William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Filmography

As Cast

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024)
as Self
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
as Self
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons (2022)
as Self
Algren (2021)
as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Fellini of the Spirits (2020)
as Self
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019)
as Self
The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)
as Self
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story (2018)
as Self
Return to the Genre (2016)
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn (2015)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
as Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)
as Self
A Fuller Life (2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
as Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)
as Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus (2012)
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
as Self
Miller's Tale (2011)
as Self
Making the Boys (2011)
as Self
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist (2010)
as Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now (2010)
as Self
Godard Made in USA (2010)
as Self
Anatomy of a Chase (2009)
as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
as Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)
as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)
as Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009)
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)
as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)
as Self
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (2008)
as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
as Self
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen (2007)
as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)
as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)
as Self
The History of 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self
Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
Shadows of Suspense (2006)
as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
A Little Solitaire (2004)
as Self
Leçon de Cinéma (2004)
as Self
Filming “The Hunted” (2003)
as Self
Pursuing “The Hunted” (2003)
as Self
The Cutting Edge (2003)
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
as Self
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003)
as Self
Narc: The Friedkin Connection (2003)
as Self
Through the Night with... (2002)
as Self
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection (2001)
as Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)
as Self
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
as Self - Director
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)
as Self
Without Limits (1998)
as TV Director
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
as Self
Hollywood Halloween (1997)
as Self
Fear in the Dark (1991)
as Self
The Simpsons (1989)
as Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1986)
as Self
Conversation with Fritz Lang (1975)
as Self
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist (1974)
as Self

As Crew

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)
Teleplay, Director
The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)
Director, Writer
Verdi Aida (2015)
Stage Director
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Director
Killer Joe (2012)
Director
Bug (2007)
Director
The Painter's Voice (2007)
Director
The Hunted (2003)
Director
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Director
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Director
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
Thanks
12 Angry Men (1997)
Director
Jade (1995)
Director
Blue Chips (1994)
Director
Jailbreakers (1994)
Director
Rebel Highway (1994)
Director
The Guardian (1990)
Director, Screenplay
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Director
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988)
Director, Story, Executive Producer
Rampage (1987)
Director, Writer, Producer
C.A.T. Squad (1986)
Executive Producer, Director
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1986)
Director
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Director, Screenplay
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Director
Deal of the Century (1983)
Director
Cruising (1980)
Writer, Director
The Brink's Job (1978)
Director
Sorcerer (1977)
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Conversation with Fritz Lang (1975)
Director
The Exorcist (1973)
Director
The French Connection (1971)
Director
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Director
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
Director
The Birthday Party (1968)
Director
Good Times (1967)
Director, Screenplay
The Pickle Brothers (1967)
Director
Muggins (1967)
Producer
The Thin Blue Line (1966)
Producer, Director, Story
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965)
Director
The Bold Men (1965)
Director
The People vs. Paul Crump (1962)
Director, Producer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Director