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Frederick Wiseman
Sign in to saveAmerican documentary filmmaker (1930-2026)
Film & TV
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Frederick Wiseman (January 1, 1930 — February 16, 2026) was an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theatre director. As a documentarian, Wiseman has been noted for his ability to capture the nuances of life in American institutions such as prisons, hospitals, welfare offices, and high schools. He started out in 1963 by producing a narrative feature, The Cool World, an examination of the lives…
Known for
- Danger — Peter2026
- Jane Austen Wrecked My Life — Poète2025
- A Private Life — Dr. Goldstein2025
- Eephus — Branch Moreland (voice)2025
- My Sole Desire — Le client du printemps2023
- Other People's Children — Dr. Wiseman2022
- Thanksgiving — John2019
- The Summer House — CNC Commission member2018
- Next to Last (Autumn 63) — Edward Hopper (voice)2013
- Ain't Misbehavin — Self2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- documentarian
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Frederick Wiseman 2017 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1930-01-01
- Commons category
- Frederick Wiseman
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- social media followers
- 2197
- name in native language
- Frederick Wiseman
- date of death
- 2026-02-16
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