Elia Kazan
Birthday
1909/09/07
Day of death
2003/09/28 (94 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Also know as
Elia Kazanjoglous, 엘리아 카잔, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου, Еліа Казан, Ηλίας Καζάν
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 ...Read more
Acting
(2017) Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) An Actor Named Brando
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) City for Conquest
as 'Googi'
(2001) Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) Blues in the Night
as Nickie Haroyen
(2010) A Letter to Elia
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
as Self
(1982) Elia Kazan: An Outsider
as Self
(1988) Hello Actors Studio
as Self
(1990) Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
(1935) Strangers All
as Protester Calling for a Ballot at Communist Meeting
(2014) Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Faye
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) A Man Named Brando
as Self
(1988) Mist
as Old man in the coffee house
(2014) Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(1969) A New Lifestyle
as Self
(1935) Pie in the Sky
as ---
(1951) The Screen Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1994) Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) I Am Wanda
as Self
(2019) An American Named Kazan
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) Empire City
as Self
(1950) Panic in the Streets
as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
(2006) A Streetcar in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) A Streetcar on Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
as Self (Archive footage)
(1998) Life at Any Cost
as ---
(2005) East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
as Himself
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1975) Apostrophes
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1964) Die Drehscheibe
as Self