Monte Hellman
Born
1929-07-12
Place of birth
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2021-04-20
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)...
Known for
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Room 666
Self
L.A. Without a Map
Himself
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
Someone to Love
Attendee / Richard
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
The Christian Licorice Store
Joseph
An Almost Perfect Affair
Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
Wanderlust
Himself
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Hellman Rider
himself
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
Himself