Paul Mazursky
1930–2014 · American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Harry and Tonto (1974), An Unmarried Woman (1978), and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). He is also known for directing the autobiographical Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Moon over Parador (1988), and Scenes from a Mall (1991).
Paul Mazursky, in order
- 1953 Fear and Desire: acted · directed by Stanley Kubrick · critics 69%, audiences 33% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
- 1955 Blackboard Jungle: acted · directed by Richard Brooks · critics 72%, audiences 77%
- 1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas: wrote, produced · directed by Hy Averback
- 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice: directed, wrote
- 1970 Alex in Wonderland: directed, wrote, acted
- 1973 Blume in Love: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (TV series): created
- 1974 Harry and Tonto: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village: directed, wrote, produced
- 1978 An Unmarried Woman: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 1979 A Man, a Woman, and a Bank: acted · directed by Noel Black
- 1980 Willie & Phil: directed, wrote
- 1982 Tempest: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 1984 Moscow on the Hudson: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 74%, audiences 59% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1985 Into the Night: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 36%, audiences 50%
- 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills: directed, wrote, acted
- 1988 Moon over Parador: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 1988 Punchline: acted · directed by David Seltzer
- 1989 Enemies, a Love Story: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills: acted · directed by Paul Bartel
- 1990 Taking Care of Business: produced · directed by Arthur Hiller
- 1991 Scenes from a Mall: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 27%, audiences 25% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1992 Man Trouble: acted · directed by Bob Rafelson
- 1993 Carlito's Way: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 84%, audiences 91% · streaming on Prime Video, Starz
- 1993 The Pickle: directed, wrote, acted
- 1994 Love Affair: acted · directed by Glenn Gordon Caron
- 1995 Miami Rhapsody: acted · directed by David Frankel
- 1996 2 Days in the Valley: acted · directed by John Herzfeld · critics 58%, audiences 54% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1996 Faithful: directed, acted · critics 7%, audiences 48%
- 1997 Touch: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction (TV movie): acted · directed by Stephen Surjik
- 1998 Bulworth: acted · directed by Warren Beatty
- 1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love: acted · directed by Gregory Nava · critics 47%, audiences 76% · streaming on Hoopla, Starz
- 1998 Winchell: directed
- 1999 Crazy in Alabama: acted · directed by Antonio Banderas
- 2001 Big Shot's Funeral: acted · directed by Feng Xiaogang
- 2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures: acted · directed by Jan Harlan · critics 86%, audiences 89%
- 2001 The Majestic: acted · directed by Frank Darabont · critics 42%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 2003 A Decade Under the Influence: acted · directed by Richard LaGravenese and Ted Demme · critics 76%, audiences 83%
- 2003 Coast to Coast (TV movie): directed
- 2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With: acted · directed by Jeff Garlin
- 2006 Yippee: directed, acted
- 2012 Casting By: acted · directed by Tom Donahue · critics 94%, audiences 80% · streaming on Kanopy
- 2018 The Other Side of the Wind: acted · directed by Orson Welles · critics 82%, audiences 57% · streaming on Netflix
- Na plovarne (TV series): acted · directed by Jan Hojtaš