Steven Spielberg
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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
Credits
Gremlins (1984)
as Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)
Men in Black (1997)
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Jaws (1975)
as Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
as Tourist at Airport (uncredited)
The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
as Self - Filmmaker
Paul (2011)
as Steven Spielberg
Vanilla Sky (2001)
as Self (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
as Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy')
Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Director, 1941 (archive footage)
Altman (2014)
as Self
Forever Hollywood (1999)
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
as Self
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film (2001)
as Self
Music by John Williams (2024)
as Self - Filmmaker
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan (1999)
as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
as Self
Directed by John Ford (1971)
as Self (2009)
Denzel Washington: A Model American (2022)
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
as Self
The E.T. Journals (2012)
as Self
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
as Self
Tales from the Future (2010)
as Self
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend (2008)
as Self
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026)
as Self
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997)
as Self
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy (2025)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)
as Self
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
as Himself
Your Studio and You (1995)
as Backlot Tour Guide
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable (2026)
as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)
as Self
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001)
as Self
Inventing David Geffen (2012)
as Self
Gremlins, an american nightmare! (2026)
as Himself (Footage)
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
as Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
as Self
The Untameable Kirk Douglas (2017)
as Self - Filmmaker
Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)
as Self
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
New England Our Way (1974)
as Self
The Making Of The Goonies (1985)
as Self
Filip and Fredrik meet Steven Spielberg - for a minute (2019)
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004)
as Self
American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000)
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: A Look Back (2002)
as Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
An Oral History of: Schindler's List (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
as Self
Hook: Never, Never Ending (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Adventure Continues (2017)
Actor
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
as Self
Warner at War (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980)
as Self
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Filmmaker
The Making of Poltergeist (1982)
as Self
The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003)
as Self
Voices from the List (2004)
as Self - Host
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004)
as Self - Interviewee
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)
as Self
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)
as Self
Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia (2018)
as Self
Back in Time (2015)
as Self
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Director of JAWS (archive footage)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
as Self
The E.T. Reunion (2002)
as Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' (2008)
as Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
as Self
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
as Self
Blacks and Jews (1997)
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
as Self
In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel (1995)
as Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
as Self
Room 666 (1985)
as Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
The Moviemakers: Spielberg (2023)
as Self - (archive footage)
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
as Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)
as self
The Making of Back to the Future (1986)
as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Something Evil (1972)
as Party Guest
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film (2023)
as Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
as Self
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
as Self
The Stories of West Side Story (2022)
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
as Self
Everything Is Copy (2015)
as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)
as Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped (2008)
as Self
Milius (2013)
as Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
as Self
Double Dare (2004)
as Self
The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997)
as Self
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand (2004)
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
Five Came Back (2017)
as Self
Trumbull Land (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
as Self
Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (2007)
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2002)
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)
as Self
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
as Self
Three Kinds of Close Encounters (2017)
as Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021)
as Self
The Making of 'Jaws' (1995)
as Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
as Self – Executive Producer
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
as Self
Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg (2001)
as Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009)
as Self
Lost in the Garden of the World (1975)
as Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)
as Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
as Self
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984)
as Self
The Making of '1941' (1996)
as Self
In the Teeth of Jaws (1997)
as Self
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams (2002)
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)
as Self
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! (1990)
Actor
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Scarface' (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera (2003)
as Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft (1998)
as himself
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
as Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
as Self
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as (archive footage)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)
as Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
as Self
The Concert for Valor (2014)
as Self
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987)
as Self
Looking Back to the Future (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (2008)
as Self
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009)
as Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus (2012)
as Self
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)
as Self
The Making of 'Band of Brothers' (2001)
as Self (uncredited)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)
as Self
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth (2011)
as Self
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. (1991)
as Self
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit (2003)
as Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
as Self
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)
as Self
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999)
as Self
Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return (2018)
as Self
David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)
as Self
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues (2002)
as Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book (2016)
as Self
UFO's Are Here! (1977)
as Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies (2016)
as Self
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation (2004)
Actor
Jaws: The Inside Story (2010)
as Self
Back to Room 666 (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
as Self
Robert Capa: In Love and War (2003)
as Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries (2018)
as Self
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007)
as Self
Spielberg on Kubrick (1999)
as Self
Video Games: The New Masters of the World (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)
as Self
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams (2011)
as Self
How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit (2017)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004)
as Self
Kubrick Remembered (2014)
as Self
Remembering Stanley Kubrick (1999)
as Self
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
as Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited)
Creating A.I. (2002)
as Self
The Universal Story (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Jaws: The Restoration (2012)
as Self
Searching for Orson (2006)
as Self