Billy Wilder Austrian-born Jewish-American journalist screenwriter film director and producer
Billy Wilder is a 95 years old Austrian-born Jewish-American journalist screenwriter film director and producer from Sucha Beskidzka, Lesser Poland. Billy Wilder was born on June 22, 1906 (died on March 27, 2002, he was 95 years old) in Sucha Beskidzka, Lesser Poland as Samuel Wilder. His nickname was Wilder Samuel.
About
Birth name of Billy Wilder is Samuel Wilder
No, he died on 03/27/2002, 22 years ago. He was 95 years old when he died. Cause of death: pneumonia. He died in Beverly Hills and buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .
Family
Brother
Billy Wilder had 1 sibling. American s=film director W. (1 year older)
Works
Billy Wilder Movies (119)
There are 119 movies of Billy Wilder.
His first feature film was Some Like It Hot (1959). He was 52 when he starred in this movie. Since 1959, he has appeared in 119 feature films. The last one is The Exiles (1989). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Billy Wilder movies.
Billy Wilder movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Screenplay | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 52 |
| Director | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 52 |
| Producer | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 52 |
| Screenplay | Sunset Boulevard (1950) | 44 |
| Director | Sunset Boulevard (1950) | 44 |
| Screenplay | Sabrina (1995) | 89 |
| Screenplay | The Seven Year Itch (1955) | 48 |
| Producer | The Seven Year Itch (1955) | 48 |
| Director | The Seven Year Itch (1955) | 48 |
| Producer | The Apartment (1960) | 53 |
| Screenplay | The Apartment (1960) | 53 |
| Director | The Apartment (1960) | 53 |
| Producer | Sabrina (1954) | 48 |
| Director | Sabrina (1954) | 48 |
| Screenplay | Sabrina (1954) | 48 |
| Director | Double Indemnity (1944) | 37 |
| Screenplay | Double Indemnity (1944) | 37 |
| Director | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 51 |
| Screenplay | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 51 |
| Screenplay | Ninotchka (1939) | 33 |
| Director | The Lost Weekend (1945) | 39 |
| Screenplay | The Lost Weekend (1945) | 39 |
| Producer | Avanti! (1972) | 66 |
| Director | Avanti! (1972) | 66 |
| Screenplay | Avanti! (1972) | 66 |
| Director | Ace in the Hole (1951) | 45 |
| Writer | Ace in the Hole (1951) | 45 |
| Producer | Ace in the Hole (1951) | 45 |
| Original Story | Ball of Fire (1941) | 35 |
| Screenplay | Ball of Fire (1941) | 35 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) | 107 | |
| Screenplay | Irma la Douce (1963) | 56 |
| Producer | Irma la Douce (1963) | 56 |
| Director | Irma la Douce (1963) | 56 |
| Writer | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | 64 |
| Producer | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | 64 |
| Director | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | 64 |
| Director | The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) | 50 |
| Screenplay | The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) | 50 |
| Producer | Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) | 58 |
| Director | Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) | 58 |
| Screenplay | Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) | 58 |
| Producer | Stalag 17 (1953) | 46 |
| Writer | Stalag 17 (1953) | 46 |
| Director | Stalag 17 (1953) | 46 |
| Producer | One, Two, Three (1961) | 55 |
| Screenplay | One, Two, Three (1961) | 55 |
| Director | One, Two, Three (1961) | 55 |
| Director | Fedora (1978) | 72 |
| Writer | Fedora (1978) | 72 |
| Producer | Fedora (1978) | 72 |
| Director | A Foreign Affair (1948) | 42 |
| Screenplay | A Foreign Affair (1948) | 42 |
| Screenplay | The Front Page (1974) | 68 |
| Director | The Front Page (1974) | 68 |
| Director | The Fortune Cookie (1966) | 60 |
| Screenplay | The Fortune Cookie (1966) | 60 |
| Producer | The Fortune Cookie (1966) | 60 |
| Himself | Night Will Fall (2014) | 108 |
| Producer | Love in the Afternoon (1957) | 51 |
| Screenplay | Love in the Afternoon (1957) | 51 |
| Director | Love in the Afternoon (1957) | 51 |
| Director | Five Graves to Cairo (1943) | 36 |
| Screenplay | Five Graves to Cairo (1943) | 36 |
| Director | The Major and the Minor (1942) | 36 |
| Writer | The Major and the Minor (1942) | 36 |
| Himself | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) | 91 |
| Screenplay | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) | 31 |
| Writer | Buddy Buddy (1981) | 75 |
| Director | Buddy Buddy (1981) | 75 |
| Screenplay | People on Sunday (1930) | 23 |
| Writer | Hold Back the Dawn (1941) | 35 |
| Writer | A Song Is Born (1948) | 42 |
| Director | The Emperor Waltz (1948) | 42 |
| Writer | The Emperor Waltz (1948) | 42 |
| Screenplay | Double Indemnity (1973) | 67 |
| Screenplay | Midnight (1939) | 32 |
| Screenplay | Witness for the Prosecution (1982) | 76 |
| Screenplay | Arise, My Love (1940) | 34 |
| Screenplay | The Lottery Lover (1935) | 28 |
| Story | Champagne Waltz (1937) | 30 |
| Director | Bad Seed (1934) | 28 |
| Writer | Bad Seed (1934) | 28 |
| Screenplay | What a Life (1939) | 33 |
| Himself | Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009) | 102 |
| Himself | Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder (1982) | 75 |
| Himself | Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) | 91 |
| Himself | Helmut by June (2007) | 100 |
| Screenplay | Emil and the Detectives (1954) | 48 |
| Director | Death Mills (1945) | 39 |
| Story | Where Is This Lady? (1932) | 26 |
| Screenplay | Emil and the Detectives (1935) | 28 |
| Himself | Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996) | 90 |
| Himself | Billy, How Did You Do It? (1992) | 85 |
| Story | Rhythm on the River (1940) | 34 |
| Screenplay | Madame Wants No Children (1933) | 26 |
| Screenplay | Emil and the Detectives (1931) | 25 |
| Story | One Exciting Adventure (1934) | 28 |
| Himself | Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) | 100 |
| Screenplay | Music in the Air (1934) | 104 |
| Screenplay | What Women Dream (1933) | 26 |
| Himself [archival footage] | The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) | 100 |
| Thanks | The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) | 100 |
| Himself | Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder (2017) | 111 |
| Screenplay | Looking for His Murderer (1931) | 24 |
| Writer | Ein Madel der Strasse (1932) | 26 |
| Himself [archival footage] | The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) | 100 |
| Thanks | The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) | 100 |
| Writer | Der Teufelsreporter (1929) | 23 |
| Writer | Her Grace Commands (1931) | 24 |
| Writer | The Wrong Husband (1931) | 24 |
| Writer | Es war einmal ein Walzer (1932) | 25 |
| Writer | A Blonde's Dream (1932) | 26 |
| Screenplay | The Blue of Heaven (1932) | 26 |
| Writer | Adorable (1933) | 26 |
| Producer | Die Todesmühlen (1945) | 39 |
| Interviewee | The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton (1978) | 72 |
| Directed by William Wyler (1986) | 79 | |
| Himself | The Exiles (1989) | 83 |
Billy Wilder TV Shows (5)
His first TV Show was German Film Awards (1951).
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Awards (14)
Awarded Directors Guild of America Award , awarded National Medal of Arts , awarded Kennedy Center Honors , awarded Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany , awarded Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Vienna
What was Billy's zodiac sign?Billy Wilder zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Billy Wilder
| Alias | Wilder Samuel |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Samuel Wilder |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills |
| Given name | Billy |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| NLP ID (unique) | A20061821 |
| Date of death | 2002-03-27T00:00:00Z |
| Libris-URI | 31fhk0qm57xf738 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | German |
| Country of citizenship | Austria |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Ethnic group | Jewish People |
| Filmography | Billy Wilder Filmography |
| Family name | Wilder. Show people with the surname Wilder |
| Place of burial | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery , located in the administrative territorial entity: Los Angeles |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Billy%20Wilder%20headstone.jpg , point in time: 2004-08-01T00:00:00Z |
| Related category | Category:Films Directed By Billy Wilder , of: film, directed by this person |
| Work period (start) | 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC201104844 |
