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Elliot Silverstein directed numerous TV productions and scored with his second feature, the Western spoof, "Cat Ballou" (1965), that featured an uncharacteristically humorous dual Oscar-winning performance by Lee Marvin. The director's most notable subsequent film was the lively Richard Harris vehicle, "A Man Called Horse" (1970).
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Filmography

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50 Years of Action! - ( Himself / 1986 / Released / Directors Guild of America )
The Car - ( Director / 1977 / Released / )
The Car - ( Producer / 1977 / Released / )
A Man Called Horse - ( Director / 1970 / Released / Cinema Center )
The Happening - ( Director / 1967 / Released / )
Cat Ballou - ( Director / 1965 / Released / )

TV Credits
Flashfire ( 1994 / Released ): Director
Well-Cooked Hams ( 1993 / Released ): Director
Curiosity Killed ( 1992 / Released ): Director
The Reluctant Vampire ( 1991 / Released ): Director
Rich Men, Single Women ( 1990 / Released ): Director
Fight For Life ( 1987 / Released ): Director
Night of Courage ( 1987 / Released ): Director
Betrayed by Innocence ( 1986 / Released ): Director
The Firm ( 1983 / Released ): Director
The Defenders ( 1961 / Released ): Director
The Dick Powell Show ( 1961 / Released ): Director
Route 66 ( 1960 / Released ): Director
The Twilight Zone ( 1959 / Released ): Director
Alcoa/Goodyear Theater ( 1958 / Released ): Director
Have Gun -- Will Travel ( 1957 / Released ): Director
Naked City ( Released ): Director
Picket Fences ( Released ): Director

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Elliot Silverstein directed numerous TV productions and scored with his second feature, the Western spoof, "Cat Ballou" (1965), that featured an uncharacteristically humorous dual Oscar-winning performance by Lee Marvin. The director's most notable subsequent film was the lively Richard Harris vehicle, "A Man Called Horse" (1970).

Profession(s):
director, drama professor, producer
Sometimes Credited As:

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Education
Boston College Boston, Massachusetts
School of Drama, Yale University New Haven, Connecticut
Awards (Back to top)

John Huston Award for Artists Rights 2002
Directors Guild of America Honorary Life Membership 1990
Directors Guild of America Robert Aldrich Award 1985

Milestones (Back to top)

1977 Produced and directed "The Car"
1965 Directed best known feature, "Cat Ballou"
1962 Feature film directing debut, "Belle Sommers"; originally made as a TV pilot starring Anne Francis
Taught at Theater Arts Department of Brandeis University
Began directing plays for TV

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