Richard Schickel Net Worth
Richard Schickel Net Worth is
$10 Million
Richard Schickel Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Warren Schickel (born February 10, 1933) is an American author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He is a former film critic for Time magazine, and has also written for Life magazine and the Los Angeles Times Book Review. He currently reviews films for Truthdig.Schickel was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Helen (née Hendricks) and Edward John Schickel. He is featured in For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. In this 2009 documentary film he discusses early film critics Frank E. Woods, Robert E. Sherwood, and Otis Ferguson, and tells of how, in the 1960s, he, Pauline Kael, and Andrew Sarris, all young critics, rejected the moralizing opposition of Bosley Crowther of The New York Times who had railed against violent movies such as Bonnie and Clyde. In addition to film, Schickel has also critiqued and documented cartoons, particularly Peanuts.Schickel was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1964. He has also lectured at Yale University and University of Southern California's School of Film and Television. | Date Of Birth | February 10, 1933 |
| Place Of Birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Profession | Writer, Director, Producer |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on the films of Orson Welles] It is a measure of Hollywood's lack of imagination that his films still seem avant-garde when seen today. |
| 2 | Memory is the personal journalism of the soul. |
| 3 | A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters, as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them. Movie adaptations of these monumental fictions often fail because they become mere exercises in interior decoration. |
| 4 | The common cold of the male psyche: fear of commitment. |
| 5 | The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. |
| 6 | [on the Hollywood 'Walk of Fame' (2012)] It has nothing to do with who is an authentic, for-the-ages star. That has deteriorated. It's driven entirely by what is hot at this moment, publicity and money. It's nice, but it's not the ultimate accolade for a movie actor. |
| 7 | [on Cary Grant] The drama in a Cary Grant movie is always seeing whether the star can be made to lose his wry, elegant and habitual aplomb. |
| 8 | [on Clint Eastwood] As a director, Eastwood is not as good as he thinks he is. As an actor, he is probably better than he allows himself to be. |
| 9 | [on Robert Redford] Redford is adorable, but when they enriched that handsome hunk of white bread they somehow left out the mythic minerals. |
| 10 | The best kind of heroism is to be found in the relentless practice of one's profession. (Of fellow critic Pauline Kael): An almost demonically possessed little woman. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the first of his many film books, "Movies" (published in 1965), he referred to King Vidor dismissively as a hack director who had "ground out pot-boilers" until his death. In fact, the eminent director was still very much alive at the time (he did not die until 1982) and, some ten years later, Schickel interviewed him at length for a TV documentary. In his book "The Men Who Made The Movies", Schickel spoke of Vidor in the most laudatory terms and referred to him as "King", implying they were friends. He did not mention his 1965 dismissal, nor did he apologize for it. (It is possible he had confused King Vidor with Charles Vidor, a bad mistake for a critic to make in a history of the cinema). |
| 2 | Release of the autobiography, "Lena" by Richard and Lena Horne. [1986] |
| 3 | President of Lorac Productions, which produces documentaries on film history and personalities. |
| 4 | Film Critic for Time Magazine since 1972. Before that, he was film critic for "Life" Magazine. |
| 5 | Film historian and author. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | 2013 | Documentary | |
| The Eastwood Factor | 2010 | Video documentary written by | |
| Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | |
| AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres | 2008 | TV Movie written by | |
| American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary written by - 1 episode | |
| Spielberg on Spielberg | 2007 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Scorsese on Scorsese | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | 2003 | Documentary a film by | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Woody Allen: A Life in Film | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Shooting War | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | 2000 | TV Special documentary | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends | 1999 | TV Special documentary | |
| The Harryhausen Chronicles | 1998 | TV Movie documentary writer | |
| Eastwood on Eastwood | 1997 | TV Movie documentary book "Clint Eastwood: A Biography" / screenplay | |
| Arthur Penn | 1995 | Documentary | |
| Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey | 1995 | Documentary written by | |
| Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | 1992 | TV Short documentary | |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | 1991 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | 1991 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend | 1989 | Documentary writer | |
| Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond | 1987 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | 1987 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga | 1983 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | TV Movie documentary writer | |
| Funny Business | 1978 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| The World of Willa Cather | 1977 | ||
| The Making of 'Star Wars' | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Coral Jungle | 1976 | TV Series 1976 | |
| Life Goes to the Movies | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock | 1973 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Movie Crazy Years | 1971 | TV Movie documentary |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | 2013 | Documentary | |
| The Eastwood Factor | 2010 | Video documentary | |
| Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | |
| American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Bienvenue à Cannes | 2007 | Documentary | |
| Spielberg on Spielberg | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Scorsese on Scorsese | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | 2003 | Documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Woody Allen: A Life in Film | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Shooting War | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Harryhausen Chronicles | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Eastwood on Eastwood | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Arthur Penn | 1995 | Documentary | |
| Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey | 1995 | Documentary | |
| Eastwood... A Star | 1992 | TV Short documentary uncredited | |
| Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | 1992 | TV Short documentary | |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend | 1989 | Documentary | |
| Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Funny Business | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The World of Willa Cather | 1977 | ||
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Frank Capra | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman | 1973 | TV Movie documentary |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | 2013 | Documentary producer | |
| The Eastwood Factor | 2010 | Video documentary producer | |
| Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film | 2008 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode | |
| Spielberg on Spielberg | 2007 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | 2005 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' | 2005 | Video documentary executive producer | |
| Scorsese on Scorsese | 2004 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | 2003 | Documentary producer | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | 2002 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Woody Allen: A Life in Film | 2002 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | TV Special segment producer | |
| Shooting War | 2000 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of | 1998 | TV Special documentary co-executive producer | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Against the Grain | 1998 | TV Movie documentary co-executive producer | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love | 1998 | TV Movie documentary co-executive producer | |
| The Harryhausen Chronicles | 1998 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Eastwood on Eastwood | 1997 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Eastwood... A Star | 1992 | TV Short documentary producer | |
| Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | 1992 | TV Short documentary producer | |
| Clint Eastwood on Westerns | 1992 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | 1991 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | 1991 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend | 1989 | Documentary producer | |
| Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | 1987 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga | 1983 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| The Big Red One | 1980 | producer - reconstruction, 2004 | |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Funny Business | 1978 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| The World of Willa Cather | 1977 | executive producer | |
| Life Goes to the Movies | 1976 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock | 1973 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | 1973 | TV Movie documentary producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56th Annual Writers Guild Awards | 2004 | TV Special contributor: special features segment | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | 2001 | TV Special documentary creative consultant | |
| Hollywood | TV Mini-Series documentary advisor - 4 episodes, 1980 American consultant - 1 episode, 1980 | ||
| The Amazing Years of Cinema | 1976 | TV Mini-Series documentary script consultant |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ask the Dust | 2006 | H. L. Mencken (voice) | |
| Great Performances | 2004 | TV Series |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors | 2010 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| A Letter to Elia | 2010 | Documentary special thanks | |
| The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics | 2008 | TV Movie documentary grateful thanks | |
| Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows | 2007 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| East of Eden: Art in Search of Life | 2005 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Hitchcock and Dial M | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | 2004 | TV Movie documentary thanks | |
| The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller | 2001 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| American Masters | TV Series documentary thanks - 1 episode, 2000 grateful thanks - 1 episode, 1993 | ||
| The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters | 1994 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | 1990 | TV Movie documentary acknowledgment | |
| Hollywood | 1980 | TV Mini-Series documentary thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Renegade | Documentary post-production | Himself | |
| American Experience | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Elia Kazan on 'On the Waterfront' | 2013 | Video documentary short | Interviewer |
| Woody Allen: A Documentary | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 1998-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer |
| Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| In the Beginning: 'Quo Vadis' and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself, film critic and historian |
| Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Rebecca' | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Duelle | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Film historian |
| A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Evolution of Clint Eastwood | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself - Author of 'Clint Eastwood: A Biography' |
| The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Craft of Dirty Harry | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Act of Violence: Dealing with the Devil | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Crime Wave: The City Is Dark | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Illegal: Marked for Life | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Fog City Mavericks | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Too Shocking for Its Time | 2006 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Shadows of Suspense | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Man Named Brando | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Streetcar in Hollywood | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Streetcar on Broadway | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Censorship and Desire | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The World's Greatest Actor | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| East of Eden: Art in Search of Life | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| The 100 Greatest War Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Adventures of Errol Flynn | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Author and Time Film Critic |
| Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at 'I Confess' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Hitchcock and Dial M | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Strangers on a Train : A Hitchcock Classic | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Historian |
| Charlie Rose | 1996-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Host |
| Leone's West | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Leone Style | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000-2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Blockbuster Imperative | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bravo Profiles | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Hustler: The Inside Story | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Critic, Time Magazine |
| Contender: Mastering the Method | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself - Film Critic, Time Magazine |
| The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me' | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Film Critic: Time Magazine |
| Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| Backstory | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself, film critic |
| Biography | 1998-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Frank Capra's American Dream | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee: Film Critic |
| Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Film Historian |
| The Life and Times of Gary Cooper | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Secret Lives | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Great Performances | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Greats | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Special Citation | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | The Big Red One (1980) | |
| 2004 | William K. Everson Film History Award | National Board of Review, USA | ||
| 2004 | Special Citation | Seattle Film Critics Awards | The Big Red One (1980) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rondo Statuette | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Best TV Presentation | Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) |
| 1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Directing | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987) |
| 1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Special | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement | Life Goes to the Movies (1976) |
Known for movies
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
as Writer
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998)
as Writer
Shooting War (2000)
as Writer
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
as Writer