Steven Spielberg
Directing
Born: December 18, 1946 (age 79) · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), also beginning his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his theatrical releases. He became a household name with the summer blockbuster Jaws (1975). He continued directing acclaimed escapist box-office hits with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the original Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–1989). He also explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). In 1993, Spielberg directed back-to-back hits with the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film at the time, and the epic historical drama Schindler's List, which has often been ranked among the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter as well as for the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg has since directed the science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005) and Ready Player One (2018); the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017); the comedies Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Terminal (2004); the animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011); the musical West Side Story (2021); and the family drama The Fabelmans (2022). Spielberg co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures, and he has served as a producer for many successful films and television series, among them Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985), An American Tail (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Animaniacs (1993), Freakazoid! (1995), Twister (1996), Band of Brothers (2001) and Transformers (2007). Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films of all time. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2013, Time listed him among the 100 most influential people. In 2023, Spielberg was the recipient of the first-ever Time 100 Impact Award in the US. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Spielberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Back to the Future
1985
Jurassic World
2015
Shrek
2001
Jurassic Park
1993
Schindler's List
1993
Saving Private Ryan
1998
Catch Me If You Can
2002
Ready Player One
2018
Men in Black
1997
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
Photos (17)
Movies (14)
Jaws
Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)
Men in Black
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Tourist at Airport (uncredited)
Gremlins
Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy')
Paul
Steven Spielberg
The Blues Brothers
Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Something Evil
Party Guest
Your Studio and You
Backlot Tour Guide
Warner at War
Narrator (voice)
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited)
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
The Joe Spinell Story
(archive footage)
TV Shows (6)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Audience Member (uncredited) · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Tiny Toon Adventures
White Rabbit (voice) · 1 eps
Tiny Toon Adventures
Steven Spielberg (voice) · 1 eps
The Tracey Ullman Show
1 eps
Self / Appearances (203)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 2 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · 1 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 4 eps
The Oscars
Self · 12 eps
The South Bank Show
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Mr. Scorsese
Self · 5 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Vanilla Sky
Self (uncredited)
The Bloody Hundredth
Self - Filmmaker
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Co-Writer, Producer · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director, Jurassic Park · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · 2 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Director, 1941 (archive footage)
Primetime Glick
Self · 1 eps
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · 5 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
The Directors
Self · 1 eps
Some Good News
Self · 1 eps
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 3 eps
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Self
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
Legends of Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
Himself · 3 eps
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · 9 eps
Challenger: The Final Flight
Self - Director "Close Encounters" (archive footage) · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Five Came Back
Self · 3 eps
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director of JAWS (archive footage)
Spielberg
Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Altman
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Forever Hollywood
Self
Back in Time
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
Directed by John Ford
Self (2009)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Filmmaker
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
The 90s Greatest
self · 10 eps
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
A Century of Cinema
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Everything Is Copy
Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Filmmaker
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
Self
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self (uncredited)
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Self
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
Room 666
Self
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Double Dare
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
Inventing David Geffen
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
Milius
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
Five Came Back
Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Executive Producer
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
Tales from the Future
Self
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Self
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Self
An Oral History of: Schindler's List
Self (archive footage)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Self
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
The 'E.T.' Journals
Self
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Self
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
Self
The Making of '1941'
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
American Beauty: Look Closer...
Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
Self
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Self - Interviewee
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
The Concert for Valor
Self
Video Games: The New Masters of the World
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
New England Our Way
Self
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Self
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
Voices from the List
Self - Host
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
Self
Kubrick Remembered
Self
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
Self
The Making of 'Scarface'
Self (archive footage)
The Making Of The Goonies
Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
The Making of Back to the Future
Self
Spielberg on Spielberg
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Self
Jaws: The Inside Story
Self
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Himself (Footage)
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
Robert Capa: In Love and War
Self
The Making of Poltergeist
Self
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
Self
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Self
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Self
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Self
Filip and Fredrik meet Steven Spielberg - for a minute
Self
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
Self (archive footage)
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
Blacks and Jews
Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
UFO's Are Here!
Self
Searching for Orson
Self
The Moviemakers: Spielberg
Self - (archive footage)
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'
Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: A Look Back
Self
Jaws: The Restoration
Self
Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Spielberg on Kubrick
Self
Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Self
In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel
Self
The E.T. Reunion
Self
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
Self
How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (51)
Disclosure Day
Director
Columbo
Director
Schindler's List
Director
Saving Private Ryan
Director
The Name of the Game
Director
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director
Night Gallery
Director
Jaws
Director
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Director
Catch Me If You Can
Director
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Director
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Director
Amazing Stories
Director
War of the Worlds
Director
The Adventures of Tintin
Director
Bridge of Spies
Director
Ready Player One
Director
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Director
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Director
Jurassic Park
Director
Hook
Director
The Terminal
Director
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Director
Minority Report
Director
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Director
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Director
The BFG
Director
The Fabelmans
Director
Lincoln
Director
Munich
Director
War Horse
Director
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Director
West Side Story
Director
Duel
Director
The Post
Director
The Color Purple
Director
1941
Director
Empire of the Sun
Director
Always
Director
The Sugarland Express
Director
Night Gallery
Director
Something Evil
Director
Amazing Stories
Director
The Psychiatrist
Director
Savage!
Director
The Unfinished Journey
Director
Amistad
Director
A Timeless Call
Director
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Director
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Director
Amblin'
Director
Writing (20)
Disclosure Day
Story
United States of Tara
Writer
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Screenplay
Amazing Stories
Writer
Amazing Stories
Story
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
The Goonies
Story
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Writer
The Fabelmans
Writer
Poltergeist
Screenplay
Poltergeist
Story
What Lies Beneath
Idea
Poltergeist
Original Film Writer
The Sugarland Express
Story
Amazing Stories
Story
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Story
Vanessa in the Garden
Writer
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Story
Amblin'
Writer
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Story
Producing (164)
Disclosure Day
Producer
Cape Fear
Executive Producer
Jurassic World Rebirth
Executive Producer
Falling Skies
Executive Producer
Schindler's List
Producer
Animaniacs
Executive Producer
Shrek
Executive Producer
Band of Brothers
Executive Producer
Halo
Executive Producer
Back to the Future
Executive Producer
Under the Dome
Executive Producer
Jurassic World Dominion
Executive Producer
Saving Private Ryan
Producer
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Executive Producer
seaQuest DSV
Producer
Real Steel
Executive Producer
Animaniacs
Executive Producer
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Executive Producer
Masters of the Air
Executive Producer
United States of Tara
Executive Producer
The Pacific
Executive Producer
Jurassic World
Executive Producer
Catch Me If You Can
Producer
Pinky and the Brain
Executive Producer
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Producer
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Executive Producer
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Executive Producer
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Producer
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Executive Producer
Amazing Stories
Producer
Amazing Stories
Executive Producer
Smash
Executive Producer
Men in Black
Executive Producer
Back to the Future Part II
Executive Producer
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Tintin
Producer
Transformers: The Last Knight
Executive Producer
Freakazoid!
Executive Producer
Bridge of Spies
Producer
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
Executive Producer
Ready Player One
Producer
Hamnet
Producer
Men in Black: International
Executive Producer
Transformers One
Executive Producer
Extant
Executive Producer
Tiny Toon Adventures
Executive Producer
Back to the Future Part III
Executive Producer
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Executive Producer
The Terminal
Producer
Monster House
Executive Producer
Deep Impact
Executive Producer
Men in Black II
Executive Producer
The Goonies
Executive Producer
Bumblebee
Executive Producer
Eagle Eye
Executive Producer
Gremlins
Executive Producer
The Mask of Zorro
Executive Producer
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Executive Producer
Twisters
Executive Producer
The Dinosaurs
Executive Producer
Amazing Stories
Executive Producer
Twister
Executive Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
Executive Producer
The Lovely Bones
Executive Producer
The BFG
Producer
Men in Black 3
Executive Producer
The Legend of Zorro
Executive Producer
Tiny Toons Looniversity
Executive Producer
Terra Nova
Executive Producer
The Fabelmans
Producer
Taken
Executive Producer
True Grit
Executive Producer
Casper
Executive Producer
Super 8
Producer
First Man
Executive Producer
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Executive Producer
The Bloody Hundredth
Executive Producer
Lincoln
Producer
Munich
Producer
War Horse
Producer
Poltergeist
Producer
Letters from Iwo Jima
Producer
The Land Before Time
Executive Producer
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Producer
Life on Our Planet
Executive Producer
West Side Story
Producer
Minority Report
Executive Producer
Memoirs of a Geisha
Producer
The Post
Producer
Transformers
Executive Producer
Into the West
Executive Producer
The Nine
Producer
The Color Purple
Producer
Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain
Executive Producer
The Money Pit
Executive Producer
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Producer
High Incident
Producer
Innerspace
Executive Producer
An American Tail
Executive Producer
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Executive Producer
Hereafter
Executive Producer
*batteries not included
Executive Producer
The Color Purple
Producer
Empire of the Sun
Producer
Flags of Our Fathers
Producer
Music by John Williams
Producer
The River
Executive Producer
Balto
Executive Producer
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Producer
Maestro
Producer
Arachnophobia
Executive Producer
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Executive Producer
Dreams
Executive Producer
Joe Versus the Volcano
Executive Producer
Used Cars
Executive Producer
Always
Producer
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure
Executive Producer
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
Executive Producer
Young Sherlock Holmes
Executive Producer
Class of '96
Producer
All the Way
Executive Producer
Five Came Back
Executive Producer
Lucky 7
Executive Producer
On the Lot
Producer
Faces
Production Assistant
Trail Mix-Up
Executive Producer
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Executive Producer
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Producer
Family Dog
Producer
Oslo
Executive Producer
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Executive Producer
Fudge
Producer
Dad
Executive Producer
Semper Fi
Executive Producer
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Executive Producer
Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero
Executive Producer
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Executive Producer
Why We Hate
Executive Producer
Continental Divide
Executive Producer
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
Executive Producer
The Last Days
Executive Producer
Return to Jurassic Park
Executive Producer
Return to Jurassic Park
Producer
Tummy Trouble
Executive Producer
Locke & Key
Executive Producer
A Wish for Wings That Work
Executive Producer
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
Executive Producer
Five Came Back
Executive Producer
SeaQuest DSV
Executive Producer
Amistad
Producer
Tiny Toon Spring Break
Executive Producer
Broken Silence
Production Manager
I Only Wanted to Live
Executive Producer
I'm Mad
Executive Producer
Shooting War
Producer
Vanessa in the Garden
Executive Producer
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Class of '61
Executive Producer
Voices from the List
Executive Producer
Price for Peace
Producer
Finding Oscar
Executive Producer
Spell Your Name
Producer
Auschwitz
Producer
Jurassic Park III
Executive Producer
Other Crew (30)
Frankenstein
Thanks
Amazing Stories
Creator
The Goonies
Presenter
Gremlins
Presenter
Amazing Stories
Creator
The Land Before Time
Presenter
West Side Story
Title Designer
Into the West
Creator
High Incident
Creator
Innerspace
Presenter
Invasion America
Creator
Lost Souls
Thanks
On the Lot
Creator
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Thanks
The Spot
Thanks
The Draft!
Thanks
Return to Jurassic Park
Presenter
DeGenerazione
Thanks
Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence
Thanks
Broken Silence
Creator
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Thanks
Abdulladzhan, or Dedicated to Steven Spielberg
In Memory Of
Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
Shooting War
Editor
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Thanks
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Thanks
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Thanks
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Thanks
Amblin'
Editor
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
Thanks