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Norman Jewison

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
41

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 21, 1926 (99 years old)

Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Norman Jewison

Biography

Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre.

Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Moonstruck (1987), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.

Known For

Directing

2003The Statement...Director
2001Dinner with Friends...Director
1999Funny Is Money...Director
1999The Hurricane...Director
1996Bogus...Director
1995Picture Windows...Director
1995Picture Windows: Soir Bleu...Director
1994Only You...Director
1991Other People's Money...Director
1989In Country...Director
1987Moonstruck...Director
1985Agnes of God...Director
1984A Soldier's Story...Director
1982Best Friends...Director
1979...And Justice for All...Director
1978F.I.S.T....Director
1975Rollerball...Director
1973Jesus Christ Superstar...Director
1971Fiddler on the Roof...Director
1969Gaily, Gaily...Director
1968The Thomas Crown Affair...Director
1967In the Heat of the Night...Director
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!...Director
1965The Cincinnati Kid...Director
1965The Art of Love...Director
1964Send Me No Flowers...Director
1963The Thrill of It All...Director
196240 Pounds of Trouble...Director
1962The Judy Garland Show...Director
1962The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe...Director
1961The Million Dollar Incident...Director
1960The Fabulous Fifties...Director
1959The Big Party...Director

Production

2003The Statement...Producer
2001Dinner with Friends...Executive Producer
2001Walter and Henry...Executive Producer
1999The Hurricane...Producer
1996Bogus...Producer
1995Picture Windows: Soir Bleu...Executive Producer
1995Picture Windows: Language of the Heart...Executive Producer
1995Picture Windows: Armed Response...Executive Producer
1995Dance Me Outside...Executive Producer
1994Picture Windows: Song of Songs...Executive Producer
1994Only You...Producer
1993Geronimo...Executive Producer
1991Other People's Money...Producer
1989In Country...Producer
1989The January Man...Producer
1987Moonstruck...Producer
1985Agnes of God...Producer
1984A Soldier's Story...Producer
1984Iceman...Producer
1982Best Friends...Producer
1980The Dogs of War...Executive Producer
1979...And Justice for All...Producer
1978F.I.S.T....Producer
1975Rollerball...Producer
1974Billy Two Hats...Producer
1973Jesus Christ Superstar...Producer
1971Fiddler on the Roof...Producer
1970The Landlord...Producer
1969Gaily, Gaily...Producer
1968The Thomas Crown Affair...Producer
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!...Producer
1962The Judy Garland Show...Producer

Crew

1991Highway 61...Thanks

Writing

1978F.I.S.T....Screenplay
1973Jesus Christ Superstar...Screenplay

Acting

2024Once Upon a Time Michel Legrandas Self
2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Storyas Self - Interviewee
2022Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screenas self
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monsteras Self
2019Sid & Judyas Self (voice)
2019Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashbyas
2019Halas Self
2017The River of My Dreamsas
2015Superstars: The Documentaryas
2015Making of The Russians are Comingas
2014I Am Steve McQueenas Self
2012Pabloas Self
2008A Special Kind of Loveas Self
2008Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truthas Self
2008A Love Story of Todayas Self
2008Quincy Jones: Breaking New Soundas Self
2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60'sas Self
2007Private Screenings: Norman Jewisonas Director
2006Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Familyas Self
2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Coolas Self
2004Tell Them Who You Areas Self
2004Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editingas Self
2004Judy Garland: By Myselfas Self - Executive Producer (voice)
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Storiesas Self
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Filmas Self (uncredited)
2000The Man on Lincoln's Noseas Self
2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright Lightas
2000Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'as
1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burnas Self (uncredited)
1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgsas Self
1996The Stupidsas TV Director
1994Inside the Actors Studioas Self
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas Self
1975From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circleas
1973Jesus Christ Superstaras Man (voice) (uncredited)
1971Film '72as Self
1971Norman Jewison, Film Makeras Self
1970The Landlordas Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1953The Oscarsas Self
1949Canadian Pacificas Joe Podge (uncredited)