I know what you did...

101. Laurent Baffie

Laurent Baffie was born on April 18, 1958 in Paris, France. He is a writer and actor, known for Hot Dog (2000), Les clefs de bagnole (2003) and Toc Toc (2017).

2003 - Les clefs de bagnole

Maroun Bagdadi was born on January 21, 1950 in Beirut, Lebanon. He was a director and writer, known for Out of Life (1991), L'homme voilé (1987) and Little Wars (1982). He died on December 10, 1993 in Beirut, Lebanon.

1992 - La fille de l'air

103. Steven Baigelman

Writer | Miles Ahead

Steven Baigelman is known for Miles Ahead (2015), Get on Up (2014) and Feeling Minnesota (1996).

1996 - Feeling Minnesota

104. Lionel Bailliu

Writer | Squash

Lionel Bailliu was born on August 19, 1969 in Paris, France. He is a writer and director, known for Squash (2002), Fair Play (2006) and Microsnake (2000).

2006 - Fair Play

105. Stuart Baird

Editor | Skyfall

Stuart Baird was born on January 14, 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Superman (1978) and Casino Royale (2006).

1996 - Ultime décision 1998 - U.S. Marshals

106. Ralph Bakshi

Director | Wizards

Ralph Bakshi worked his way up from Brooklyn and became an animation legend. He was born on October 29, 1938, in Haifa, Israel, the son of Mina (Zlotin) and Eliezar Bakshi, and is of Krymchak Jewish descent. He was raised in Brownsville, after his family came to New York to escape World War II. ...

1992 - Cool World

107. Bob Balaban

Actor | Gosford Park

Bob Balaban was born on August 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Gosford Park (2001), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). He has been married to Lynn Grossman since April 1, 1977. They have two children.

1989 - Parents

108. Jaume Balagueró

Director | [Rec]

Jaume Balagueró was born on November 2, 1968 in Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for REC (2007), Sleep Tight (2011) and The Nameless (1999).

2002 - Darkness 2011 - Mientras duermes

109. Josiane Balasko

Actress | Gazon maudit

Josiane Balasko was born on April 15, 1950 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for French Twist (1995), The Tenant (1976) and The Hedgehog (2009). She has been married to George Aguilar since June 12, 2003. She was previously married to Philippe Berry.

1985 - Sac de noeuds 1987 - Les keufs 1991 - Ma vie est un enfer 1995 - Gazon maudit 1998 - Un grand cri d'amour 2004 - L'ex-femme de ma vie 2008 - Cliente

110. Kyle Balda

Director | Minions: The Rise of Gru

Kyle Balda is a BAFTA nominated feature animation director working in the industry for 30 years, most notably with Illumination Entertainment and Pixar Animation Studios. He began his career in early 90s after studying at Calarts to join the crew of Industrial Light and Magic where he animated on ...

2015 - Minions

111. Tony Bancroft

Director | Mulan

Tony Bancroft has spent the past 16 years developing his skills as an Animator/Director with Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Imageworks, and currently with Toonacious Family Entertainment, his own animation studio.

Tony was accepted into the exclusive, Disney-sponsored California Institute of ...

1998 - Mulan

112. Antonio Banderas

Actor | The Mask of Zorro

Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series.

He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, ...

1999 - Crazy in Alabama

113. Elizabeth Banks

Actress | The Hunger Games

Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes ...

2015 - Pitch Perfect 2 2019 - Charlie's Angels

114. Banksy

Director | Exit Through the Gift Shop

Banksy is known for Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and History of the Wall (2017).

2010 - Exit Through the Gift Shop

115. Norberto Barba

Producer | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Norberto Barba was born on September 12, 1963 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and The Event (2010). He has been married to Regina Osorio since 1999. They have two children.

1996 - Solo

116. Eric Barbier

Writer | La promesse de l'aube

Eric Barbier was born on June 29, 1960 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is a writer and director, known for Promise at Dawn (2017), Small Country: An African Childhood (2020) and Le brasier (1991).

2006 - Le serpent 2017 - La promesse de l'aube

117. Paris Barclay

Producer | NYPD Blue

A preeminent force in television entertainment, Paris Barclay has directed nearly 200 episodes of television and was active as a Director/Producer for series including: Station 19, Pitch, Sons of Anarchy, In Treatment, Cold Case, City of Angels and NYPD Blue. He also has directed episodes of a wide...

1996 - Spoof Movie

118. Mike Barker

Director | The Handmaid's Tale

Mike Barker was born on November 29, 1965 in England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Fargo (2014) and Broadchurch (2013).

1999 - Un plan d'enfer

119. Olivier Baroux

Actor | Les Tuche 3

Olivier Baroux was born on January 5, 1964 in Caen, Calvados, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Magic Tuche (2018), Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? (2012) and Les Tuche 2: The American Dream (2016).

2007 - Ce soir, je dors chez toi 2011 - Les Tuche 2015 - Entre amis 2022 - Menteur

120. Christophe Barratier

Writer | Les choristes

Christophe Barratier was born on June 17, 1963 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and producer, known for The Chorus (2004), Faubourg 36 (2008) and Team Spirit (2016).

2002 - Les tombales (short) 2004 - Les choristes 2008 - Faubourg 36

121. Bruno Barreto

Director | Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

Bruno Barreto was born on March 16, 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976), Reaching for the Moon (2013) and Four Days in September (1997). He was previously married to Amy Irving.

1997 - Quatre jours en septembre 1998 - Pur et dur 2003 - Hôtesse à tout prix

122. David Barrett

Producer | Blue Bloods

David M. Barrett is a producer and director with over 200 credits on more than 40 hit television shows. Barrett began his career as a stuntman and eventually progressed to stunt coordinator and later second unit director on several major studio films. Today, he is one of the most prolific ...

2012 - Fire with Fire - Vengeance par le feu

123. Steve Barron

Director | The Durrells

Steve Barron started in films as a camera assistant on epic productions such as Richard Donner's 'Superman', Richard Attenborough's 'A Bridge Too Far' and Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977). He began directing music videos in the early eighties for The Jam, Human League, and Adam & the Ants, his ...

1996 - Pinocchio 2000 - L'étrange histoire d'Hubert

124. Drew Barrymore

Producer | Charlie's Angels

Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and singularly talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and ...

2009 - Bliss

125. Maurice Barthélémy

Actor | Pas très normales activités

Maurice Barthélémy was born on May 23, 1969 in La Paz, Bolivia. He is an actor and writer, known for Pas très normales activités (2013), Papa (2005) and Casablanca Driver (2004).

2005 - Papa 2013 - Pas très normales activités 2017 - Les ex

126. Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director | Romeo Must Die

Esteemed cinematographer known for his long, durable association with Sidney Lumet. Trained at the Polish Film School in his native Lódz. After he immigrated to the U.S.A. he began working in commercials filming hundreds of memorable spots for IBM, Xerox, American Express, Pepsi ,Coca Cola, ...

2000 - Roméo doit mourir 2003 - En sursis 2005 - Doom

127. Nicolas Bary

Director | Le petit Spirou

Nicolas Bary was born on November 28, 1980 in Paris, France. He is a director and producer, known for Little Spirou (2017), SODA and Increase.

2008 - Les enfants de Timpelbach 2013 - Au bonheur des ogres

128. M.J. Bassett

Director | Solomon Kane

MJ Bassett is an English screenwriter, director and producer of feature film and television.

As a teenager in the UK, MJ's ambition was to become a wildlife vet. She was a veterinary assistant throughout her teenage years and was the youngest person in the UK to be granted a license to run a ...

2009 - Solomon Kane

129. Ritesh Batra

Director | The Lunchbox

Ritesh Batra created a world sensation in 2013 with his wonderful The Lunchbox (2013), a bittersweet romantic comedy as well as a sensitive portrait of the city of Mumbai, torn between tradition and progress. Loved by all and everywhere on the planet, "Dabba" is strikingly the young director's ...

2013 - The Lunchbox 2017 - Nos âmes la nuit

130. Antonin Baudry

Writer | Le chant du loup

Antonin Baudry was born on May 6, 1975 in Paris, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Wolf's Call (2019), The French Minister (2013) and Untitled Charles de Gaulle Movie.

2019 - Le chant du loup

131. Noah Baumbach

Writer | The Squid and the Whale

Born in Brooklyn in 1969 Noah Baumbach is the son of two film critics, Georgia Brown and Jonathan Baumbach (also a writer). His studies at Vassar College were the subject of his first film (made as he was 26 years old), Kicking and Screaming (1995). His second major picture, made ten years later, ...

2005 - Les Berkman se séparent 2007 - Margot va au mariage 2012 - Frances Ha 2017 - The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2019 - Marriage Story 2022 - White Noise

132. Mario Bava

Cinematographer | Ecologia del delitto

Italian director Mario Bava was born on July 31, 1914 in the coastal northern Italian town of Sanremo. His father, Eugenio Bava (1886-1966), was a cinematographer in the early days of the Italian film industry. Bava was trained as a painter, and when he eventually followed his father into film ...

1963 - Le corps et le fouet

133. Craig R. Baxley

Director | Action Jackson

Craig Baxley is a third-generation filmmaker. After starting his career in front of the camera, working his way up as a successful stunt coordinator and second unit director on films like Predator (1987), Reds (1981), The Long Riders (1980) and The Warriors (1979) (with such talented directors as ...

1997 - Sous pression

134. Michael Bay

Producer | Armageddon

A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. He created music videos for Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Wilson Phillips, Donny Osmond and Divinyls. His work won...

1995 - Bad Boys 1996 - Rock 1998 - Armageddon 2001 - Pearl Harbor 2003 - Bad Boys 2 2005 - The Island 2007 - Transformers 2009 - Transformers : La revanche 2011- Transformers : La face cachée de la lune 2013 - No Pain No Gain 2014 - Transformers : L'âge de l'extinction 2019 - 6 Underground

135. Samuel Bayer

Producer | Pony

Having photographed and directed hundreds of music videos and commercials over the last 15 years, Samuel Bayer has firmly established himself as one of the industry's most prolific and sought-after talents.

A 1987 graduate of New York City's School of Visual Arts, Bayer was a painter who saw film ...

2010 - Freddy : Les griffes de la nuit

136. J.A. Bayona

Director | La sociedad de la nieve

Juan Antonio García Bayona is a Spanish film director. He directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, and the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls. Bayona's latest film is the 2018 science fiction adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth ...

2007 - L'orphelinat 2018 - Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom

137. Stuart Beattie

Writer | Interceptor

Stuart Beattie is known for Interceptor (2022), Collateral (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

2014 - I, Frankenstein

138. Warren Beatty

Actor | Heaven Can Wait

Since starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, ...

1981 - Reds

139. Xavier Beauvois

Writer | Des hommes et des dieux

Xavier Beauvois was born on March 20, 1967 in Auchel, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Of Gods and Men (2010), North (1991) and Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995).

2005 - Le petit lieutenant

140. Steve Beck

Director | Ghost Ship

Steve Michael Beck is an award winning commercial Director.

He directed commercials for First union, GMC and Chevrolet, McDonalds and Gatorade.

He has spend several years working for ILM as an Visual effects art Director on Films like "Indiana Jones and the last Crusade", "The Abyss" and "The Hunt ...

2001 - 13 fantômes 2002 - Le vaisseau de l'angoisse

141. Harold Becker

Director | Malice

American director Harold Becker was born on September 25, 1928 in New York City, New York. He began his career as a still photographer and later on moved to direct TV commercials and short films. His directorial debut conducting a feature film was with the drama The Ragman's Daughter (1972). His ...

1989 - Mélodie pour un meurtre 1993 - Malice 1996 - City Hall 1998 - Code Mercury 2001 - L'intrus

142. Jacques Becker

Writer | Le trou

His interest in films was stimulated by a meeting with King Vidor, who offered him employment in the US as actor and assistant director. However, he remained in France and became assistant to Jean Renoir, a friend of the family, during that director's peak period (1932-39). In 1934 he ventured ...

1943 - Goupi mains rouges 1952 - Casque d'or 1954 - Touchez pas au grisbi 1954 - Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs 1957 - Les aventures d'Arsène Lupin

143. Jean Becker

Director | La tête en friche

Jean Becker was born on May 10, 1933 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010), Dialogue avec mon jardinier (2007) and The Children of the Marshland (1999).

1983 - L'été meurtrier 1995 - Élisa 1999 - Les enfants du marais 2001 - Un crime au paradis 2003 - Effroyables jardins 2008 - Deux jours à tuer 2010 - La tête en friche

144. Wolfgang Becker

Director | Good Bye Lenin!

Wolfgang Becker was born on June 22, 1954 in Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Good Bye Lenin! (2003), Schmetterlinge (1988) and Child's Play (1992).

2003 - Good Bye Lenin !

145. Nicolas Bedos

Writer | La Belle Époque

Nicolas Bedos was born on April 21, 1980 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and actor, known for La belle époque (2019), Mr & Mme Adelman (2017) and Mascarade (2022).

2017 - Monsieur & Madame Adelman 2019 - La belle époque

146. Frédéric Beigbeder

Writer | L'idéal

Frédéric Beigbeder was born on September 21, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Ideal (2016), The Day All Women Loved Me (2006) and Love Lasts Three Years (2011). He has been married to Lara Micheli since April 12, 2014. They have two ...

2011 - L'amour dure trois ans

147. Jean-Jacques Beineix

Producer | 37°2 le matin

A rabid movie fan when he was young, Jean-Jacques Beineix first studied medicine before entering the movie business. During the seventies, he became an established assistant director, working with Claude Berri, René Clément, Claude Zidi and even Jerry Lewis. But, like many assistants, Beineix's ...

1981 - Diva 1986 - 37°2 le matin 1992 - IP5 : L'île aux pachydermes

148. Timur Bekmambetov

Director | Nochnoy dozor

Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian film director known for vampire franchise Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006).

He was born Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov on June 25, 1961, in Guryev, Soviet Union (now Atyrau, Kazakhstan). His father, Nuruakhit Bekmambetov, is a manager at Guryev Energy ...

2008 - Wanted

149. Véra Belmont

Producer | Marquise

Véra Belmont was born on November 17, 1932 in Paris, France. She is a producer and writer, known for Marquise (1997), Red Kiss (1985) and My Father's Secrets (2022).

1997 - Marquise

150. Rémy Belvaux

Actor | C'est arrivé près de chez vous

Rémy Belvaux was born on November 10, 1966 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Man Bites Dog (1992), Pas de C4 pour Daniel Daniel (1987) and Génération Raymond (1990). He died on September 4, 2006 in Orry-la-Ville, Oise, France.

1992 - C'est arrivé près de chez vous

151. Nicolas Benamou

Director | Babysitting

Nicolas Benamou is known for Babysitting (2014), Full Speed (2016) and De l'huile sur le feu (2011).

2014 - Babysitting

152. Jean-Patrick Benes

Writer | Kaboul Kitchen

Jean-Patrick Benes is known for Kaboul Kitchen (2012), Ares (2016) and Ugly Melanie (2008).

2008 - Vilaine

153. Yamina Benguigui

Writer | Inch'Allah dimanche

Yamina Benguigui was born on April 9, 1957 in Lille, France. She is a writer and director, known for Inch'Allah dimanche (2001), Mémoires d'immigrés, l'héritage maghrébin (1997) and 9/3, mémoire d'un territoire (2008).

2001 - Pimprenelle (short) 2001 - Inch'Allah dimanche

154. Roberto Benigni

Actor | La vita è bella

Roberto Benigni was born on October 27, 1952 in Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Tiger and the Snow (2005) and Down by Law (1986). He has been married to Nicoletta Braschi since December 26, 1991.

1997 - La vita è bella

155. Richard Benjamin

Actor | Westworld

Although his actress wife Paula Prentiss became a star by the early 1960s, it took Richard Benjamin almost fifteen years to establish his screen persona, but the wait was rewarding. After extensive work in theatre as actor and director, and his participation in the cult TV series He & She (1967)...

1984 - Racing with the Moon 1984 - City Heat 1986 - The Money Pit 1988 - My stepmother is an alien 1990 - Mermaids 1993 - Made in America 1994 - Milk Money

156. Djamel Bensalah

Writer | Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère!

Djamel Bensalah was born on April 7, 1976 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He is a writer and director, known for Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère! (1999), Y a du foutage de gueule dans l'air (1996) and Le raid (2002).

1999 - Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère ! 2002 - Le raid

157. Robert Benton

Writer | Kramer vs. Kramer

Robert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and filmmaker from Waxahachie, Texas who is known for screenwriting Bonnie & Clyde, Kramer vs. Kramer and Superman. He won two Academy Awards for writing and directing Kramer vs. Kramer. He directed other feature films including Twilight, Bad ...

1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer 1994 - Nobody's Fool

158. Alain Berbérian

Director | Six-Pack

Alain Berbérian was born on July 2, 1953 in Beyrouth, Lebanon. He was a director and writer, known for Six-Pack (2000), Paparazzi (1998) and Dead Weight (2002). He died on August 22, 2017 in Paris, France.

1994 - La cité de la peur 1998 - Paparazzi 2000 - Six-Pack 2002 - Le boulet 2004 - L'enquête corse

159. Emmanuelle Bercot

Actress | Mon roi

Emmanuelle Bercot was born on November 6, 1967 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for My King (2015), Clement (2001) and Polisse (2011).

2013 - Elle s'en va 2015 - La tête haute

160. Bruce Beresford

Director | Driving Miss Daisy

Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The ...

1989 - Driving Miss Daisy 1996 - Last Dance 1997 - Paradise Road 1999 - Double Jeopardy 2006 - The Contract

161. Peter Berg

Actor | Chicago Hope

Peter Berg is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. His first role was in the Adam Rifkin road movie Never on Tuesday (1988). He went on to star in the World War 2 film A Midnight Clear (1992). Roles in Fire in the Sky (1993) and Cop Land (1997) followed, and the Tom Cruise films ...

1998 - Very Bad Things 2003 - The Rundown 2008 - Hancock 2012 - Battleship 2020 - Spenser Confidential

162. Ludwig Berger

Director | The Thief of Bagdad

Ludwig Berger was born on January 6, 1892 in Mainz, Hesse [now Rhineland-Palatinate], Germany. He was a director and writer, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), Le petit café (1931) and Playboy of Paris (1930). He died on May 18, 1969 in Schlangenbad, Hesse, Germany.

1940 - The Thief of Bagdad

163. Édouard Bergeon

Director | Au nom de la terre

Édouard Bergeon is known for Au nom de la terre (2019), La promesse verte (2024) and Infrarouge (2006).

2019 - Au nom de la terre

164. Bibo Bergeron

Director | The Road to El Dorado

Bibo Bergeron was born on July 14, 1965 in Paris, France. He is a director, known for The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shark Tale (2004) and Flushed Away (2006).

2000 - La route d'Eldorado 2004 - Gang de requins 2011 - Un monstre à Paris

165. Andrew Bergman

Writer | Striptease

Andrew Bergman was born on February 20, 1945 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Striptease (1996), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Fletch (1985). He has been married to Louise Fay since 1973. They have two children.

1994 - Milliardaire malgré lui 1996 - Striptease

166. Ingmar Bergman

Writer | Smultronstället

Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born July 14, 1918, the son of a priest. The film and T.V. series, The Best Intentions (1992) is biographical and shows the early marriage of his parents. The film Sunday's Children (1992) depicts a bicycle journey with his father. In the miniseries Private Confessions (...

1957 - Le septième sceau 1978 - Sonate d'automne

167. Helena Bergström

Actress | Sista dansen

Although born in an acting family, she wanted work that included animals when she was young. At the age of 5, she was in a production of the play 'Klas Klättermus'. When she was a 15 she received a scholarship for studying in USA and moved to Mississippi for a year. During this year she became ...

2021 - Danse avec les queens

168. Greg Berlanti

Director | Love, Simon

WGA, DGA and Golden Globe nominated writer, director, and producer, Greg Berlanti, is the force behind several of the most inventive and acclaimed works of film and television.

He is the writer, director and producer behind several of the most creative and lauded television series, including ABC's "...

2010 - Bébé, mode d'emploi 2018 - Love, Simon

169. Alain Berliner

Writer | Ma vie en rose

Born in Brussels, director and producer Alain Berliner is the founder and manager of WFE (Writing For Entertainment) Production, a Belgian production company based in Wallonia and Brussels, producing mostly feature films in cooperation with France, Luxembourg, England, Italy and other countries.

The...

1997 - Ma vie en rose 2010 - La peau de chagrin (TV)

170. Joe Berlinger

Producer | Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Academy Award, eight-time Emmy nominated, and Peabody, DGA, and Sundance winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger has been a pioneering force in nonfiction filmmaking for over three decades. In a recent Bloomberg profile, Berlinger was described as a "true crime hit factory" for Netflix, whose work has "...

2000 - Blair Witch 2 : Le livre des ombres

171. Ted Berman

Writer | The Fox and the Hound

Ted Berman was born on December 17, 1919 in East Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married to Jacqueline. He died on July 15, 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1981 - Rox et Rouky 1985 - Taram et le chaudron magique

172. Claude Bernard-Aubert

Director | Je cris... je jouis

Claude Bernard-Aubert was born on May 26, 1930 in Durtal, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. He was a director and writer. He died on June 25, 2018 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France.

1973 - L'affaire Dominici

173. Claude Berri

Writer | Jean de Florette

Claude Berri was born on July 1, 1934 in Paris, France. He was a producer and actor, known for Jean de Florette (1986), Germinal (1993) and The Two of Us (1967). He was married to Sylvie Gautrelet and Anne-Marie Rassam. He died on January 12, 2009 in Paris, France.

1967 - Le vieil homme et l'enfant 1977 - Un moment d'égarement 1980 - Je vous aime 1981 - Le maître d'école 1983 - Tchao pantin 1986 - Jean de Florette 1986 - Manon des sources 1990 - Uranus 1993 - Germinal 1997 - Lucie Aubrac 2002 - Une femme de ménage 2005 - L'un reste, l'autre part 2007 - Ensemble, c'est tout 2009 - Trésor

174. John Berry

Director | Ça va barder

John Berry was born on September 6, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Ça va barder (1955), 'Round Midnight (1986) and A Captive in the Land (1990). He was married to Myriam Boyer and Gladys Berry. He died on November 29, 1999 in Paris, France.

1985 - Le voyage à Paimpol 1988 - Il y a maldonne

175. Richard Berry

Actor | L'immortel

Richard Berry was born on July 31, 1950 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for 22 Bullets (2010), Ruby & Quentin (2003) and Our Women (2015). He has been married to Pascale Louange since September 17, 2016. They have one child. He was previously married to Jessica Forde and ...

2001 - L'art (délicat) de la séduction 2003 - Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39 2005 - La boîte noire 2010 - L'immortel

176. Fabienne Berthaud

Writer | Pieds nus sur les limaces

Fabienne Berthaud is known for Pieds nus sur les limaces (2010), Sky (2015) and A Bigger World (2019).

2010 - Pieds nus sur les limaces

177. Frédéric Berthe

Director | Kaboul Kitchen

Frédéric Berthe is known for Kaboul Kitchen (2012), Eyewitness (2018) and No Limit (2012).

2009 - R.T.T. 2011 - Hollywoo

178. André Berthomieu

Director | Belle mentalité

André Berthomieu was born on February 16, 1903 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a director and writer, known for Belle mentalité (1953), Préméditation (1960) and Pas si bête (1946). He died on April 10, 1960 in Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, Oise, ...

1936 - Le mort en fuite 1946 - Pas si bête 1948 - Blanc comme neige

179. Bernardo Bertolucci

Writer | Il conformista

Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director whose films were known for their colorful visual style, was born in Parma, Italy. He attended Rome University and became famous as a poet. He served as assistant director for Pier Paolo Pasolini in the film Accattone (1961) and directed The Grim Reaper (...

1962 - La commare secca 1976 - Novecento 1987 - The Last Emperor 1990 - The Sheltering Sky 1993 - Little Buddha 1996 - Stealing Beauty

180. Julie Bertuccelli

Director | Depuis qu'Otar est parti...

Born in 1968, Julie Bertucelli worked as Assistant Director to a series of well-known directors including Otar Iosseliani, Krystof Kieslowski, Bertrand Tavernier, Emmanuel Finkiel and Rithy Panh. She then went on to direct a number of documentaries, all of which proved to be a considerable success....

2010 - The Tree

181. Éric Besnard

Writer | Wrath of Man

Éric Besnard was born on March 15, 1964. He is a writer and director, known for Wrath of Man (2021), Babylon A.D. (2008) and The Sense of Wonder (2015).

2008 - Cash 2015 - Le goût des merveilles

182. Jacques Besnard

Director | Le fou du labo IV

Jacques Besnard was born on July 15, 1929 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Le fou du labo IV (1967), What's Cooking in Paris (1966) and C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule......

1966 - Le grand restaurant 1975 - C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule...

183. Luc Besson

Writer | Le Cinquième Élément

Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in ...

1985 - Subway 1988 - Le grand bleu 1990 - Nikita 1991 - Atlantis 1994 - Léon 1997 - Le cinquième élément 1999 - Jeanne d'Arc 2005 - Angel-A 2006 - Arthur et les Minimoys 2010 - Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec 2013 - Malavita 2014 - Lucy 2017 - Valérian et la cité des mille planètes

184. Rémi Bezançon

Writer | Le premier jour du reste de ta vie

Rémi Bezançon was born on March 25, 1971 in Paris, France. He is a writer and director, known for The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008), The Mystery of Henri Pick (2019) and Zarafa (2012).

2005 - Ma vie en l'air 2008 - Le premier jour du reste de ta vie 2011 - Un heureux événement

185. Thomas Bezucha

Producer | Let Him Go

Thomas Bezucha is a producer and writer, known for Let Him Go (2020), Big Eden (2000) and The Family Stone (2005).

2005 - Esprit de famille

186. Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Producer | Bajirao Mastani

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is among the most celebrated Film Makers of the Bollywood. Having worked with the biggest stars of Indian Film Industry, Bhansali is the most sought-for director of the Bollywood. He started his career as an assistant director to Vidhu Vinod Chopra. If one has to name his '...

2002 - Devdas

187. Susanne Bier

Director | Hævnen

Though Academy Award®, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winning writer and director Susanne Bier's work often plays out against a wide-reaching global backdrop, its focus is intimate, carefully exploring the explosive emotions and complexities of familial bonds. This unique combination is part of ...

2014 - Serena 2018 - Bird Box

188. Bigas Luna

Writer | Jamón Jamón

Bigas Luna was born on March 19, 1946 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Jamón, Jamón (1992), Caniche (1979) and Anguish (1987). He was married to Celia Orós. He died on April 6, 2013 in La Riera de Gaià, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

1992 - Jambon jambon 1997 - La femme de chambre du Titanic

189. Kathryn Bigelow

Director | The Hurt Locker

A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be ...

1989 - Blue Steel 1991 - Point Break - Extrême limite 1995 - Strange Days 2000 - Le poids de l'eau 2002 - K-19 : Le piège des profondeurs 2008 - Démineurs 2012 - Zero Dark Thirty

190. Tony Bill

Director | Flyboys

He graduated in 1962 from the University of Notre Dame with majors in English and Art. Tony began his career in the film industry as an actor. His acting years were distinguished by the quality of the directors who chose him for their films, including Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. Tony...

1987 - Five Corners 2006 - Flyboys

191. Peter Billingsley

Actor | A Christmas Story

Peter Billingsley has been a member of the Hollywood community since he was a small child, achieving success and accolades, both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. The highly-successful child actor-turned-producer received an Emmy Award nomination, in 2005, as co-executive producer on ...

2009 - Couples Retreat

192. Mike Binder

Writer | The Comedy Store

Mike Binder was born in 1958 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Comedy Store (2020), Reign Over Me (2007) and The Upside of Anger (2005). He is married to Diane Murphy. They have two children.

2005 - The Upside of Anger

193. Patricia Birch

Director | Great Performances

Patricia Birch was born in 1934 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She is a director, known for Great Performances (1971), Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982). She was previously married to William Becker.

1982 - Grease 2

194. Brad Bird

Writer | The Incredibles

Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, known for both animated and live-action films. Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. (née Cross) and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in...

2004 - The Incredibles 2007 - Ratatouille 2011 - Mission : Impossible - Ghost Protocol

195. Larry Bishop

Actor | Hell Ride

Larry Bishop was born on November 30, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in New Jersey. He's the son of famous Rat Pack comic Joey Bishop. Larry attended high school in Beverly Hills, California. After graduation Bishop was briefly in an improvisational group whose other members included...

1996 - Mad Dog Time

196. Gérard Bitton

Writer | Ah! Si j'étais riche

Gérard Bitton was born on October 9, 1961 in Paris, France. He is a writer and director, known for Ah! Si j'étais riche (2002), La vérité si je mens! Les débuts (2019) and Le cactus (2005).

2002 - Ah ! Si j'étais riche 2009 - Erreur de la banque en votre faveur

197. Shane Black

Actor | Predator

Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) ...

2005 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2013 - Iron Man 3 2016 - The Nice Guys

198. Macon Blair

Actor | Blue Ruin

Macon Blair was born on November 14, 1974 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Blue Ruin (2013), Green Room (2015) and Murder Party (2007). He is married to Lee Eddy. They have two children.

2017 - I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

199. Wayne Blair

Director | The Sapphires

Wayne Blair was born on November 28, 1971 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and director, known for The Sapphires (2012), Mystery Road (2018) and Redfern Now (2012).

2012 - Les Saphirs

200. Aaron Blaise

Director | Brother Bear

Aaron Blaise is an animator and filmmaker. He was born in 17 February 1968 at Burlington, Vermont, United States and completed his graduation from Ringling College of Art and Design. He is known for his work on Brother Bear (2003), Aladdin (1992) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). He was nominated ...

2003 - Frère des ours