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Don Siegel Biography (1912-)

Born October 26, 1912, in Chicago, IL; married Viveca Lindfors (an actress),1948 (divorced, 1953); married Doe Avedon, 1957 (marriage ended); married Carol Rydall; children: one son (first marriage); Nowell, Anne, Katherine, Jack(second marriage). Addresses: OFFICE--Flekman, Carswell, Cohen & Company, 9171 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 26, 1912

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Pipe smoker at motel, Edge of Eternity, Columbia, 1959.
• short-order cook, The Killers, Universal, 1964.
• man in elevator, Coogan's Bluff, Universal, 1968.
• Marty the bartender, Play Misty for Me, Universal, 1971.
• Murph, Charley Varrick, Universal, 1973.
• cab driver, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, United Artists, 1978.
• doctor, Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979.
• embarrassed man, Into the Night, Universal, 1985.
• PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR,UNLESS INDICATED Art director, Casablanca, Warner Brothers, 1942.
• set director, Edge of Darkness, Warner Brothers, 1943.
• art director, Mission to Moscow, Warner Brothers, 1943.
• special effects director, Northern Pursuit, Warner Brothers, 1943.
• cinematographer, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Brothers, 1944.
• Star in the Night (short film), Warner Brothers, 1945.
• Hitler Lives? (short film), Warner Brothers, 1945.
• The Verdict, Warner Brothers, 1946.
• The Big Steal, RKO, 1949.
• Night unto Night, Warner Brothers, 1949.
• The Duel at Silver Creek, Universal, 1952.
• No Time for Flowers, RKO, 1952.
• China Venture, Columbia, 1953.
• Count the Hours (also known as Every Minute Counts), RKO, 1953.
• Private Hell 36, Filmmakers, 1954.
• Riot in Cell Block 11, Allied Artists, 1954.
• An Annapolis Story, Allied Artists, 1955.
• Crime in the Streets, Allied Artists, 1956.
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Allied Artists, 1956.
• Baby Face Nelson, United Artists, 1957.
• Spanish Affair, Paramount, 1957.
• The Gun Runners, United Artists, 1958.
• The Lineup, Columbia, 1958.
• (also producer with Kendrick Sweet) Edge of Eternity, Columbia, 1959.
• Hound Dog Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
• Flaming Star, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
• Hell Is for Heroes, Paramount, 1962.
• (also producer) The Killers, Universal, 1964.
• (also producer) Coogan's Bluff, Universal, 1968.
• Madigan, Universal, 1968.
• (uncredited co-director) Death of a Gunfighter, Universal, 1969.
• Two Mules for Sister Sarah, Universal, 1970.
• (also producer) The Beguiled, Universal, 1971.
• (also producer) Dirty Harry, Warner Brothers, 1971.
• (also producer) Charley Varrick, Universal, 1973.
• (also producer) The Black Windmill, Universal, 1974.
• The Shootist, Paramount, 1976.
• Telefon, United Artists, 1977.
• (also producer) Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979.
• Rough Cut, Paramount, 1980.
• Jinxed!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.
• Also directed Star in the Night (short), 1945, and Hitler Lives (short),1946.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood, CBS, 1984.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
• Producer, The Legend of Jesse James, ABC, 1965-66.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Director, The Hanged Man, NBC, 1964.
• director, The Stranger on the Run, NBC, 1967.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Producer, John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind,ABC, 1981.
• Writings;TELEVISION; EPISODIC
• You Asked for It, syndicated, 1981.