FILM DIRECTOR
Robert Aldrich
1918 - 1983

Robert Aldrich
Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. An iconoclastic and maverick auteur working in many genres during the Golden Age of Hollywood, he directed mainly films noir, war movies, westerns and dark melodramas with Gothic overtones. His most notable credits include Vera Cruz (1954), Kiss Me Deadly (1955), The Big Knife (1955), Autumn Leaves (1956), Attack (1956), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), and The Longest Yard (1974). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Aldrich is the 213th most popular film director (up from 261st in 2019), the 1,712th most popular biography from United States and the 63rd most popular American Film Director.
Robert Aldrich is most famous for directing the film "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" which starred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Robert Aldrich ranks 213 out of 2,041. Before him are Tony Richardson, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Garry Marshall, Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, and Frank Lloyd. After him are Miklós Jancsó, Mahesh Bhatt, Alfonso Cuarón, Liliana Cavani, Mike Newell, and Jerzy Skolimowski.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTony Richardson
1928 - 1991
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 207
Vsevolod Pudovkin
1893 - 1953
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 208
Garry Marshall
1934 - 2016
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 209
Chris Columbus
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 210
Agnieszka Holland
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 211
Frank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 212
Robert Aldrich
1918 - 1983
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 213
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 214
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 215
Alfonso Cuarón
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 216
Liliana Cavani
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 217
Mike Newell
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 218
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 219
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Robert Aldrich ranks 67. Before him are Patricio Aylwin, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, Rosemary Kennedy, and Sam Walton. After him are Ahmed Deedat, Kazu Naoki, Henryk Szeryng, Mary Anderson, Kakuei Tanaka, and John Forsythe. Among people deceased in 1983, Robert Aldrich ranks 46. Before him are Muddy Waters, Rodolfo Gucci, Georges Auric, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, and Alberto Ginastera. After him are Horst Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Dolores del Río, Georges Bidault, Karen Carpenter, and Jack Dempsey.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsPatricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 61
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 62
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 63
Edwin G. Krebs
CHEMIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 64
Rosemary Kennedy
CELEBRITY
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 65
Sam Walton
BUSINESSPERSON
1918 - 1992
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 66
Robert Aldrich
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1983
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 67
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 68
Kazu Naoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1944
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 69
Henryk Szeryng
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1988
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 70
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 71
Kakuei Tanaka
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1993
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 72
John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsMuddy Waters
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 40
Rodolfo Gucci
ACTOR
1912 - 1983
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 41
Georges Auric
COMPOSER
1899 - 1983
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 42
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 43
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1983
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 44
Alberto Ginastera
COMPOSER
1916 - 1983
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 45
Robert Aldrich
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1983
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 46
Horst Schumann
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1983
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 47
Germaine Tailleferre
COMPOSER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 48
Dolores del Río
ACTOR
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 49
Georges Bidault
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1983
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 50
Karen Carpenter
SINGER
1950 - 1983
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 51
Jack Dempsey
BOXER
1895 - 1983
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 52
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Aldrich ranks 1,712 out of 20,380. Before him are William Randolph Hearst (1863), Rene Russo (1954), Randy Jackson (1961), Daniel Davis (1945), Patrick Duffy (1949), and Donna Reed (1921). After him are Alan Silvestri (1950), Elias James Corey (1928), Robert Patrick (1958), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), Richard Matheson (1926), and Joseph Cotten (1905).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Randolph Hearst
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1951
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,706
Rene Russo
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,707
Randy Jackson
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,708
Daniel Davis
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,709
Patrick Duffy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,710
Donna Reed
ACTOR
1921 - 1986
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,711
Robert Aldrich
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1983
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,712
Alan Silvestri
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,713
Elias James Corey
CHEMIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,714
Robert Patrick
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,715
Suzy Amis Cameron
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,716
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,717
Joseph Cotten
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,718
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Robert Aldrich ranks 67. Before him are Barry Levinson (1942), Nicholas Ray (1911), Arthur Penn (1922), Gus Van Sant (1952), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Michael Moore (1954), James Ivory (1928), John Sturges (1910), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), and Richard Fleischer (1916). After him are John Frankenheimer (1930), and Joseph Losey (1909).
Barry Levinson
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 57
Nicholas Ray
1911 - 1979
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 58
Arthur Penn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 59
Gus Van Sant
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 60
Edwin S. Porter
1870 - 1941
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 61
Michael Moore
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 62
James Ivory
1928 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 63
John Sturges
1910 - 1992
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 64
Peter Bogdanovich
1939 - 2022
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 65
Richard Fleischer
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 66
Robert Aldrich
1918 - 1983
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 67
John Frankenheimer
1930 - 2002
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 68
Joseph Losey
1909 - 1984
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 69