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Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, widely regarded as one of the most esteemed figures in cinematic history. Born on December 18, 1946, Spielberg is considered a pioneer of the New Hollywood era and has been creating influential and commercially successful films for over four decades. His vast range of work includes some of the highest-grossing films of all time including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jaws (1975), Jurassic Park (1993), and the Indiana Jones series.
Spielberg's films often explore themes of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances and have won him numerous awards and critical acclaim. Over the course of his career, he has been awarded three Academy Awards, among many others, and in 1995 he received the AFI Life Achievement Award. In 2001, Spielberg received an honorary knighthood, KBE, from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the British film industry. Despite his notable contributions and commercial success, critics have sometimes accused his films of being overly sentimental or conventional.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Steven Allan Spielberg
Born: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: December 18, 1946
Occupations: Film director, Producer, Screenwriter
Years Active: 1969-present
Children: 6
Spouses: Amy Irving, Kate Capshaw
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Awards and Nominations Received by Steven Spielberg
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Movies Featuring Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Lincoln
Minority Report
Munich
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Catch Me If You Can
West Side Story
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Post
The Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
Amistad
Bridge of Spies
Jaws
The Sugarland Express
The BFG
The Fabelmans
Saving Private Ryan
Empire of the Sun
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
War of the Worlds
The Terminal
Ready Player One
Always
The Color Purple
Hook
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Duel
1941
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Jaws: The Inside Story
Tales from the Future
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Inventing David Geffen
Milius
And the Oscar Goes To…
Altman
Return to Jurassic Park
On Set With Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The ‘E.T.’ Journals
Kubrick Remembered
AFI’s Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Back in Time
Five Came Back
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Spielberg
Schindler’s List: 25 Years Later
Mike Nichols: An American Master
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Video Games: The New Masters of the World
Trumbull Land
Filip och Fredrik träffar Steven Spielberg - i en minut
The Making of ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
The Joe Spinell Story
The Making of ‘Band of Brothers’
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Kurosawa
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Voices from the List
Artifact from the Future: The Making of ‘THX 1138’
Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
American Beauty: Look Closer…
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Making ‘Saving Private Ryan’
‘Saving Private Ryan’: Boot Camp
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
50 Films to See Before You Die
AFI: 100 Years… 100 Movies… 10th Anniversary Edition
Fog City Mavericks
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Robert Capa: In Love and War
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
The Sci-Fi Boys
Searching for Orson
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making ‘A Clockwork Orange’
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
View from the Overlook: Crafting ‘The Shining’
Spielberg on Spielberg
Martin Scorsese Directs
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
The Blues Brothers
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Making of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
The Making of Poltergeist
David Lean: A Life in Film
The Making of ‘The Goonies’
Here’s Looking At You, Warner Bros.
Room 666
Amazing Stories
The Making of Back to the Future
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Something’s Coming: West Side Story
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Denzel Washington: A Model American
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Où est parti E.T. ? L’Enfance selon Spielberg
The Moviemakers: Spielberg
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
The Stories of West Side Story
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
A Century of Cinema
Night Gallery
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
Lost in the Garden of the World
Directed by John Ford
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
A Timeless Call
The Making of ‘1941’
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Forever Hollywood
In the Teeth of Jaws
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing ‘The Godfather’
The Making of ‘The Lost World’
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and ‘Eyes Wide Shut’
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Spielberg on Kubrick
The Unfinished Journey
Something Evil
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
The Making of ‘Jaws’
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy
Savage
Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre
The Universal Story
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Warner at War
Your Studio and You
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Amblin’
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
The Making of ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’
Back to Room 666
Career Timeline
Track the complete movie timeline of Steven Spielberg, including all film releases, career breakthroughs, and notable roles. Follow their journey from early performances to recent blockbusters and upcoming projects.
2024
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre
Self - cineast (archive)
2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
Où est parti E.T. ? L’Enfance selon Spielberg
Self (archive footage)
The Moviemakers: Spielberg
Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
2022
The Fabelmans
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Self
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
2021
West Side Story
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Something’s Coming: West Side Story
Self
2019
Filip och Fredrik träffar Steven Spielberg - i en minut
Self
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
2018
Ready Player One
Schindler’s List: 25 Years Later
Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
2016
The BFG
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
Video Games: The New Masters of the World
Self (archive footage)
2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Milius
Self
Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
2012
Lincoln
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
Inventing David Geffen
Self
On Set With Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Self (archive footage)
The ‘E.T.’ Journals
Self
2011
The Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
AFI’s Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
Self
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2010
Jaws: The Inside Story
Self
Tales from the Future
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2009
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
A Timeless Call
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing ‘The Godfather’
Self
Warner at War
Narrator (voice)
Back to Room 666
Self (archive footage)
2007
AFI: 100 Years… 100 Movies… 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making ‘A Clockwork Orange’
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting ‘The Shining’
Self
Spielberg on Spielberg
Self
2005
Munich
War of the Worlds
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
2004
The Terminal
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Voices from the List
Self - Host
Artifact from the Future: The Making of ‘THX 1138’
Self
Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
Making ‘Saving Private Ryan’
Self
‘Saving Private Ryan’: Boot Camp
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Self - Interviewee
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Self
2003
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
Self
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
self
Robert Capa: In Love and War
Self
2002
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Self
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Self
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Making of ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
Self
The Joe Spinell Story
(archive footage)
The Making of ‘Band of Brothers’
Self (uncredited)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Self
2000
Kurosawa
Self (archive footage)
American Beauty: Look Closer…
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
1999
Forever Hollywood
Self
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and ‘Eyes Wide Shut’
Self
Spielberg on Kubrick
Self
The Unfinished Journey
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Amistad
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
The Making of ‘The Lost World’
Self
1996
The Making of ‘1941’
Self
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
The Making of ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’
Self
1995
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
Self
The Making of ‘Jaws’
Self
Your Studio and You
Backlot Tour Guide
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
Self
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
Self
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