Hal Ashby
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 2, 1929, Ogden, Utah, USA
- Died
- December 27, 1988
- Movies
- 22
Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director, Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Editing, and In the Heat of the Night (1967), which earned him an Oscar for the same category.
Ashby received a third Oscar nomination, this time for Best Director, for Coming Home (1978). Other films directed by Ashby include The Landlord (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), The Last Detail (1973), Shampoo (1975), Bound for Glory (1976) and Being There (1979).
Born William Hal Ashby in Ogden, Utah, he grew up in a Mormon household. His tumultuous childhood as part of a dysfunctional family included the divorce of his parents, his father's suicide, and dropping out of high school. Ashby was married and divorced by the time he was 19.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2019 | Hal | Self (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Man Speaking on TV (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Being There | Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Harold and Maude | Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Landlord | Groom in Opening Shot (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2007 | The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews | Director |
| 1988 | Jake's Journey | Director |
| 1986 | 8 Million Ways to Die | Director |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife | Director |
| 1984 | Neil Young: Solo Trans | Director |
| 1982 | Let's Spend the Night Together | Director |
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Director |
| 1981 | The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) | Director |
| 1981 | Second-Hand Hearts | Director |
| 1979 | Being There | Director |
| 1978 | Coming Home | Director |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Director |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Director |
| 1973 | The Last Detail | Director |
| 1971 | Harold and Maude | Director |
| 1970 | The Landlord | Director |
| 1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Producer |
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