Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty Close Up
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AKA:
Henry Warren Beaty
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
03/30/1937
Birthplace:
Richmond, Virginia
biography
Though his romantic adventures as the womanizer du-jour for over four decades occasionally overshadowed his creative endeavors, Warren Beatty was an actor and Academy Award-winning director and writer who starred in and made some of the most ambitious and influential films of the 1960s into the 1990s. His c.v. may have been shorter than some of his more celebrated peers, but few could boast such films as “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” (1971), “Shampoo” (1975), “Reds” (1981) and “Bugsy” (1991) as their own. Beatty was also deeply involved in liberal politics, befriending Continued
Credits
from original screenplay
2001
Director
1998
Jay Bulworth
1998
screenplay
1998
From Story
1998
Producer
1998
screenplay
1998
George Roundee
1998
Producer
1998
Producer
1990
Director
1990
Dick Tracy
1990
Executive Producer
1987
Producer
1981
Director
1981
John Reed
1981
screenplay
1981
John McCabe
1971
Clyde Barrow
1967
Producer
1967
Harley Rummel
1966
Mickey One
1965
Producer
Producer
Berry-Berry Willart
Nicky
Bud Stamper
screenplay
Producer
Director
Porter Stoddard
Vincent Bruce
Joe Collins
Bugsy Siegel
Joe Pendleton
Barney Lincoln
Lyle Rogers
Joseph Frady
Mike Gambril
screenplay
Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Virginia
1959 
TV series debut as a regular on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"; pulled after three episodes by his agent
1960 
Broadway debut in "A Loss of Roses" by William Inge; nominated for a Tony Award
1961 
Film acting debut in "Splendor in the Grass"; Inge had recommended Beatty to director Elia Kazan
1965 
Had title role in Arthur Penn's "Mickey One"
1967 
First film as producer (also actor), "Bonnie and Clyde"; film nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor
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