Elia Kazan
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-09-07 (94 years old)
Deathday
2003-09-28
Place of Birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Also known As
Elia Kazanjoglous
엘리아 카잔
Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου
Еліа Казан
Ηλίας Καζάν
Elia Kazan
Biography
Elia Kazan ( September 7 , 1909, Kayseri – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American director and actor, described as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". He also produced, and wrote screenplays and novels. Born in the Kayseri, Ottoman Empire to Greek parents, they emigrated to New York when he was four. After two years studying acting at Yale, he acted professionally for eight years before becoming a stage and film director. Kazan co-founded the influential Group Theater in 1932 and Actors Studio in 1947, and together with Lee Strasberg, introduced Method acting to the American stage and cinem...
Acting
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2006
as Self (archive footage)
1940
as 'Googi'
2001
as Self (archive footage)
1941
as Nickie Haroyen
2010
as Self (archive footage)
1995
1982
as Self
1988
as Self
1935
as Protester Calling for a Ballot at Communist Meeting
2014
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2006
as Self
1988
as Old man in the coffee house
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1969
as Self
1935
1951
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
as Self (archive footage)
1980
as Self
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as Self
1950
as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
2006
as Self (archive footage)
2006
as Self (archive footage)
2003
as Self (Archive footage)
1998
2005
as Himself
Production
1955
as Producer
1955
as Director
1954
as Director
1951
as Director
1952
as Director
1945
as Director
1957
as Producer
1957
as Director
1950
as Director
1947
as Director
1956
as Director
1961
as Producer
1961
as Director
1963
as Producer
1956
as Producer
1949
as Director
1976
as Director
1963
as Director
1963
as Writer
1969
as Novel
1969
as Writer
1947
as Director
1960
as Director
1947
as Director
1953
as Director
1972
as Director
1945
as Co-Director
1937
as Assistant Director
1969
as Producer
1969
as Director
1949
as Additional Writing
1960
as Producer
2001
as Writer
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