Norman Jewison
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Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Moonstruck (1987), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.
Known for
Credits
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
as Man (voice) (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific (1949)
as Joe Podge (uncredited)
The Stupids (1996)
as TV Director
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
The River of My Dreams (2017)
Actor
I Am Steve McQueen (2014)
as Self
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self - Executive Producer (voice)
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
as Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)
as Self
The Landlord (1970)
as Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
Actor
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison (2007)
as Director
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
as Self
Pablo (2012)
as Self
Hal (2019)
as Self
Sid & Judy (2019)
as Self (voice)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
Norman Jewison, Film Maker (1971)
as Self
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand (2024)
as Self
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family (2006)
as Self
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)
as Self
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)
as self
The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)
as Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
as Self
A Special Kind of Love (2008)
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self
A Love Story of Today (2008)
as Self
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's (2008)
as Self
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (2000)
Actor
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing (2004)
as Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle (1975)
Actor
Superstars: The Documentary (2015)
Actor
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound (2008)
as Self
Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby (2019)
Actor
Making of The Russians are Coming (2015)
Actor