Alfred Hitchcock

Family:
Father: William Hitchcock
Mother: Emma Hitchcock
Spouse: Alma Lucy Reville
Daughter: Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell

Education:
1908 - St Ignatius College London, England.

Alfred Hitchcock was the son William Hitchcock and his wife Emma. His interest in films began when he started work as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company. During that time, he frequently went to the cinema and read US trade journals.

Alfred Hitchcock was a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor. He began his film making career in 1919 illustrating title cards for silent films at Paramount's Famous Players-Lasky studio in London. It was there, that he learned about scripting, editing and art direction, and rose to assistant director in 1922. In 1923, he directed his first movie when the director of Always Tell Your Wife (1923) fell ill. Impressed by his work, the studio chiefs gave him his first directing assignment on Number 13 or Mrs. Peabody (1922), however, but that film could not be finished because the studio closed its British operation. Then he was hired by Michael Balcon to work as an assistant director for the company later to be known as Gainsborough Pictures. After directing a few films for the company, he was given the chance to direct a British/German co-production called [color]The Pleasure Garden[/color] (1925). And thus, his director's career finally began. His breakthrough film was The Lodger (1927), it was a prototypical example of the classic Hitchcock's plot.

His career spanned over 6 decades, from the silent era to the color era. He become the most widely known and influential director in his generation and his works still have a great influence over directors, producers and actors in this generation.

~Alfred Hitchcock's Quotes~
• Filmography - Director
• Filmography - Producer
• Filmography - Actor
• Filmography - Others
• Awards

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Filmography - Director:

Silent films

1. 1922 ~ No. 13 (Unfinished, also known as Mrs. Peabody)
   
2. 1923 ~ Always Tell Your Wife (Uncredited)
   
3. 1925 ~ The Pleasure Garden
   
4. 1926 ~ The Mountain Eagle
   
5. 1927 ~ The Lodger
   
6. 1927 ~ Downhill
   
7. 1927 ~ Downhill
   
8. 1928 ~ Champagne
   
9. 1928 ~ The Ring (an original story by Hitchcock)
   
10. 1928 ~ Easy Virtue(based on a Noel Coward play)
    
11. 1928 ~ The Farmer's Wife
    
12. 1929 ~ The Manxman
    
    Sound films
    
13. 1929 ~ Blackmail (the first British talkie)
    
14. 1930 ~ An Elastic Affair
    
15. 1930 ~ Juno and the Paycock
    
16. 1930 ~ Murder!
    
17. 1930 ~ Elstree Calling (made jointly with Adrian Brunel, Andre Charlot, Jack Hulbert and Paul Murray)
    
18. 1931 ~ The Skin Game
    
19. 1931 ~ Mary
    
20. 1932 ~ Number Seventeen
    
21. 1932 ~ Rich and Strange
    
22. 1933 ~ Waltzes from Vienna
    
23. 1934 ~ The Man Who Knew Too Much
    
24. 1935 ~ The 39 Steps (with Robert Donat)
    
25. 1936 ~ Secret Agent (loosely based on Somerset Maugham's "Ashenden" stories)
    
26. 1936 ~ Sabotage (adapted from Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent)
    
27. 1937 ~ Young and Innocent
    
28. 1938 ~ The Lady Vanishes (with Michael Redgrave)
    
29. 1939 ~ Jamaica Inn
    
30. 1940 ~ Foreign Correspondent
    
31. 1940 ~ The House Across the Bay (uncredited)
    
32. 1940 ~ Rebecca (his only film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture)
    
33. 1941 ~ Mr. & Mrs. Smith (written by Norman Krasna)
    
34. 1941 ~ Suspicion
    
35. 1942 ~ Saboteur (often seen as a dry run for North by Northwest)
    
36. 1943 ~ Shadow of a Doubt
    
37. 1944 ~ Lifeboat (Tallulah Bankhead's most famous film role)
    
38. 1944 ~ Aventure Malgache (a French language short made for the British Ministry of Information)
    
39. 1944 ~ Bon Voyage (another French language propaganda short)
    
40. 1945 ~ Spellbound (includes dream sequences designed by Salvador Dali)
    
41. 1945 ~ Watchtower Over Tomorrow (uncredited)
    
42. 1946 ~ Notorious
    
43. 1947 ~ The Paradine Case
    
44. 1948 ~ Rope
    
45. 1949 ~ Under Capricorn
    
46. 1950 ~ Stage Fright (his first film in Britain since 1939)
    
47. 1951 ~ Strangers on a Train
    
48. 1953 ~ I Confess
    
49. 1954 ~ Rear Window
    
50. 1954 ~ Dial M for Murder
    
51. 1955 ~ To Catch a Thief
    
52. 1955 ~ The Trouble with Harry
    
53. 1956 ~ The Man Who Knew Too Much (remake of his 1934 film)
    
54. 1956 ~ The Wrong Man
    
55. 1958 ~ Vertigo
    
56. 1959 ~ North by Northwest
    
57. 1960 ~ Psycho
    
58. 1963 ~ The Birds
    
59. 1964 ~ Marnie
    
60. 1966 ~ Torn Curtain
    
61. 1969 ~ Topaz
    
62. 1972 ~ Frenzy
    
63. 1976 ~ Family Plot
    
64. 1980 ~ The Short Night

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Filmography - Producer:

1. 1922 ~ Number 13 (uncredited)
   
2. 1932 ~ Lord Camber's Ladies
   
3. 1941 ~ Suspicion (uncredited)
   
4. 1946 ~ Notorious (uncredited)
   
5. 1948 ~ Rope (uncredited)
   
6. 1949 ~ Under Capricorn (uncredited)
   
7. 1950 ~ Stage Fright (uncredited)
   
8. 1951 ~ Strangers on a Train (uncredited)
   
9. 1953 ~ I Confess (uncredited)
   
10. 1954 ~ Dial M for Murder (uncredited)
    
11. 1954 ~ Rear Window (uncredited)
    
12. 1955 ~ To Catch a Thief (uncredited)
    
13. 1955 ~ The Trouble with Harry (uncredited)
    
14. 1956 ~ The Man Who Knew Too Much (uncredited)
    
15. 1956 ~ The Wrong Man (uncredited)
    
16. 1958 ~ Vertigo (uncredited)
    
17. 1959 ~ North by Northwest (uncredited)
    
18. 1960 ~ Psycho (uncredited)
    
19. 1963 ~ The Birds (uncredited)
    
20. 1964 ~ Marnie (uncredited)
    
21. 1966 ~ Torn Curtain (uncredited)
    
22. 1969 ~ Topaz (uncredited)
    
23. 1972 ~ Frenzy (uncredited)
    
24. 1976 ~ Family Plot (uncredited)

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Filmography - Actor: (Alfred Hitchcock's Cameo Film Appearances)

1. 1927 ~ The Lodger
   Character played: Extra in newspaper office (uncredited)
   
2. 1928 ~ Easy Virtue
   Character played: Man with stick near tennis court (uncredited)
   
3. 1929 ~ Blackmail
   Character played: Man on subway (uncredited)
   
4. 1930 ~ Murder!
   Character played: Man on Street (uncredited)
   
5. 1935 ~ The 39 Steps
   Character played: Littering man near music hall (uncredited)
   
6. 1937 ~ Young and Innocent
   Character played: Clumsy Photographer (uncredited)
   
7. 1938 ~ The Lady Vanishes
   Character played: Man in London railway station (uncredited)
   
8. 1940 ~ Foreign Correspondent
   Character played: Man with newspaper (uncredited)
   
9. 1940 ~ Rebecca
   Character played: Man Outside Phone (uncredited)
   
10. 1941 ~ Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    Character played: Man passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
    
11. 1941 ~ Suspicion
    Character played: Man mailing letter (uncredited)
    
12. 1942 ~ Saboteur
    Character played: Deaf Man Outside (uncredited)
    
13. 1943 ~ Shadow of a Doubt
    Character played: Man on train playing cards (uncredited)
    
14. 1944 ~ Lifeboat
    Character played: Man in "Before and After" Ad (uncredited)
    
15. 1945 ~ Spellbound
    Character played: Man Carrying Violin (uncredited)
    
16. 1946 ~ Notorious
    Character played: Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
    
17. 1947 ~ The Paradine Case
    Character played: Man Carrying a Cello (uncredited)
    
18. 1948 ~ Rope
    Character played: Man walking in street after opening credits (uncredited)
    
19. 1949 ~ Under Capricorn
    Character played: Man at Governor's reception (uncredited)
    
20. 1950 ~ Stage Fright
    Character played: Passerby on Street as Wyman Talks to Herself (uncredited)
    
21. 1951 ~ Strangers on a Train
    Character played: Man Boarding Train with Bass Fiddle (uncredited)
    
22. 1953 ~ I Confess
    Character played: Man crossing the top of long staircase (uncredited)
    
23. 1954 ~ Dial M for Murder
    Character played: Man in Club Photo (uncredited)
    
24. 1954 ~ Rear Window
    Character played: Composer's Butler (uncredited)
    
25. 1955 ~ To Catch a Thief
    Character played: Man Seated on Bus (uncredited)
    
26. 1955 ~ The Trouble with Harry
    Character played: Man walking past Sam's outdoor exhibition (uncredited)
    
27. 1956 ~ The Man Who Knew Too Much
    Character played: Man in Morocco marketplace (uncredited)
    
28. 1956 ~ The Wrong Man
    Character played: Prologue narrator (uncredited)
    
29. 1958 ~ Vertigo
    Character played: Man walking past Elster's office (uncredited)
    
30. 1959 ~ North by Northwest
    Character played: Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
    
31. 1960 ~ Psycho
    Character played: Man in Cowboy Hat Outside (uncredited)
    
32. 1963 ~ The Birds
    Character played: Man Outside Pet Shop with Poodles (uncredited)
    
33. 1964 ~ Marnie
    Character played: Man leaving office (uncredited)
    
34. 1966 ~ Torn Curtain
    Character played: Man with Baby in Hotel (uncredited)
    
35. 1969 ~ Topaz
    Character played: Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
    
36. 1972 ~ Frenzy
    Character played: Spectator at opening rally (uncredited)
    
37. 1976 ~ Family Plot
    Character played: Silhouette behind glass door (uncredited)

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Filmography - Others:

1. 1923 ~ Woman to Woman
   Credits: Art Director, Assistant Director, Screenwriter
   
2. 1923 ~ The White Shadow
   Credits: Art director, Assistant Director, Editor, Screenwriter
   
3. 1924 ~ The Prude's Fall
   Credits: Art director, Assistant Director, Editor, Screenwriter
   
4. 1924 ~ The Passionate Adventure
   Credits: Art director, Assistant director, Screenwriter
   
5. 1925 ~ Prinzessin und der Geiger, Die
   Credits: Art director, Assistant Director, Screenwriter
   
6. 1927 ~ The Lodger
   Credits: Screenwriter (uncredited)
   
7. 1927 ~ The Ring
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
8. 1928 ~ Champagne
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
9. 1928 ~ The Farmer's Wife
   Credits: Screenwriter (uncredited)
   
10. 1929 ~ Blackmail
    Credits: Screenwriter (adaptation)
    
11. 1930 ~ Juno and the Paycock
    Credits: Screenwriter (adaptation)
    
12. 1930 ~ Murder!
    Credits: Screenwriter (adaptation)
    
13. 1931 ~ The Skin Game
    Credits: Screenwriter (adaptation)
    
14. 1931 ~ Rich and Strange
    Credits: Screenwriter (adaptation)
    
15. 1932 ~ Number Seventeen
    Credits: Screenwriter
    
16. 1940 ~ Men of the Lightship
    Credits: Editor (uncredited)
    
17. 1941 ~ Target for Tonight
    Credits: Editor (uncredited)
    
18. 1942 ~ Saboteur
    Credits: Screenwriter (story, uncredited)
    
19. 1943 ~ Forever and a Day
    Credits: Screenwriter (uncredited)
    
20. 1946 ~ Notorious
    Credits: Screenplay Contributor (uncredited)
    
21. 1993 ~ Lifepod [TV]
    Credits: Screenwriter (short story)
    
22. 2005 ~ Don't Give Me the Finger
    Credits: Writer (play)

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AWARDS

• New York Film Critics Circle 1938
  Best Direction: Won
  The Lady Vanishes
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1938
  Best Film: Nominated
  The Lady Vanishes
  
• Academy 1940
  Best Director: Nominated
  Rebecca
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1941
  Best Direction: Nominated
  Suspicion
  
• Academy 1944
  Best Director: Nominated
  Lifeboat
  
• Academy 1945
  Best Director: Nominated
  Spellbound
  
• Cannes Film Festival 1946
  Competing Film: Nominated
  Notorious
  
• Venice Film Festival 1947
  Competing Film: Nominated
  Spellbound
  
• Venice International Film Festival 1947
  Competing Film: Nominated
  Spellbound
  
• Directors Guild of America 1951
  Best Director: Nominated
  Strangers on a Train
  
• Cannes Film Festival 1953
  Competing Film: Nominated
  I Confess
  
• Academy 1954
  Best Director: Nominated
  Rear Window
  
• British Academy Awards 1954
  Best British Film: Nominated
  Rear Window
  
• Directors Guild of America 1954
  Best Director: Nominated
  Dial M for Murder
  
• Directors Guild of America 1954
  Best Director: Nominated
  Rear Window
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1954
  Best Direction: Nominated
  Rear Window
  
• Venice Film Festival 1954
  Competing Film: Nominated
  Rear Window
  
• Venice International Film Festival 1954
  Competing Film: Nominated
  Rear Window
  
• Venice Film Festival 1955
  Competing Film: Nominated
  To Catch a Thief
  
• Venice International Film Festival 1955
  Competing Film: Nominated
  To Catch a Thief
  
• Cannes Film Festival 1956
  Competing Film: Nominated
  The Man Who Knew Too Much
  
• Directors Guild of America 1956
  Best Director: Nominated
  The Man Who Knew Too Much
  
• Directors Guild of America 1956
  Best Director: Nominated
  The Trouble with Harry
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1956
  Best Direction: Nominated
  The Wrong Man
  
• Golden Globe 1957
  Television Achievement: Won
  
• Directors Guild of America 1958
  Best Director: Nominated
  Vertigo
  
• Directors Guild of America 1959
  Best Director: Nominated
  North by Northwest
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1959
  Best Direction: Nominated
  North by Northwest
  
• Academy 1960
  Best Director: Nominated
  Psycho
  
• Directors Guild of America 1960
  Best Director: Nominated
  Psycho
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1960
  Best Film: Nominated
  Psycho
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1963
  Best Film: Nominated
  The Birds
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1963
  Best Direction: Nominated
  The Birds
  
• Academy 1967
  Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Won
  
• Directors Guild of America D W Griffith Award 1968
  
• National Board of Review 1969
  Best Director: Won
  Topaz
  
• Golden Globe 1971
  Cecil B. DeMille Award: Won
  
• Golden Globe 1972
  Best Director: Nominated
  Frenzy
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1972
  Best Film: Nominated
  Frenzy
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1972
  Best Direction: Nominated
  Frenzy
  
• Cecil B DeMille Award 1972
  
• New York Film Critics Circle 1976
  Best Direction: Nominated
  Family Plot
  
• American Film Institute 1979
  Lifetime Achievement Award: Won