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Robert Bernard Altman was born on February 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri and died on November 20, 2006. He was an American film director.

His first feature film was The Delinquents (1957). He gained instant recognition for M*A*S*H (1970), and went on to direct and/or produce a series of highly individualistic films, noted especially for their simultaneous layers of dialogue.

He also directed Nashville (1975), The Player (1991, BAFTA), Short Cuts (1993), Kansas City (1996), Cookie's Fortune (1998), and Dr T and the Women (2000). Gosford Park (2001) was his first British film.

He received an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 2005 Academy Awards.

Altman died on November 20, 2006 at age 81 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles.

Director

• A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
• Tanner on Tanner (2004) (TV)
• The Company (2003)
• Gosford Park (2001)
• Dr T and the Women (2000)
• Cookie's Fortune (1999)
• The Gingerbread Man (1998)
• "Gun" (1 episode, 1997)
• Kansas City (1996)
• Jazz '34 (1996)
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• The Real McTeague (1993) (TV)
• Black and Blue (1993) (TV)
• The Player (1992)
• McTeague (1992) (TV)
• Vincent & Theo (1990)
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988) (TV)
• "Tanner '88" (1988) (mini) TV Series
• Aria (1987) (segment "Les Boréades")
• Basements (1987) (TV)
• Beyond Therapy (1987)
• Fool for Love (1985)
• The Laundromat (1985) (TV)
• O.C. and Stiggs (1985)
• Secret Honor (1984)
• Streamers (1983)
• Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
• Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982) (TV)
• Precious Blood (1982) (TV)
• Popeye (1980)
• HealtH (1980)
• A Perfect Couple (1979)
• Quintet (1979)
• A Wedding (1978)
• 3 Women (1977)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1977)
• Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
• Nashville (1975)
• California Split (1974)
• Thieves Like Us (1974)
• The Long Goodbye (1973)
• Images (1972)
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
• Brewster McCloud (1970)
• MASH (1970)
• That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
• "Premiere" (1 episode, 1968)
• Countdown (1968)
• "The Long, Hot Summer" (1 episode, 1965)
• Pot au feu (1965)
• The Katherine Reed Story (1965)
• Nightmare in Chicago (1964) (TV)
• "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
• "Combat!" (10 episodes, 1962-1963)
• "The Gallant Men" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Kraft Mystery Theater" (3 episodes, 1962)
• "Bus Stop" (8 episodes, 1961-1962)
• "Route 66" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Bonanza" (8 episodes, 1960-1961)
• "The Roaring 20's" (9 episodes, 1960-1961)
• "Surfside 6" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Lawman" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Maverick" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Bronco" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Troubleshooters" (14 episodes, 1959-1960)
• "The Gale Storm Show" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Sugarfoot" (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
• "U.S. Marshal" (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
• "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1 episode, 1960)
• "The Millionaire" (5 episodes, 1958-1959)
• "Hawaiian Eye" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Whirlybirds" (15 episodes, 1959)
• "Peter Gunn" (1958) TV Series
• "M Squad" (1 episode, 1958)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
• The James Dean Story (1957)
• The Delinquents (1957)
• The Magic Bond (1956)
• The Perfect Crime (1955)
• The Builders (1954)
• The Dirty Look (1954)
• Better Football (1954)
• The Last Mile (1953)
• How to Run a Filling Station (1953)
• "The Pulse of the City" (1 episode, 1953)
• King Basketball (1952)
• The Sound of Bells (1952)
• Modern Football (1951)

Awards

• Honorary Oscar 2006
• BAFTA Award Best British Film "Gosford Park" 2002
• Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Lifetime Achievement 2002
• American Film Institute Award Director of the Year "Gosford Park" 2001
• British Film Institute Fellowship 2001
• Evening Standard Award Best Film "Gosford Park" 2001
• Golden Globe Best Director "Gosford Park" 2001
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Director "Gosford Park" 2001
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Director "Gosford Park" 2001
• American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award 1998
• Venice Fim Festival Golden Lion Award Lifetime Achievement 1996
• American Cinema Editors Golden Eddie Award 1995
• Directors Guild of America D W Griffith Award 1994
• Independent Spirit Award Best Director "Short Cuts" 1993
• Independent Spirit Award Best Screenplay "Short Cuts" 1993
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Director "The Player" 1992
• Cannes Film Festival Best Director "The Player" 1992
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Director "The Player" 1992
• John Cassavetes Award 1992
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Director "The Player" 1992
• Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series "Tanner '88" 1988 - 89
• Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson" 1976
• National Board of Review Award Best Picture "Nashville" 1975
• National Board of Review Award Best Director "Nashville" 1975
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Picture "Nashville" 1975
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Director "Nashville" 1975
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Picture "Nashville" 1975
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Director "Nashville" 1975
• Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Palme d'Or "M*A*S*H" 1970