Mark Rydell
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday23 March 1929
Died13 August 2026 (age 97)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits53
Biography
Mark Rydell (March 23, 1929 — August 13, 2026) was an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981). Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns, which he…
Senior Entourage
2021 · Mark
Chicanery
2017 · Jack Sobel
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 · Self
A Coup in Camelot
2015 · Executive Producer
Char·ac·ter
2012 · Self
Good Men
2011 · Marcus
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010 · Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · Self
Masters of Science Fiction
2007 · Director
Masters of Science Fiction
2007 · Creator
The Cowboys: Together Again
2007 · Himself
Even Money
2007 · Director
Even Money
2007 · Producer
An Unfinished Life
2005 · Executive Producer
James Dean: Sense Memories
2005 · Self
Everwood
2002 · Jacob Hoffman
Hollywood Ending
2002 · Al
James Dean
2001 · Jack Warner
James Dean
2001 · Director
James Dean
2001 · Executive Producer
A Man Is Mostly Water
2000 · Distributor
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997 · Self
Crime of the Century
1996 · Director
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Intersection
1994 · Director
Intersection
1994 · Producer
For the Boys
1991 · Director
For the Boys
1991 · Executive Producer
The Man in the Moon
1991 · Producer
Havana
1990 · Meyer Lansky
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990 · Self
Punchline
1988 · Romeo
The River
1984 · Director
On Golden Pond
1981 · Director
The Rose
1979 · Director
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976 · Director
Family
1976 · Director
Cinderella Liberty
1973 · Gutteral Mischief (as Marty Augustine)
Cinderella Liberty
1973 · Director
Cinderella Liberty
1973 · Producer
The Long Goodbye
1973 · Marty Augustine
The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys'
1972
The Cowboys
1972 · Director
The Cowboys
1972 · Producer
The Reivers
1969 · Director
The Fox
1967 · Director
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Director
The Long, Hot Summer
1965 · Director
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