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"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 3: Episode 29 -- When a policeman is relieved of duty for shooting his gun first and asking questions later, he and his fiancee decide to relocate and begin a new life.
The Guardian (2006) -- Clip: I'm Late
The Hunted (2003) -- Theatrical Preview
The Guardian (2006) -- Clip: You Could Have Been Killed
The French Connection (1971) -- A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.

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Mini Biography:
Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman... more
Trivia:
The night he won his Academy Award for directing The French Connection (1971), he was... more
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Alternate Names:
Billy Friedkin

Filmography

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In Development: What's this?
  1. Dreamt (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. Sunflower (details only on IMDbPro)
Director:
  1. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
    ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
    ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Les experts (Canada: French title)
    ... aka C.S.I. (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka CSI - Tatort Las Vegas (Germany) (Switzerland: German title) [de]
    ... aka Les experts (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
    ... aka A helyszínelõk (Hungary: first season title) [hu]
    ... aka C.S.I. (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka CSI - Den Tätern auf der Spur (Germany: new title) [de]
    ... aka CSI: 2 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan: second season title) [ja]
    ... aka CSI: 3 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan: third season title) [ja]
    ... aka CSI: 4 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan: fourth season title) [ja]
    ... aka CSI: 5 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan: fifth season title) [ja]
    ... aka CSI: 6 Kagaku sôsa han (Japan: sixth season title) [ja]
    ... aka CSI: A helyszínelõk (Hungary: promotional title) [hu]
    ... aka CSI: Crime Sob Investigação (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka CSI: Kagaku sôsa han (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka CSI: Kriminalistid (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka CSI: Scena del crimine (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Escena del crimen (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Helyszínelõk (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Les experts: Las Vegas (France: promotional title) [fr]
    ... aka Ston topo tou eglimatos (Greece) [el]
        - Mascara (2009) TV episode
        - Cockroaches (2007) TV episode
  2. The Painter's Voice (2007) (V)
  3. Bug (2006)
    ... aka Böcek (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Bug - La paranoia è contagiosa (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Peligro en la Intimidad (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Possuídos (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka To mikrovio tou fovou (Greece) [el]
  4. The Hunted (2003)
    ... aka Die Stunde des Jägers (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka La cacería (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
    ... aka Загнанный (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka Baskaldiris (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Caçado (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Chasse à l'homme (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka O Batedor (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka O kynigimenos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Saalistaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka The hunted (La presa) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka The hunted - La preda (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Traqué (France) [fr]
  5. Rules of Engagement (2000)
    ... aka Les règles d'engagement (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Rules - Sekunden der Entscheidung (Germany)
    ... aka Rules of Engagement - Die Regeln des Krieges (Germany: TV title)
    ... aka Compromisso de Honra (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Krigets regler (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Kunniavelka (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka L'enfer du devoir (France) [fr]
    ... aka Reglas de combate (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Reglas de compromiso (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Regole d'onore (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Regras do Jogo (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Regula jocului (Romania) [ro]
    ... aka Regulamin zabijania (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Rules of Engagement (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Vur emri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

  6. 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV)
    ... aka Douze hommes en colère (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka 12 Homens e uma Sentença (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka 12 edsvurna män (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Die 12 Geschworenen (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Die zwölf Geschworenen (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Doce hombres en pugna (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Doce hombres sin piedad: Veredicto final (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Doze Homens E Uma Sentença (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka La parola ai giurati (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Valamiesten ratkaisu (Finland) [fi]
  7. Jade (1995)
    ... aka Jade (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Jade (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Jade (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Jade (France) [fr]
    ... aka Jade (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Jade (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Jade (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Zad (Serbia) [sr]
  8. Jailbreakers (1994) (TV)
    ... aka A Contas com a Justiça (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Los fugitivos (Spain) [es]
  9. "Rebel Highway" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Jailbreakers (1994) TV episode
  10. Blue Chips (1994)
    ... aka Basta vincere (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Blue Chips (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Blue Chips (France: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Blue Chips (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Blue chips - vinna eller försvinna (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Ganar de cualquier manera (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Oi ahtypitoi (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Todo por ganar (Mexico) [es]
  11. "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
    ... aka Cuentos de la cripta (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Les contes de la crypte (Canada: French title) (France: dubbed version) [fr]
    ... aka Berättelser från kryptan (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
    ... aka Contos de Arrepiar (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Geschichten aus der Gruft (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Historias de la cripta (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Istories apo tin krypti (Greece: DVD title) [el]
    ... aka Kauhua kryptasta (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Mesék a kriptából (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Opowiesci z krypty (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Röster från andra sidan graven (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Racconti della cripta (Italy: video title) [it]
    ... aka Racconti di mezzanotte (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sippurim M'Ha-Tzud Ha-Afell (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
        - On a Deadman's Chest (1992) TV episode
  12. The Guardian (1990)
    ... aka Ángel de las sombras (Venezuela: TV title) [es]
    ... aka A Árvore da Maldição (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Dadi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Das Kindermädchen (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Djävulens barnvakt (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka L'albero del male (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La nurse (France) [fr]
    ... aka La tutora (Spain) [es]
    ... aka O Anjo das Sombras (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka O fylakas tou Skotous (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Opiekunka (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Paholaisen lapsenvahti (Finland) [fi]

  13. C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV)
    ... aka Python Wolf
    ... aka C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka C.A.T. 2 - Die Elite schlägt zurück (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dödsskvadronen II (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Grupo Antiterrorista II (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grupo antiterrorista II (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Les hommes du C.A.T. - Commando Python (France) [fr]
  14. Rampage (1987)
    ... aka Anklage Massenmord (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Assassino senza colpa? (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Desbocado (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Le sang du châtiment (France) [fr]
    ... aka Murhaaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Paroxysmos (Greece: TV title) [el]
    ... aka Ritratto di un serial killer (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Síndrome do Mal (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Szalenstwo (Poland) [pl]
  15. C.A.T. Squad (1986) (TV)
    ... aka Stalking Danger
    ... aka C.A.T. - kuoleman partio (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka C.A.T.-Squad - Die Elite schlägt zurück (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Grupo Antiterrorista (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grupo antiterrorista (Spain) [es]
  16. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
    ... aka Police fédérale, Los Angeles (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Viver E Morrer em Los Angeles (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Änglarnas stad (Sweden: video title) [sv]
    ... aka Änglarnas stad - Los Angeles (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Brottsplats Los Angeles (Sweden: TV title) [sv]
    ... aka Elää ja kuolla L.A.:ssa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka L.A. daisosasen -- Ôkami-tachi no machi (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Leben und sterben in L.A. (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka O anthropos apo to Los Angeles (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Vivere e morire a Los Angeles (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vivir y morir en Los Ángeles (Spain) [es]
  17. "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
    ... aka Ai confini della realtà (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Além da Imaginação (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alacakaranlik kusagi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka I zoni tou lykofotos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka La cinquième dimension (France) [fr]
    ... aka La quatrième dimension (France: DVD title) [fr]
    ... aka Más allá de los límites de la realidad (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Unbekannte Dimensionen (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Zona crepusculara (Romania) [ro]
        - Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985) TV episode (segment "Nightcrawlers")
  18. Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1985) (V)
  19. Deal of the Century (1983)
    ... aka Das Bombengeschäft (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka El contrato del siglo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka L'affare del secolo (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La passe du siècle (France) [fr]
    ... aka Le coup du siècle (France) [fr]
    ... aka O Negócio do Século (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Oss fifflare emellan (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Transakcja stulecia (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Uma Tacada da Pesada (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Vuosisadan kauppa (Finland) [fi]
  20. Cruising (1980)
    ... aka Cruising (West Germany)
    ... aka William Friedkin's Cruising (USA: closing credits title)
    ... aka A la caza (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Cacería (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Cruising - La Chasse (France) [fr]
    ... aka Devriye (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Lockbetet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Parceiros da Noite (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka To psonistiri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Tuntematon tappaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Yön kuningas (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Zadanie specjalne (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Zwerftocht in het duister (Netherlands) [nl]

  21. The Brink's Job (1978)
    ... aka Big Stickup at Brink's
    ... aka William Friedkin's The Brink's Job (Australia)
    ... aka Têtes vides cherchent coffres pleins (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Brinks-stöten (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Das große Dings bei Brinks (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka El mayor robo del siglo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Oi aetonyhides tou Brinks (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Pollice da scasso (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Setelikeikka (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Skok na Brinka (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Um Golpe Muito Louco (Brazil) [pt]
  22. Sorcerer (1977)
    ... aka Wages of Fear
    ... aka Atemlos vor Angst (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Carga maldita (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Cena strachu (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dehsetin bedeli (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Fruktans lön (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Il salario della paura (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le convoi de la peur (France) [fr]
    ... aka O Comboio do Medo (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Pelon palkka (Finland) [fi]
  23. Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (1974)
  24. The Exorcist (1973)
    ... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
    ... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
    ... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka El exorcista (Argentina: director's cut) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka O Exorcista (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka хГЦНМЪЧЫХИ ДЭЪБНКЮ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
    ... aka Ördögüzö (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Der Exorzist (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Der Exorzist - Director's Cut (Germany: director's cut) [de]
    ... aka Der Exorzist - die neue Fassung (Germany: video title (director's cut)) [de]
    ... aka Egzorcysta (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Eksorcisten (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Exorcisten (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Exorsisten (Norway: DVD title) [no]
    ... aka L'esorcista (Italy) [it]
    ... aka L'esorcista - Versione integrale (Italy: director's cut) [it]
    ... aka L'exorciste (France) [fr]
    ... aka L'exorciste - version intégrale (France: director's cut) [fr]
    ... aka L'exorciste 2000 (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Manaaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka O exorkistis (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Seytan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Vymýtac dábla (Czech Republic: restored version) [cs]
  25. The French Connection (1971)
    ... aka Contacto en Francia (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
    ... aka Contra el imperio de la droga (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Francia kapcsolat (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Francuska veza (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Francuska veza (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Francuski lacznik (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka French Connection (France) [fr]
    ... aka French Connection - Brennpunkt Brooklyn (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka French Connection - Lagens våldsamma män (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Hårdhänta män (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
    ... aka Il braccio violento della legge (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Kanunun kuvveti (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Kovaotteiset miehet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka La filière française (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka O anthropos apo tin Gallia (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Operação França (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Os Incorruptíveis Contra a Droga (Portugal) [pt]
  26. The Boys in the Band (1970)
    ... aka Chórzysci (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Die Harten und die Zarten (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Festa per il compleanno del caro amico Harold (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Les garçons de la bande (France) [fr]
    ... aka Los chicos de la banda (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Os Rapazes da Banda (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Oss pojkar emellan (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Poikabileet (Finland) [fi]

  27. The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
    ... aka The Night They Invented Striptease
    ... aka Da Minsky's ble strippet (Norway: original subtitled version) [no]
    ... aka Die Nacht, als Minsky aufflog (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka La noche del escándalo Minsky's (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Quando o Strip-Tease Começou (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Quella notte inventarono lo spogliarello (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Razzia på Minsky's (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Tin nyhta pou gennithike to strip-tease (Greece) [el]
  28. The Birthday Party (1968)
    ... aka Festa di compleanno (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Syntymäpäiväjuhla (Finland) [fi]
  29. Good Times (1967)
    ... aka Sonny & Chér in Good Times (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Hyvin menee (Finland) [fi]
  30. The Thin Blue Line (1966) (TV)
  31. Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965) (TV)
  32. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock zeigt (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka La hora de Alfred Hitchcock (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka El círculo de la noche (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Hitchcock Hour (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka Hitchcock esittää (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Suspicion (France) [fr]
        - Off Season (1965) TV episode
  33. The Bold Men (1965) (TV)
  34. "Time-Life Specials: The March of Time" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
  35. The People vs. Paul Crump (1962) (TV)
Producer:
  1. C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Python Wolf
    ... aka C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka C.A.T. 2 - Die Elite schlägt zurück (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dödsskvadronen II (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Grupo Antiterrorista II (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grupo antiterrorista II (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Les hommes du C.A.T. - Commando Python (France) [fr]
  2. Rampage (1987) (producer)
    ... aka Anklage Massenmord (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Assassino senza colpa? (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Desbocado (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Le sang du châtiment (France) [fr]
    ... aka Murhaaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Paroxysmos (Greece: TV title) [el]
    ... aka Ritratto di un serial killer (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Síndrome do Mal (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Szalenstwo (Poland) [pl]
  3. C.A.T. Squad (1986) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Stalking Danger
    ... aka C.A.T. - kuoleman partio (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka C.A.T.-Squad - Die Elite schlägt zurück (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Grupo Antiterrorista (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grupo antiterrorista (Spain) [es]

  4. Sorcerer (1977) (producer)
    ... aka Wages of Fear
    ... aka Atemlos vor Angst (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Carga maldita (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Cena strachu (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Dehsetin bedeli (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Fruktans lön (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Il salario della paura (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le convoi de la peur (France) [fr]
    ... aka O Comboio do Medo (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Pelon palkka (Finland) [fi]
  5. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) (producer)

  6. The Thin Blue Line (1966) (TV) (producer)
  7. Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965) (TV) (producer)
Writer:
  1. The Guardian (1990) (screenplay)
    ... aka Ángel de las sombras (Venezuela: TV title) [es]
    ... aka A Árvore da Maldição (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Dadi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Das Kindermädchen (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Djävulens barnvakt (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka L'albero del male (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La nurse (France) [fr]
    ... aka La tutora (Spain) [es]
    ... aka O Anjo das Sombras (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka O fylakas tou Skotous (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Opiekunka (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Paholaisen lapsenvahti (Finland) [fi]

  2. C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Python Wolf
    ... aka C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka C.A.T. 2 - Die Elite schlägt zurück (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dödsskvadronen II (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Grupo Antiterrorista II (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grupo antiterrorista II (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Les hommes du C.A.T. - Commando Python (France) [fr]
  3. Rampage (1987) (writer)
    ... aka Anklage Massenmord (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Assassino senza colpa? (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Desbocado (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Le sang du châtiment (France) [fr]
    ... aka Murhaaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Paroxysmos (Greece: TV title) [el]
    ... aka Ritratto di un serial killer (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Síndrome do Mal (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Szalenstwo (Poland) [pl]
  4. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) (screenplay)
    ... aka Police fédérale, Los Angeles (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Viver E Morrer em Los Angeles (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Änglarnas stad (Sweden: video title) [sv]
    ... aka Änglarnas stad - Los Angeles (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Brottsplats Los Angeles (Sweden: TV title) [sv]
    ... aka Elää ja kuolla L.A.:ssa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka L.A. daisosasen -- Ôkami-tachi no machi (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Leben und sterben in L.A. (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka O anthropos apo to Los Angeles (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Vivere e morire a Los Angeles (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vivir y morir en Los Ángeles (Spain) [es]
  5. Cruising (1980) (written by)
    ... aka Cruising (West Germany)
    ... aka William Friedkin's Cruising (USA: closing credits title)
    ... aka A la caza (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Cacería (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Cruising - La Chasse (France) [fr]
    ... aka Devriye (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Lockbetet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Parceiros da Noite (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka To psonistiri (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Tuntematon tappaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Yön kuningas (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Zadanie specjalne (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Zwerftocht in het duister (Netherlands) [nl]

  6. The Thin Blue Line (1966) (TV) (story)
Actor:
  1. Without Limits (1998) .... TV director
    ... aka Without Limits (France) [fr]
Thanks:
  1. Narc: Shooting Up (2003) (V) (special thanks)
    ... aka Narco: Le tournage (Canada: French title) [fr]
  2. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (special thanks) (as Billy Friedkin)
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)

  3. Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks)
  4. The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) (thanks)
  5. The Chili Con Carne Club (1993) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009) (V) .... Himself
  2. Nouvelle vague vue d'ailleurs (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Friedkin and Grosso Remember: The French Connection (2009) (V) .... Himself
  4. Anatomy of a Chase (2009) (V) .... Himself
  5. Scene of the Crime (2009) (V) .... Himself
  6. Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (2008) (V) .... Himself
  7. In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008) (V) .... Himself
  8. The Sound of Hitchcock (2008) (V) .... Himself
  9. The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008) (V) .... Himself
  10. 40 x 15 (2008) .... Himself
  11. Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  12. View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  13. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  14. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  15. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V) .... Himself
  16. Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  17. The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) .... Himself
    ... aka The Man who shot Chinatown - Der Kameramann John A. Alonzo (Germany)
    ... aka O anthropos pou gyrise to 'Chinatown' (Greece) [el]
  18. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  19. Shadows of Suspense (2006) (V) .... Himself
  20. Precinct Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  21. AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka AFI - 100 Anos... 100 Frases (Brazil) [pt]
  22. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
  23. A Little Solitaire (2004) (V) .... Himself
  24. Just the Facts (2004) (TV) .... Director
  25. Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  26. The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  27. The Cutting Edge (2003) (V) .... Himself
  28. Pursuing 'The Hunted' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  29. Filming 'The Hunted' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  30. Narc: The Friedkin Connection (2003) (V) .... Himself - Filmmaker
    ... aka The Friedkin Connection (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Narco: La filière Friedkin (Canada: French title) [fr]
  31. Narc: Shooting Up (2003) (V) .... Himself - Filmmaker
    ... aka Narco: Le tournage (Canada: French title) [fr]
  32. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters (USA: complete title)
  33. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
    ... aka Una década bajo la influencia (Spain: Castilian title: cable TV title) [es]
  34. "Face Time" (2002) TV series .... Himself - Interviewee
  35. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Linda Blair (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  36. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  37. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (as Billy Friedkin) .... Himself - Director
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)
  38. "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Gene Hackman (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  39. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Director

  40. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
    ... aka Los directores (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
        - The Films of William Friedkin (????) TV episode .... Himself
  41. The Uttmost (1998) .... Himself
  42. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  43. The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Director
  44. In the Grip of Evil (1997) (TV) .... Himself (Director of 'The Exorcist')
    ... aka Nas Garras do Mal (Portugal) [pt]
  45. Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  46. Hollywood Halloween (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  47. The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV) .... Himself (Discussing The Exorcist)
  48. Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Skräcken i mörkret (Sweden) [sv]
  49. The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka El salón de la fama del terror (Venezuela) [es]

  50. Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1985) (V) .... Himself

  51. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
  52. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode dated 1 February 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  53. Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (1974) .... Himself
  54. The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Director

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