Mike Nichols

ActorProducerCrewDirectorWriter Nov 6 (died age 83) Berlin, Germany 1950–2017 (67 year career)

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Biography

Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was a German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their acting experience. Nichols began his career in the 1950s with the comedy improvisational troupe, The Compass Players, predecessor of The Second City, in Chicago. He then teamed up with his improv par…

Known For

Film

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Thanks

Film

The Graduate

Director

Film

Closer

Director

Film

The Remains of the Day

Producer

Film

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Director

Film

The Birdcage

Director

Film

Charlie Wilson's War

Director

Film

Working Girl

Director

Filmography

Acting (30)

Movies (17)

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Mike Nichols: An American Master

2016

as Self

6.3

Becoming Mike Nichols

as Himself

Everything Is Copy

as Self

Inventing David Geffen

2012

as Self

7.6

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

2006

as Self

2.0

The Madness of Boy George

2006

as Self

2.7

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003

as Self - Interviewee

5.8

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

2001

as Self

6.0

The Designated Mourner

1997

as Jack

5.2

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light

1996

as Self

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

as Self

6.0

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

1986

as Self

7.0

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Bach to Bach

1967

as Man

The Fabulous Fifties

1960

as Self

5.3

Television (13)

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

American Masters

as Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

as Self

7.4

The Big Party

1959

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

as Rod Carter

7.4

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Comedian

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Omnibus

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

Crew (50)

Movies (43)

Crescendo! The Power of Music

Executive Producer

Friends with Kids

Executive Producer

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Thanks

Charlie Wilson's War

Director

Closer

Director

Closer

Producer

Wit

Director

Wit

Executive Producer

Wit

Teleplay

Wit

Writer

What Planet Are You From?

2000

Director

5.4

What Planet Are You From?

Producer

Primary Colors

Director

Primary Colors

Producer

The Designated Mourner

Producer

The Birdcage

Director

The Birdcage

Producer

Wolf

Director

The Remains of the Day

Producer

Regarding Henry

Director

Regarding Henry

Producer

Postcards from the Edge

1990

Director

6.6

Postcards from the Edge

Producer

Working Girl

Director

Biloxi Blues

Director

Heartburn

Director

Heartburn

Producer

The Longshot

Executive Producer

Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

Stage Director

Silkwood

Director

Silkwood

Producer

The Gin Game

Stage Director

Gilda Live

Director

The Fortune

Director

The Fortune

Producer

The Day of the Dolphin

Director

Carnal Knowledge

Director

Carnal Knowledge

Producer

Catch-22

Director

The Graduate

Director

Bach to Bach

Writer

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

Director

7.7

Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall

1962

Writer

8.0

Television (7)

Hair Battle Spectacular

2010

Producer

My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad

2008

Producer

Ghost Hunters International

Producer

Show Me the Money

Producer

Angels in America

Director

Angels in America

Executive Producer

Family

Executive Producer