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Robert Earl Wise was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
Birth Name
Robert Earl Wise
Born
Thursday, 10 September 1914
Died
Wednesday, 14 September 2005
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2021 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self / Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders and Drive-Ins | Self | 2014 |
| Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Self | 2014 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Robert Wise: American Filmmaker | On Camera Interview / Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | Self | 2009 |
| Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows | Self | 2008 |
| The Fearmakers Collection | Self | 2007 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Storm in Summer | 2000 |
| Rooftops | 1989 |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1979 |
| Audrey Rose | 1977 |
| The Hindenburg | 1975 |
| Two People | 1973 |
| The Andromeda Strain | 1971 |
| Star! | 1968 |
| The Sand Pebbles | 1966 |
| The Sound of Music | 1965 |
| The Haunting | 1963 |
| Two for the Seesaw | 1962 |
| West Side Story | 1961 |
| Odds Against Tomorrow | 1959 |
| I Want to Live! | 1958 |
| Run Silent Run Deep | 1958 |
| Until They Sail | 1957 |
| This Could Be the Night | 1957 |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | 1956 |
| Tribute to a Bad Man | 1956 |
| Helen of Troy | 1956 |
| Executive Suite | 1954 |
| So Big | 1953 |
| The Desert Rats | 1953 |
| Destination Gobi | 1953 |
| Something for the Birds | 1952 |
| The Captive City | 1952 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1951 |
| The House on Telegraph Hill | 1951 |
| Two Flags West | 1950 |
| Three Secrets | 1950 |
| The Set-Up | 1949 |
| Blood on the Moon | 1948 |
| Mystery in Mexico | 1948 |
| Born to Kill | 1947 |
| Criminal Court | 1946 |
| Mademoiselle Fifi | 1946 |
| A Game of Death | 1945 |
| The Body Snatcher | 1945 |
| The Curse of the Cat People | 1944 |
| The Magnificent Ambersons | 1942 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Wisdom | 1986 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | 1985 |
| The Hindenburg | 1975 |
| Two People | 1973 |
| Happy Birthday, Wanda June | 1971 |
| The Andromeda Strain | 1971 |
| The Baby Maker | 1970 |
| Star! | 1968 |
| The Sand Pebbles | 1966 |
| The Sound of Music | 1965 |
| The Haunting | 1963 |
| Two for the Seesaw | 1962 |
| West Side Story | 1961 |
| Odds Against Tomorrow | 1959 |
| Return to Paradise | 1953 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1967 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Picture | Won |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Picture | Won |
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
| 1962 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
