Arthur Hiller
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arthur Hiller, OC, was a Canadian-American television and film director, having directed over 33 films during his 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s he began directing films, most often comedies. He also directed dramas and romantic subjects, such as Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Oscars. Hiller collaborated on a number of films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his other notable films were The Americanization of Emily (1964), Tobruk (1967), The Hospital (1971), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Plaza Suite (1971), The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), Silver Streak (1976), The In-Laws (1979) and Outrageous Fortune (1987). Hiller served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993 and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. He was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2002. An annual film festival in Hiller's honor was held from 2006 until 2009 at his alma mater, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Hiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
November 22, 1923Deathday
August 17, 2016Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
49Place of birth
Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlso known as
Alan Smithee![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/eqFlaHk5yZbDqJENHj0lIfC7Toh.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7vIpCkgGEfk5LZwm78nMxswLJRH.jpg)
Beverly Hills Cop III
Bar Patron![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fFZweTGdtvBM3z2mPeQTNQQGdyv.jpg)
Speakeasy
Tobias Prappas![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/soHzvCM9SX4d1nC8y7oUulx8kaC.jpg)
Lunch
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c05VnCHInpIbbSzsLrtmZxz8J53.jpg)
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Dale 'Diz' Corbett![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mOWG7SB9gEfZppL8l2sjNflEMxr.jpg)
Merchants of Venus
Reverend Phillips![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mrXT0ckPgeMj2QN5V9d1VUSnn5y.jpg)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Evangelist![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/12JtbXOqkUHHhUhF1Ef9VHVXFpe.jpg)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zisyegl0FUn8jzZmeIGVWi8ZRPu.jpg)
Blacks and Jews
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qHSpSASvGdQwtyzvMLYNNXK2MuL.jpg)
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oeGDHFlT59N2aHgjMmI4mDq0pQ8.jpg)
Land of the Free
Judge![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pwL7faAN2Rei2gOZvGejNqcDhIi.jpg)
Pitch
HimselfCrew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fBW8jvJZPergKfkkZYWk93cpJZ6.jpg)
Outrageous Fortune
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1yun6b1oVbHvyfnkhs5Ib7uQjSL.jpg)
The Out-of-Towners
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2eX1RUVj4mIGJTX5p8fJ0SSIcn4.jpg)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ckTnIaUpnkRh3pR7GdhtzWFv0Xz.jpg)
Taking Care of Business
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fNOh3ljmTonQ9kuICJhp02bXGDg.jpg)
Silver Streak
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rYoZR4EtrfziT5WXhZzcNbH5GuE.jpg)
Carpool
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kEYft74xVre7lyDL6K8HLTlgfwe.jpg)
Teachers
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mOxi0lUCv8F9HqS8u0cEIthwhc7.jpg)
The Hospital
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2FCK3RA8G1m8uHs0EqWA6mxOvDk.jpg)
Married to It
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mMDqweORAXfybSNgvxIGmIh994n.jpg)
Tobruk
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jTuYa8tjILSZ7f4GogxITqKeMMP.jpg)
Love Story
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/y6HWtKt6m41SMZuUeFcs94nWfHs.jpg)
The Lonely Guy
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t23OHqoicdzDOlQcpHJkuKJcQKd.jpg)
Author! Author!
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dD4sjWlAx9rKDH3vs5AH0fdJgqH.jpg)
Making Love
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yZ5eDobhO60wK4snbX6vtlz0Agh.jpg)
Plaza Suite
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zA9254usF2X0m0P5CeEXft7uzSe.jpg)
The Americanization of Emily
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mKQVrAV2hbdhcJUTq4nyFfIXxJO.jpg)
The Wheeler Dealers
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lso2f5jbglHtGke2A8NwRkcfxF6.jpg)
The Babe
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kKpSHHH6cj8YtciW1SHBGJ6pAOO.jpg)
Man of La Mancha
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3cxrBz7aJgl4Z982aVjbwItHwsY.jpg)
Nightwing
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hl3kNLxWpUatLAgWE8jSH7c7Be4.jpg)
The Man in the Glass Booth
Director