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Don Siegel

Highest Rated: 100% Crime in the Streets (1956)

Lowest Rated: 40% Into the Night (1985)

Birthday: Oct 26, 1912

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

The montage department at Warner Bros. gave producer-director Don Siegel the necessary tools to impart his signature economical, action-driven style that made films like "Riot on Cell Block 11" (1954), "Invasion of the Body Snatcher" (1955), "The Killers" (1964), "Dirty Harry" (1971) and "Charley Varrick" (1973) such high water marks in the crime and thriller genres. Though Siegel disavowed any notable style, his films were earmarked by their brisk pace, uncompromising violence, and heroes that frequently followed the same moral path as their villains. Siegel's strongest pictures were in collaboration with "Harry" star Clint Eastwood, whose own prominence was boosted by his work with the director in "Coogan's Bluff" (1968) and "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979), among others. There was no denying that Siegel's four-decade career generated some of the most enjoyable and mature crime dramas to come from Hollywood.

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Highest rated movies

100% 39% Crime in the Streets
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100% 76% Riot in Cell Block 11
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97% 85% Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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95% 50% Coogan's Bluff
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91% 71% Flaming Star
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90% 72% The Beguiled
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86% 74% Hell Is for Heroes
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86% 83% The Lineup
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Don Siegel

Don Siegel TELEFON, from left, Charles Bronson, director Don Siegel, on location in Finland, 1977 TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA, from left: director Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood on set, 1970, tmfss1970ce-fsct002(tmfss1970ce-fsct002) THE BLACK WINDMILL, Executive Producers Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, Director Don Siegel, 1974. FLAMING STAR, Elvis Presley, Director Don Siegel, 1960. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Director Don Siegel, 1956. PLAY MISTY FOR ME, Don Siegel, 1971 RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11, Director Don Siegel, Producer Walter Wanger, 1954. DIRTY HARRY, Clint Eastwood, director Don Siegel on set, 1971 COOGAN'S BLUFF, from left: director Don Siegel, CLint Eastwood, Melodie Johnson, on set, 1968 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
40% 49% Into the Night Embarrassed Man (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 29% Jinxed! Director - 1982
No Score Yet 17% Rough Cut Director - 1980
97% 85% Escape From Alcatraz Director,
Producer 		- 1979
44% 47% Telefon Director - 1977
81% 88% The Shootist Director - 1976
57% 36% The Black Windmill Director,
Producer 		- 1974
82% 83% Charley Varrick Director,
Producer 		- 1973
90% 72% The Beguiled Director,
Producer 		- 1971
85% 72% Play Misty for Me Murphy (Character) - 1971
89% 90% Dirty Harry Director,
Producer 		- 1971
71% 73% Two Mules for Sister Sara Director - 1970
83% 54% Death of a Gunfighter Director - 1969
95% 50% Coogan's Bluff Director,
Producer 		- 1968
77% 49% Madigan Director - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stranger on the Run Director - 1967
80% 71% The Killers Director,
Producer 		- 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hanged Man Director - 1964
86% 74% Hell Is for Heroes Director - 1962
91% 71% Flaming Star Director - 1960
No Score Yet 57% Edge of Eternity Director - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hound-Dog Man Director - 1959
86% 83% The Lineup Director - 1958
No Score Yet 33% The Gun Runners Director - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spanish Affair Director - 1958
No Score Yet 50% Baby Face Nelson Director - 1957
97% 85% Invasion of the Body Snatchers Director - 1956
100% 39% Crime in the Streets Director - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Annapolis Story Director - 1955
No Score Yet 69% Private Hell 36 Director - 1954
100% 76% Riot in Cell Block 11 Director - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet China Venture Director - 1953
No Score Yet 21% Count the Hours Director - 1953
No Score Yet 44% The Duel at Silver Creek Director - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Time for Flowers Director - 1952
No Score Yet 50% Night Unto Night Director - 1949
67% 63% The Big Steal Director - 1949
No Score Yet 71% The Verdict Director - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Star in the Night Director - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hitler Lives Director - 1945

TV

Credit
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Director 1964 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud 2nd Sergeant (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lloyd Bridges Show Director 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bus Stop Director 1961