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Richard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry, In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
Birth Name
Reuben Sax
Born
Saturday, 18 May 1912
Died
Wednesday, 11 March 1992
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders | Self | 2017 |
Troubled Waters | Floyd Cash | 2013 |
Noches con Platanito | Himself - Guest | 2013 |
The Good Wife | Ace Barnstone | 2009 |
Chicago Hope | Henry Lavelle | 1994 |
MGM: When the Lion Roars | Himself | 1992 |
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Self | 1990 |
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self | 1988 |
50 Years of Action! | Self | 1987 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders | Self | 2017 |
Troubled Waters | Floyd Cash | 2013 |
Noches con Platanito | Himself - Guest | 2013 |
The Good Wife | Ace Barnstone | 2009 |
Chicago Hope | Henry Lavelle | 1994 |
MGM: When the Lion Roars | Himself | 1992 |
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Self | 1990 |
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self | 1988 |
50 Years of Action! | Self | 1987 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait | Self | 1975 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | 1961 |
MGM Parade | Self - Guest | 1955 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Fever Pitch | 1985 |
Wrong Is Right | 1982 |
Looking for Mr. Goodbar | 1977 |
Bite the Bullet | 1975 |
$ | 1971 |
The Happy Ending | 1969 |
In Cold Blood | 1967 |
The Professionals | 1966 |
Lord Jim | 1965 |
Sweet Bird of Youth | 1962 |
Elmer Gantry | 1960 |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | 1958 |
The Brothers Karamazov | 1958 |
Something of Value | 1957 |
The Catered Affair | 1956 |
The Last Hunt | 1956 |
Blackboard Jungle | 1955 |
The Last Time I Saw Paris | 1954 |
Flame and the Flesh | 1954 |
Take the High Ground! | 1953 |
Battle Circus | 1953 |
Deadline - U.S.A. | 1952 |
The Light Touch | 1951 |
Crisis | 1950 |
With the Marines at Tarawa | 1944 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Wrong Is Right | 1982 |
Bite the Bullet | 1975 |
The Happy Ending | 1969 |
In Cold Blood | 1967 |
The Professionals | 1966 |
Lord Jim | 1965 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1968 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1968 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Won |
1961 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1959 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
1956 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |