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Alfred Hitchcock
Actor · Director · Crew· Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Alfred Hitchcock, knighted in 1979, was an English film director whose career spanned six decades and over fifty films, making him a towering figure in cinema history. Known as the "Master of Suspense," Hitchcock rose from a title card designer to directing "The Pleasure Garden" in 1925, and by the late 1930s, he was internationally renowned, prompting his move to Hollywood. His films, from "Rebecca" to "Vertigo," garnered 46 Academy Award nominations but never a Best Director win. Hitchcock’s distinct presence, through cameos and his television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," secured his celebrity status. His meticulous craftsmanship and enduring influence are underscored by nine of his films in the National Film Registry.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Psycho
Man Outside Office (uncredited) · 1960
Rear Window
Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited) · 1954
Vertigo
Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited) · 1958
North by Northwest
Director · 1959
The Birds
Pet Store Customer (uncredited) · 1963
Rope
Man Walking in Street (uncredited) · 1948
Dial M for Murder
Banquet Member (uncredited) · 1954
Rebecca
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited) · 1940
Filmography
80 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Home Movies | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Home Movies | Director | Film |
| 2024 | Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2023 | MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film |
| 2021 | Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft | Film | |
| 2013 | What Is Cinema? | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Hitchcocked! | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2006 | The Pervert's Guide to Cinema | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film |
| 2005 | The Making of 'Psycho' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2004 | Hitchcock and Dial M | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2001 | 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2000 | All About 'The Birds' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2000 | Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1999 | Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1999 | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1996 | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1988 | All-Time Movie Greats | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Self - Host (archive footage) | TV |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited) | Film |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Director | Film |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock | Himself | Film |
| 1972 | The Illustrated Hitchcock | Self | Film |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited) | Film |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Director | Film |
| 1969 | Topaz | Man in Wheelchair (uncredited) | Film |
| 1969 | Topaz | Director | Film |
| 1967 | Mondo Hollywood | Film | |
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited) | Film |
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | Director | Film |
| 1964 | Marnie | Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited) | Film |
| 1964 | Marnie | Director | Film |
| 1963 | The Birds | Pet Store Customer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1963 | The Birds | Director | Film |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Self - Host | TV |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | Psycho | Man Outside Office (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | Psycho | Director | Film |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Director | Film |
| 1958 | Vertigo | Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited) | Film |
| 1958 | Vertigo | Director | Film |
| 1957 | One More Mile to Go | Director | Film |
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Director | Film |
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | Director | Film |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry | Passer-by (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Self - Host | TV |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry | Director | Film |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Rear Window | Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | Dial M for Murder | Banquet Member (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | Rear Window | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Dial M for Murder | Director | Film |
| 1953 | I Confess | Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | I Confess | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Man Boarding Train Carrying Double Bass (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Director | Film |
| 1950 | Stage Fright | Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Stage Fright | Director | Film |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn | Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Rope | Man Walking in Street (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Spellbound | Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt | Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Man Passing David on Street (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Suspicion | Man Mailing Letter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Rebecca | Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | The Lady Vanishes | Man in London Railway Station (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Young and Innocent | Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Sabotage | Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed | Film |
| 1935 | The 39 Steps | Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited) | Film |
| 1930 | Murder! | Man on Street (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Blackmail | Man on Subway (uncredited) | Film |
| 1928 | Easy Virtue | Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog | Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | The Ring | Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited) | Film |
| The Fall: Part I | Self (archive footage) | Film | |
| The Fall: Part II | Self (archive footage) | Film |
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