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.
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Acting History
2024
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand as Self
2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story as Self - Interviewee
2022Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen as self
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
2019Sid & Judy as Self (voice)
2019Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
2019Hal as Self
2017The River of My Dreams
2015Superstars: The Documentary
2015Making of The Russians are Coming
2014I Am Steve McQueen as Self
2012Pablo as Self
2008A Love Story of Today as Self
2008A Special Kind of Love as Self
2008Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
2008Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound as Self
2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's as Self
2007Private Screenings: Norman Jewison as Director
2006Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family as Self
2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool as Self
2004Tell Them Who You Are as Self
2004Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing as Self
2004Judy Garland: By Myself as Self - Executive Producer (voice)
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited)
2000The Man on Lincoln's Nose as Self
2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Self (uncredited)
1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
1996The Stupids as TV Director
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self
1975From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1973Jesus Christ Superstar as Man (voice) (uncredited)
1971Film '72 as Self
1971Norman Jewison, Film Maker as Self
1970The Landlord as Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1953The Oscars as Self
1949Canadian Pacific as Joe Podge (uncredited)