List of film director and actor collaborations: Difference between revisions

Some [[film director]]s and actors have collaborated together numerous times and have become noteworthy for their partnerships. Note: In some instances, the body of work is too extensive to list all the films on which they worked together.

 

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| {{sort|Allen, Woody|[[Woody Allen]]}}

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| {{sort|Auberjonois, René|[[René Auberjonois]]}}

| ''[[Brewster McCloud]]'' (1970), ''[[MASH (film)|MASH]]'' (1970), ''[[McCabe & Mrs. Miller]]'' (1971), ''[[Images (film)|Images]]'' (1972), ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992)

| {{sort|Gibson, Henry|[[Henry Gibson]]}}

| ''[[The Long Goodbye (film)|The Long Goodbye]]'' (1973), ''[[Nashville (film)|Nashville]]'' (1975), ''[[A Perfect Couple]]'' (1979), ''[[Health (film)|Health]]'' (1980)

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| {{sort|Anderson, Paul Thomas|[[Paul Thomas Anderson]]}}

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| {{sort|Murray, Bill|[[Bill Murray]]}}

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| {{sort|Wilson, Owen|[[Owen Wilson]]}}

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| {{sort|Antonioni, Michelangelo|[[Michelangelo Antonioni]]}}

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| {{sort|Sydow, Max von|[[Max von Sydow]]}}

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| {{sort|Ullmann, Liv|[[Liv Ullmann]]}}

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| {{sort|Boetticher, Budd|[[Budd Boetticher]]}}

| {{sort|Browning, Tod|[[Tod Browning]]}}

| {{sort|Chaney, Lon|[[Lon Chaney]]}}

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| {{sort|Depp, Johnny|[[Johnny Depp]]}}

| ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994), ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999), ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005), ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007), ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010), ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012)

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| rowspan="2" | {{sort|Cameron, James|[[James Cameron]]}}

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| {{sort|Schwarzenegger, Arnold|[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]}}

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| {{sort|Carax, Leos|[[Leos Carax]]}}

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| {{sort|Russell, Kurt|[[Kurt Russell]]}}

| ''[[Elvis (1979 film)|Elvis]]'' (1979, TV), ''[[Escape from New York]]'' (1981), ''[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]'' (1982), ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'' (1986), ''[[Escape from L.A.]]'' (1996)

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| {{sort|Rowlands, Gena|[[Gena Rowlands]]}}

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| {{sort|Chabrol, Claude|[[Claude Chabrol]]}}

| {{sort|Audran, Stéphane|[[Stéphane Audran]]}}

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| {{sort|McDormand, Frances|[[Frances McDormand]]}}

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|rowspan="3"| {{sort|Coppola, Francis Ford|[[Francis Ford Coppola]]}}

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| {{sort|Keaton, Diane|[[Diane Keaton]]}}

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| {{sort|Pacino, Al|[[Al Pacino]]}}

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| {{sort|Coppola, Sofia|[[Sofia Coppola]]}}

| {{sort|Dunst, Kirsten|[[Kirsten Dunst]]}}

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| {{sort|Coogler, Ryan|[[Ryan Coogler]]}}

| {{sort|Jordan, Michael B.|[[Michael B. Jordan]]}}

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| rowspan="2" |{{sort|del Toro, Guillermo|[[Guillermo del Toro]]}}

| {{sort|Jones, Doug|[[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]]}}

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| {{sort|Perlman, Ron|[[Ron Perlman]]}}

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| {{sort|Freeman, Morgan|[[Morgan Freeman]]}}

|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/9495/celebrity-collaborations/304254|title=Morgan Freeman & Clint Eastwood from Celebrity Collaborations|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/morgan-freeman-and-clint-eastwood-together-again-for-invictus/|title=Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood, together again for "Invictus"|last=Germain|first=David|date=2009-12-09|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref>

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|[[Marcello Mastroianni]]

|''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' (1960), ''[[8½]]'' (1963), ''[[Roma (1972 film)|Roma]]'' (1972), ''[[La città delle donne]]'' (1980), ''[[Ginger and Fred|Ginger e Fred]]'' (1986), ''[[Intervista]]'' (1987)

|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zeit.de/1996/01/marcello.txt.19961227.xml/seite-2|title=Ein Nachruf auf Marcello Mastroianni: Der Mann, der alle Männer war|last=Kilb|first=Andreas|date=1995-12-29|work=Die Zeit|access-date=2019-10-04|language=de-DE|issn=0044-2070}}</ref>

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|[[Giulietta Masina]]

|''[[Variety Lights|Luci del varietà]]'' (1950), ''[[The White Sheik|Lo sceicco bianco]]'' (1952), ''[[La strada]]'' (1954), ''[[Il bidone]]'' (1955), ''[[Nights of Cabiria|Le notti di Cabiria]]'' (1957), ''[[Juliet of the Spirits]]'' (1965), ''[[Ginger and Fred|Ginger e Fred]]'' (1986)

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| {{sort|Fincher, David|[[David Fincher]]}}

| {{sort|Pitt, Brad|[[Brad Pitt]]}}

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|rowspan="3"| {{sort|Ford, John|[[John Ford]]}}

| {{sort|Carey, Harry|[[Harry Carey (actor)|Harry Carey]]}}

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| {{sort|Wayne, John|[[John Wayne]]}}

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| {{sort|Fuqua, Atoine|[[Antoine Fuqua]]}}

| {{sort|Washington, Denzel|[[Denzel Washington]]}}

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| {{sort|Godard, Jean-Luc|[[Jean-Luc Godard]]}}

| {{sort|Karina, Anna|[[Anna Karina]]}}

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| {{sort|Grant, Cary|[[Cary Grant]]}}

| ''[[Suspicion (1941 film)|Suspicion]]'' (1941), ''[[Notorious (1946 film)|Notorious]]'' (1946), ''[[To Catch a Thief]]'' (1955), ''[[North by Northwest]]'' (1959)

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| {{sort|Stewart, James|[[James Stewart]]}}

| ''[[Rope (film)|Rope]]'' (1948), ''[[Rear Window]]'' (1954), ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956), ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' (1958)

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| {{sort|Holofcener, Nicole|[[Nicole Holofcener]]}}

| {{sort|Keener, Catherine|[[Catherine Keener]]}}

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| {{sort|Kurosawa, Akira|[[Akira Kurosawa]]}}

| {{sort|Mifune, Toshiro|[[Toshiro Mifune]]}}

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| {{sort|Washington, Denzel|[[Denzel Washington]]}}

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| {{sort|Linklater, Richard|[[Richard Linklater]]}}

| {{sort|Hawke, Ethan|[[Ethan Hawke]]}}

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| {{sort|McKay, Adam|[[Adam McKay]]}}

| {{sort|Ferrell, Will|[[Will Ferrell]]}}

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| {{sort|McQueen, Steve|[[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]}}

| {{sort|Fassbender, Michael|[[Michael Fassbender]]}}

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| {{sort|Nichols, Jeff|[[Jeff Nichols]]}}

| {{sort|Shannon, Michael|[[Michael Shannon]]}}

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| {{sort|Bale, Christian|[[Christian Bale]]}}

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| {{sort|Hara, Setsuko|[[Setsuko Hara]]}}

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| {{sort|Campbell, Bruce|[[Bruce Campbell]]}}

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| {{sort|Reichardt, Kelly|[[Kelly Reichardt]]}}

| {{sort|Williams, Michelle|[[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]]}}

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| {{sort|Lawrence, Jennifer|[[Jennifer Lawrence]]}}

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| {{sort|De Niro, Robert|[[Robert De Niro]]}}

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| {{sort|DiCaprio, Leonardo|[[Leonardo DiCaprio]]}}

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| {{sort|Scott, Ridley|[[Ridley Scott]]}}

| ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000), ''[[A Good Year]]'' (2006), ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' (2007), ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'' (2008), ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (2010)

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| {{sort|Smith, Kevin|[[Kevin Smith]]}}

| {{sort|Affleck, Ben|[[Ben Affleck]]}}

|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/9495/celebrity-collaborations/304253|title=Ben Affleck & Kevin Smith from Celebrity Collaborations|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref>

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|rowspan="3"| {{sort|Soderbergh, Steven|[[Steven Soderbergh]]}}

| {{sort|Clooney, George|[[George Clooney]]}}

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| {{sort|Tatum, Channing|[[Channing Tatum]]}}

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| {{sort|Hanks, Tom|[[Tom Hanks]]}}

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|rowspan="2"| {{sort|Tarantino, Quentin|[[Quentin Tarantino]]}}

| {{sort|Truffaut, Francois|[[François Truffaut]]}}

| {{sort|Léaud, Jean-Pierre|[[Jean-Pierre Léaud]]}}

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| {{sort|Whedon, Joss|[[Joss Whedon]]}}

| {{sort|Fillion, Nathan|[[Nathan Fillion]]}}

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| {{sort|Woo, John|[[John Woo]]}}

| {{sort|Chow, Yun-Fat|[[Chow Yun-Fat]]}}

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| {{sort|Pegg, Simon|[[Simon Pegg]]}}

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| {{sort|Wright, Joe|[[Joe Wright]]}}

| {{sort|Knightley, Keira|[[Keira Knightley]]}}

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<ref name="filmcomment">{{cite magazine | author=Staff | url=https://www.filmcomment.com/article/20-best-actor-director-collaborations/ | title=Trivial Top 20: Best Actor/Director Collaborations | magazine=[[Film Comment]] | date=September–October 2013 | accessdate=September 9, 2019 }}</ref>

<ref name="indiewire">{{cite news | author=Staff | url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/07/10-great-modern-day-actordirector-collaborations-95947/ | title=10 Great Modern Day Actor/Director Collaborations | work=[[IndieWire]] | date=July 17, 2013 | accessdate=September 9, 2019 }}</ref>

<ref name="syfy">{{cite news | last=Bernardin | first=Marc | url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/7_greatest_actor_director | title=7 greatest actor-director collaborations in sci-fi movies and TV | work=[[Syfy]] | date=December 14, 2012 | accessdate=September 9, 2019 }}</ref>

<ref name="vh1">{{cite news | last=McPadden | first=Mike | url=http://www.vh1.com/news/248286/most-influential-actor-director-movie-combos/ | title=It Takes Two: The 15 Most Influential Actor-Director Movie Combos of All Time | work=[[VH1]] | date=March 3, 2016 | accessdate=September 9, 2019 }}</ref>

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[[Category:Lists of film directors|Actor Collaborations]]