLet's Spend the Night Together
1982 · Director
movieLookin' to Get Out
1982 · Man Speaking on TV (uncredited), Director
movieThe Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
1981 · Director
movieSecond-Hand Hearts
1981 · Director
movieBeing There
1979 · Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited), Director
movieComing Home
1978 · Director
movieBound for Glory
1976 · Director
movieThe Stronger
1976 · Executive Producer
movieShampoo
1975 · Director
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
movieThe Last Detail
1973 · Director
movieHarold and Maude
1971 · Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited), Director
movieThe Landlord
1970 · Groom in Opening Shot (uncredited), Director
movieGaily, Gaily
1969 · Associate Producer
movieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1968 · Producer, Editor
movieIn the Heat of the Night
1967 · Editor, Producer's Assistant
movieThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966 · Editor
movieThe Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Editor
movieThe Loved One
1965 · Editor
movieThe Best Man
1964 · Editorial Consultant
movieThe Children's Hour
1961 · Assistant Editor
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieThe Big Country
1958 · Assistant Editor
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self