Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1929-07-12
Day of Death
2021-04-20
Place of Birth
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Monte Hellman
Biography
Monte Hellman (born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 — April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. He was born in New York City, where his parents were visiting, but he grew up in Los Angeles.Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film "Beast from Haunted Cave" (1959), produced by Roger Corman. He would later gain critical recognition for the Westerns "The Shooting" and "Ride in the Whirlwind" (both 1966) starring Jack Nicholson, and the independent road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. His later directorial work included the slasher film "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!" (1989) and the independent thriller "Road to Nowhere" (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Hellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (20)
A Fuller Life
2013
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Godard Made in USA
2010
Sodankylä Forever
2010
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007
Wanderlust
2006
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
L.A. Without a Map
1999
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993Hellman Rider
1989
