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Brian De Palma

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1940-09-11 (83 years old)

Biography

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission: Impossible.

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, De Palma worked repeatedly with actors Jennifer Salt, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen (his wife from 1979 to 1983), Gary Sinise, John Lithgow, William Finley, Charles Durning, Gerrit Graham, cinematographers Stephen H. Burum and Vilmos Zsigmond (see List of noted film director and cinematographer collaborations), set designer Jack Fisk, and composers Bernard Herrmann and Pino Donaggio. De Palma is credited with fostering the careers of or outright discovering Robert De Niro, Jill Clayburgh, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo, Andy Garcia and Margot Kidder.

Filmography

all 77

Movies 75

Director 41

self 31

TV Shows 2

Brian De Palma

Biography

Filmography

all 77

Movies 75

Director 41

self 31

TV Shows 2

Writer 1

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2023)

Ennio (2022)

Domino (2019)

Spielberg (2017)

De Palma (2016)

Passion (2013)

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011)

Godard Made in USA (2010)

Redacted (2007)

Sisters (2006)

The Black Dahlia (2006)

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' (2006)

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)

The Autopsy (2004)

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (2004)

The Untouchables: The Classic (2004)

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre (2004)

The Untouchables: Production Stories (2004)

Leçon de Cinéma (2004)

The Making of 'Carlito's Way' (2003)

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003)

Femme Fatale (2002)

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60 (2002)

The Making of 'Casualties of War' (2001)

Visualizing 'Carrie' (2001)

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill' (2001)

Acting 'Carrie' (2001)

'Obsession' Revisited (2001)

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001)

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' (2001)

Mission to Mars (2000)

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999)

Stir of Echoes (1999)

Snake Eyes (1998)

The Making of 'Scarface' (1998)

Scene by Scene (1997)

Mission: Impossible (1996)

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

Ennio Morricone (1995)

Rotwang Must Go! (1994)

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (1994)

Carlito's Way (1993)

Raising Cain (1992)

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

The Scorsese Machine (1990)

Casualties of War (1989)

The Untouchables (1987)

Wise Guys (1986)

Body Double (1984)

Scarface (1983)

Blow Out (1981)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Home Movies (1980)

Movies Are My Life (1978)

The Fury (1978)

Carrie (1976)

Obsession (1976)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Sisters (1972)

Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)

Hi, Mom! (1970)

Dionysus in '69 (1970)

The Wedding Party (1969)

To Bridge This Gap (1969)

Greetings (1968)

Murder à la Mod (1968)

Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank (1966)

The Responsive Eye (1965)

Jennifer (1964)

Woton's Wake (1963)

660124: The Story of an IBM Card (1961)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1940-09-11 (83 years old)

Birth Place
Newark, United States of America

Relationships
Gale Anne Hurd (1991-01-01 - 1993-01-01), Nancy Allen (1979-01-01 - 1983-01-01), Darnell Gregorio-De Palma (1995-10-11 - 1997-04-18), Elli Medeiros (2000-01-01 - 2004-01-01), Margot Kidder

Children
Willa Holland, Lolita de Palma, Piper De Palma, Cameron De Palma

Father
Anthony Federico DePalma

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Manhattan, United States of America

Also Known As
브라이언 드 팔마