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Date of Birth:

25 June 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

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Mini Biography:

Though not as consistent as Martin Scorsese or Stanley Kubrick, Sidney... more

Trivia:

Interviewed in Peter Bogdanovich's "Who the Devil Made It: Conversations... more

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Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 36 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Sydney Lumet | Alan Smithee

US TV Schedule:

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)		2007	-	7.4 (32,722)

2.	Find Me Guilty (2006)		2006	-	7.1 (11,644)
	AKAs: Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA: long title) Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)
3.	Rachel, quand du seigneur (2004)		2004	-	9.3 (31)

4.	Strip Search (2004) (TV)		2004	-	6.5 (671)

5.	"100 Centre Street" (2001)	(9 episodes, 2001-2002)	2002	-	7.8 (57)
	9 TV episodes: "100 Centre Street: It's About Love (#2.18)" "100 Centre Street: Give Up or Fight (#2.12)" "100 Centre Street: Daughters (#2.6)" "100 Centre Street: Kids: Part 2 (#2.2)" "100 Centre Street: Kids: Part 1 (#2.1)" 4 episodes not shown.
6.	Gloria (1999)		1999	-	4.7 (2,532)

7.	Critical Care (1997)		1997	-	6.0 (835)

8.	Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)		1996	-	6.4 (2,755)

9.	Guilty as Sin (1993)		1993	-	5.4 (1,974)

10.	A Stranger Among Us (1992)		1992	-	5.6 (1,496)
	AKAs: Close to Eden (Australia) (UK: cable TV title)
11.	Q & A (1990)	(also as Alan Smithee: television prints)	1990	-	6.4 (2,002)

12.	Family Business (1989)		1989	-	5.4 (5,040)

13.	Running on Empty (1988)		1988	-	7.4 (4,861)

14.	The Morning After (1986)		1986	-	5.6 (2,299)

15.	Power (1986)		1986	-	5.7 (1,115)

16.	Garbo Talks (1984)		1984	-	6.2 (519)
	AKAs: Garbo Talks! (UK)
17.	Daniel (1983)		1983	-	6.7 (388)

18.	The Verdict (1982)		1982	-	7.7 (9,736)

19.	Deathtrap (1982)		1982	-	6.9 (4,035)
	AKAs: Ira Levin's Deathtrap (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
20.	Prince of the City (1981)		1981	-	7.6 (1,931)

21.	Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)		1980	-	5.7 (183)

22.	The Wiz (1978)		1978	-	4.5 (4,428)

23.	Equus (1977)		1977	-	7.1 (2,459)

24.	Network (1976)		1976	-	8.1 (29,235)

25.	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)		1975	-	8.2 (52,659)

26.	Murder on the Orient Express (1974)		1974	-	7.3 (11,714)
	AKAs: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title)
27.	Lovin' Molly (1974)		1974	-	5.9 (169)

28.	Serpico (1973)		1973	-	7.7 (22,595)

29.	Child's Play (1972)		1972	-	5.8 (197)

30.	The Offence (1972)		1972	-	7.0 (1,385)
	AKAs: Something Like the Truth
31.	The Anderson Tapes (1971)		1971	-	6.4 (2,028)

32.	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)		1970	-	7.1 (88)

33.	Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)		1970	-	5.3 (74)
	AKAs: Blood Kin The Seven Descents of Myrtle
34.	The Appointment (1969)		1969	-	4.6 (216)

35.	The Sea Gull (1968)		1968	-	6.6 (129)
	AKAs: Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title)
36.	Bye Bye Braverman (1968)		1968	-	5.9 (155)

37.	The Deadly Affair (1966)		1966	-	6.9 (625)

38.	The Group (1966)		1966	-	6.5 (424)

39.	The Hill (1965)		1965	-	7.9 (3,905)

40.	Fail-Safe (1964)		1964	-	8.0 (7,505)

41.	The Pawnbroker (1964)		1964	-	7.8 (2,703)

42.	Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)		1962	-	7.9 (1,762)

43.	Vu du pont (1962)		1962	-	7.0 (113)
	AKAs: A View from the Bridge Uno sguardo dal ponte (Italy)
44.	"Play of the Week" (1959)	(4 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	5.3 (13)
	4 TV episodes: "Play of the Week: Rashomon (#2.12)" "Play of the Week: The Iceman Cometh: Part 2 (#2.9)" "Play of the Week: The Iceman Cometh: Part 1 (#2.8)" "Play of the Week: The Dybbuk (#2.2)"
45.	Rashomon (1960) (TV)		1960	-	6.3 (17)

46.	The Iceman Cometh (1960) (TV)		1960	-	8.1 (148)

47.	"Sunday Showcase" (1959)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	6.0 (15)
	AKAs: Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title) NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title) 2 TV episodes: "Sunday Showcase: The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2" "Sunday Showcase: The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1"
48.	The Fugitive Kind (1960)		1960	-	7.1 (1,290)

49.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	8.5 (67)
	2 TV episodes: "Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place (#4.13)" "Playhouse 90: John Brown's Raid (#4.8)"
50.	That Kind of Woman (1959)		1959	-	6.2 (204)

51.	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1957-1958)	1958	-	8.3 (11)
	2 TV episodes: "The DuPont Show of the Month: The Count of Monte Cristo (#2.2)" "The DuPont Show of the Month: Beyond This Place (#1.3)"
52.	"Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)	(3 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	8.2 (28)
	AKAs: Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title) Kraft Theatre (USA: new title) 3 TV episodes: "Kraft Television Theatre: All the King's Men: Part 1 (#11.31)" "Kraft Television Theatre: Fifty Grand (#11.29)" "Kraft Television Theatre: Dog in a Bus Tunnel (#11.22)"
53.	All the King's Men (1958) (TV)		1958	-	7.2 (27)

54.	Stage Struck (1958)		1958	-	6.2 (233)

55.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (#7.4)"
56.	"Studio One" (1948)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (50)
	AKAs: Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title) Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title) Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Studio One: The Deaf Heart (#10.7)"
57.	"Producers' Showcase" (1954)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (20)
	1 TV episode: "Producers' Showcase: Mr. Broadway"
58.	Mr. Broadway (1957) (TV)		1957	-	6.3 (12)

59.	12 Angry Men (1957)		1957	-	8.9 (99,297)

60.	"Omnibus" (1952)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.8 (40)
	1 TV episode: "Omnibus: School for Wives"
61.	"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.4 (12)
	AKAs: Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Goodyear Television Playhouse: The Sentry (#5.10)"
62.	"The Alcoa Hour" (1955)	(4 episodes, 1956)	1956	-	6.4 (14)
	4 TV episodes: "The Alcoa Hour: Finkle's Comet (#1.12)" "The Alcoa Hour: Man on Fire (#1.10)" "The Alcoa Hour: Tragedy in a Temporary Town (#1.9)" "The Alcoa Hour: Long After Summer"
63.	"The United States Steel Hour" (1953)	(2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	8.4 (32)
	AKAs: The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: "The United States Steel Hour: Incident in an Alley (#3.11)" "The United States Steel Hour: The Meanest Man in the World (#3.1)"
64.	"Frontier" (1955)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.7 (10)
	1 TV episode: "Frontier: In Nebraska (#1.5)"
65.	"The Elgin Hour" (1954)	(2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	5.9 (6)
	2 TV episodes: "The Elgin Hour: Mind Over Momma (#1.18)" "The Elgin Hour: Crime in the Streets (#1.12)"
66.	"The Best of Broadway" (1954)	(3 episodes, 1954-1955)	1955	-	6.5 (7)
	3 TV episodes: "The Best of Broadway: Stage Door (#1.8)" "The Best of Broadway: The Show-Off (#1.6)" "The Best of Broadway: The Philadelphia Story (#1.4)"
67.	"You Are There" (1953)	(8 episodes, 1953-1955)	1955	-	8.8 (35)
	8 TV episodes: "You Are There: The Liberation of Paris (August 25, 1944) (#3.26)" "You Are There: The Gettysburg Address (#2.14)" "You Are There: The Recognition of Michelangelo (#2.12)" "You Are There: The Dreyfus Case (#1.18)" "You Are There: The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (#1.14)" 3 episodes not shown.
68.	"Danger" (1950)	(7 episodes, 1951-1953)	1953	-	7.2 (14)
	7 TV episodes: "Danger: Subpoena (#3.32)" "Danger: No Room (#3.26)" "Danger: Car Pool (#3.23)" "Danger: The System (#2.39)" "Danger: The Lady on the Rock (#2.14)" 2 episodes not shown.
69.	"CBS Television Workshop" (1952)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	5.5 (8)
	1 TV episode: "CBS Television Workshop: Don Quixote (#1.1)"
70.	"Crime Photographer" (1951)	(unknown episodes)	1951	-	5.5 (8)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"100 Centre Street" (2001)	executive producer (32 episodes, 2001-2002)	2002	-	7.8 (57)
	32 TV episodes: "100 Centre Street: It's About Love (#2.18)" (executive producer) "100 Centre Street: Fathers (#2.17)" (executive producer) "100 Centre Street: Hurricane Paul (#2.16)" (executive producer) "100 Centre Street: Justice Delayed (#2.15)" (executive producer) "100 Centre Street: Zero Tolerance (#2.14)" (executive producer) 27 episodes not shown.
2.	Critical Care (1997)	(producer)	1997	-	6.0 (835)

3.	Daniel (1983)	(executive producer)	1983	-	6.7 (388)

4.	Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)	(producer)	1980	-	5.7 (183)

5.	Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)	(producer)	1970	-	5.3 (74)
	AKAs: Blood Kin The Seven Descents of Myrtle
6.	The Sea Gull (1968)	(producer)	1968	-	6.6 (129)
	AKAs: Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title)
7.	Bye Bye Braverman (1968)	(producer)	1968	-	5.9 (155)

8.	The Deadly Affair (1966)	(producer)	1966	-	6.9 (625)

9.	Mr. Broadway (1957) (TV)	(producer)	1957	-	6.3 (12)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Find Me Guilty (2006)	(written by)	2006	-	7.1 (11,644)
	AKAs: Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA: long title) Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)
2.	"100 Centre Street" (2001)	(8 episodes, 2001)	2001	-	7.8 (57)
	8 TV episodes: "100 Centre Street: Queenie's Running (#2.8)" (writer) "100 Centre Street: Queenie's Tough (#2.4)" (writer) "100 Centre Street: Kids: Part 2 (#2.2)" (writer) "100 Centre Street: Kids: Part 1 (#2.1)" (writer) "100 Centre Street: Queenie and Joe (#1.13)" (writer) 3 episodes not shown.
3.	Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)	(screenplay)	1996	-	6.4 (2,755)

4.	Q & A (1990)	(screenplay)	1990	-	6.4 (2,002)

5.	Prince of the City (1981)	(screenplay)	1981	-	7.6 (1,931)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Manchurian Candidate (2004)	Political Pundit	2004	-	6.7 (33,540)

2.	Wiz on Down the Road (1978)	Director	1978	-	5.7 (71)

3.	"Danger" (1950)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	7.2 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Danger: The Face of Fear (#2.48)"
4.	...One Third of a Nation... (1939)	Joey Rogers	1939	-	6.2 (17)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	In Her Skin (2009)	(consultant)	2009	-	4.4 (11)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rachel Getting Married (2008)	(thank you)	2008	-	6.9 (16,353)

2.	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008) (V)	(special thanks)	2008	-	7.7 (5)

3.	'Dog Day Afternoon': After the Filming (2006) (V)	(very special thanks)	2006	-	7.1 (16)

4.	Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV)	(thanks)	2004	-	6.8 (87)

5.	The Station Agent (2003)	(special thanks)	2003	-	7.9 (20,535)

6.	Inside 'Serpico' (2002) (V)	(special thanks)	2002	-	-

7.	'Serpico': Favorite Moments (2002) (V)	(special thanks)	2002	-	-

8.	'Serpico': From Real to Reel (2002) (V)	(special thanks)	2002	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)	Himself	2009	-	8.9 (36)

2.	AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV)	Himself	2008	-	7.7 (63)

3.	Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made (2008) (V)	Himself	2008	-	8.1 (17)

4.	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008) (V)	Himself - Director	2008	-	7.7 (5)

5.	The 17th Annual Gotham Awards (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	-

6.	AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	7.3 (95)

7.	Milestones in Cinema History: The Verdict (2007) (V)	Himself	2007	-	6.1 (5)

8.	Paul Newman: The Craft of Acting (2007) (V)	Himself	2007	-	-

9.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	6.6 (86)

10.	"The American Experience" (1988)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	8.5 (193)
	1 TV episode: "The American Experience: Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film (#18.9)" Himself
11.	'Dog Day Afternoon': After the Filming (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.1 (16)

12.	'Dog Day Afternoon': Casting the Controversy (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.1 (21)

13.	'Network': The Style (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	6.9 (5)

14.	'Dog Day Afternoon': Recreating the Facts (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	6.9 (18)

15.	'Network': The Experience (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	6.1 (6)

16.	'Network': The Cast, the Characters (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	6.0 (5)

17.	'Network': The World and Words of Paddy Chayefsky (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	5.9 (6)

18.	'Network': Mad as Hell - The Creation of a Movie Moment (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	5.1 (6)

19.	"Private Screenings" (1996)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	8.8 (61)
	1 TV episode: "Private Screenings: Sidney Lumet" Himself
20.	The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)	Himself - Honorary Award recipient	2005	-	5.7 (738)

21.	Based on a True Story (2005)	Himself	2005	-	6.7 (95)

22.	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)	Himself	2004	-	7.4 (237)

23.	Finding Eleazar (2004)	Himself	2004	-	-

24.	Making 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	7.1 (12)

25.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)	Himself	2003	-	6.7 (190)
	AKAs: AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters (USA: complete title)
26.	Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V)	Himself	2003	-	6.2 (101)

27.	A Decade Under the Influence (2003)	Himself	2003	-	7.6 (1,027)

28.	'Serpico': From Real to Reel (2002) (V)	Himself	2002	-	-

29.	Inside 'Serpico' (2002) (V)	Himself	2002	-	-

30.	'Serpico': Favorite Moments (2002) (V)	Himself	2002	-	-

31.	New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)	Himself	2002	-	6.1 (55)

32.	The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) (V)	(uncredited) Himself	2002	-	7.8 (264)

33.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)	Himself	2001	-	6.4 (326)

34.	Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (2000) (V)	Himself - Director, 'Fail Safe'	2000	-	7.3 (181)
	AKAs: Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove' (USA: short title)
35.	Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000) (V)	Himself	2000	-	4.0 (55)

36.	NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV)	Himself	1998	-	-

37.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)	Himself	1998	-	7.0 (488)
	AKAs: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (USA: long title)
38.	Sean Connery Close Up (1997) (V)	Himself	1997	-	5.3 (46)

39.	Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (1997)	Himself	1997	-	5.0 (70)

40.	"Inside the Actors Studio" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	8.8 (1,130)
	AKAs: Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title) 1 TV episode: "Inside the Actors Studio: Sidney Lumet (#1.4)" Himself
41.	Fonda on Fonda (1992) (TV)	Himself	1992	-	7.2 (21)

42.	Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)	Himself	1990	-	5.4 (108)
	AKAs: Listen Up
43.	Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	5.0 (12)

44.	Funny (1989)	Himself	1989	-	6.8 (16)

45.	Sidney Lumet: I Love New York (1987) (TV)	Himself	1987	-	-

46.	"The British Greats" (1980)	Himself (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The British Greats: Peter Finch (#1.1)" Himself
47.	The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV)	Himself - Nominee: Best Director	1977	-	5.6 (80)

48.	Lumet: Film Maker (1975)	Himself	1975	-	-

49.	"The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	7.9 (114)
	1 TV episode: "The Dick Cavett Show: (1968-12-06)" Himself
50.	The 400 Million (1939)	(voice) (as Sydney Lumet) Additional Voice	1939	-	6.4 (41)


1.	"Cinema mil"
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.6 (2005) Himself
2.	"Cronkite Remembers" (1997)	(uncredited) Himself

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Wrote the foreword to the book "Huston, We Have a Problem", by Oswald Morris (Scarecrow Press, 2006) more

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