Frank Capra Net Worth
Frank Capra Net Worth is
$900,000
Frank Capra Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Frank Russell Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American dream personified."Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Oscars as Best Director. Among his leading films was It Happened One Night (1934), which became the first film to win all five top Oscars, including Best Picture. Other leading films in his prime included You Can't Take It With You (1938) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). During World War II, Capra served in the US Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series.After World War II, however, Capra's career declined as his later films like It's a Wonderful Life (1946) were critically derided as being "simplistic" or "overly idealistic". However, his films have since been favorably reassessed in succeeding decades.Outside directing, Capra was active within the film industry, engaging in various political and social issues. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Screenwriters Guild, and was head of the Directors Guild of America. | Full Name | Frank Capra |
| Date Of Birth | May 18, 1897, Bisacquino, Italy |
| Died | September 3, 1991, La Quinta, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Education | California Institute of Technology |
| Spouse | Lou Capra, Helen Howell |
| Children | Frank Capra, Jr., Tom Capra, Lulu Capra, John Capra |
| Parents | Salvatore Capra, Sarah Nicolas |
| Siblings | Everett Capra, Tony Capra, Benjamin Capra |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Director |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film |
| Movies | It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Meet John Doe, You Can't Take It with You, Lost Horizon, Arsenic and Old Lace, Pocketful of Miracles, Lady for a Day, State of the Union, The Bitter Tea of General Yen, American Madness, Platinum Blon... |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often cast James Stewart, Gary Cooper, and Cary Grant |
| 2 | Montage of newspaper headlines |
| 3 | His films normally center around a simple man who tries to fight corruption in a society. |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Power of the Press (1928) | $1,500 a week |
| The Way of the Strong (1928) | $750 a week |
| The Matinee Idol (1928) | $2,500 |
| So This Is Love? (1928) | $2,500 |
| That Certain Thing (1928) | $1,000 |
| The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House (1922) | $75 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on the coming of sound] Everybody in Hollywood was scared to death of sound, but I knew all about sound waves from freshman physics. |
| 2 | [on "The Greatest Gift," the short story that inspired "It's a Wonderful Life"] My goodness, this thing hit me like a ton of bricks. It was the story I had been looking for all my life. The kind of an idea that when I get old and sick and scared and ready to die - they'd say "he made The Greatest Gift". |
| 3 | [returning to directing after World War 2] I was scared to death. |
| 4 | [after Philip Van Doren Stern sent him a Christmas card that formed the basis for "It's a Wonderful Life"] I thank you for sending it and I love you for creating it. |
| 5 | [to James Stewart when he hadn't yet figured out the story for "It's a Wonderful Life"] I haven't got a story. This is the lousiest piece of cheese I ever heard of. Forget it, Jimmy...Forget it! |
| 6 | [the theme of It's a Wonderful Life] The individual's belief in himself. I made it to combat a modern trend toward atheism. |
| 7 | [when asked if there was still a way to make movies with the values and ideals in his films] Well if there isn't, we might as well give up. |
| 8 | It's a Wonderful Life sums up my philosophy of filmmaking. First, to exalt the worth of the individual. Second, to champion man - plead his causes, protest any degradation of his dignity, spirit or divinity. And third, to dramatize the viability of the individual - as in the theme of the film itself...there is a radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see, and to see we only have to look. I beseech you to look. |
| 9 | [on It's a Wonderful Life] I thought it was the greatest film I ever made. Better yet, I thought it was the greatest film anybody had ever made. It wasn't made for the oh-so-bored critics or the oh-so-jaded literati. It was my kind of film for my kind of people. |
| 10 | [on Philip Van Doren Stern] The man whose Christmas tale was the spark that set me off into making my favourite film, It's a Wonderful Life. |
| 11 | [on It's a Wonderful Life] It's the damnedest thing I've ever seen! The film has a life of its own now, and I can look at it like I had nothing to do with it. I'm like a parent whose kid grows up to be president. I'm proud...but it's the kid who did the work. I didn't even think of it as a Christmas story when I first ran across it. I just liked the idea. |
| 12 | [on directing Claudette Colbert in 'It Happened One Night'] Colbert fretted, pouted, and argued about her part. Challenged my slaphappy way of shooting scenes. Fussed constantly. She was a tartar, but a cute one. |
| 13 | There is one word that aptly describes Hollywood - 'nervous.' |
| 14 | [on Jean Arthur] Never have I seen a performer with such a chronic case of stage jitters. They weren't butterflies in her stomach. They were wasps. |
| 15 | [on Preston Sturges] Jesus, he was a strange guy. Carried his own hill with him, I tell you. |
| 16 | In our film profession you may have [Clark Gable's] looks, [Spencer Tracy's] art, [Marlene Dietrich's] legs or [Elizabeth Taylor's] violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage. |
| 17 | Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by smearing them with paint. |
| 18 | A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something. |
| 19 | [on his early dream to be an astronomer] I could study the stars and the planets forever. I always wanted to know why, why . . . Pictures changed my mind. I was too far along in the movie business. But when I go back to Caltech now and hear about things I'm not familiar with, like black holes, goddamn! I get mad. How the hell I ever refused that I don't know . . . But it seems like motion pictures have a terrible hold on me. I don't know what it is . . . |
| 20 | Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream, it takes over as the number one hormone; it bosses the enzymes; directs the pineal gland; plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to film is more film. |
| 21 | (upon receiving his AFI Lifetime Achievment Award) I'd be the first to admit I'm a damn good director. |
| 22 | [James Stewart]'s appeal lay in being so unusually usual. |
| 23 | [on Marilyn Monroe] "Breasts she had. And a wiggly figure. But to me sex is class, something more than a wiggly behind. If it weren't, I know 200 whores who would be stars. |
| 24 | There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. |
| 25 | I thought drama was when the actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries. |
| 26 | My advice to young filmmakers is this: Don't follow trends. Start them! |
| 27 | Compassion is a two-way street. |
| 28 | Behind every successful man there stands an astonished woman. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia Pictures boss Harry Cohn was notorious for coming on the set and trying to override directors' decisions--usually for monetary reasons--so when Capra won his first Oscar, he re-negotiated his contract with Columbia and insisted on a proviso that forbade Cohn from appearing on the set of any film Capra was making for Columbia. He got it. |
| 2 | Colleen Moore recalled later that Capra directed the cameo appearance by Harry Langdon in the First National picture Ella Cinders (1926). |
| 3 | About Ladies of Leisure (1930) with a very young Barbara Stanwyck, Capra later wrote that he would have married her if both of them had been free at the time. |
| 4 | Capra's classmates at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles included singer Lawrence Tibbett and future war hero Jimmy Dolittle. |
| 5 | MGM production chief Irving Thalberg wanted to borrow Capra from Columbia and offered Harry Cohn $50,000, the use of an MGM star of his choice for a film, and Capra's choice of properties. The director selected "Soviet," the story of an American engineer building a dam in Russia. It was to star Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. Thalberg's illness caused MGM boss Louis B. Mayer to cancel the production but MGM made good on the payment and the loan-out. |
| 6 | Was friends with Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Millikan, who had been one of his professors at Cal Tech. At one point Capra intended to film a documentary on him. |
| 7 | His last name means "goat" in his native Italian. |
| 8 | Among many unrealized projects in his long career, one to which he was especially devoted was a film about the life of Saint Paul , to star Frank Sinatra. |
| 9 | Upon his death his remains were interred at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in Coachella, CA. His location plot is Lot 289, Unit 8, Block 77. |
| 10 | Honored on a US postage stamp in May 2012 (with John Ford, Billy Wilder, and John Huston). |
| 11 | A staunch opponent of abortion and donated funds to support the Human Life Amendment. |
| 12 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 96-98. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001. |
| 13 | Profiled in "Conversations with Directors: An Anthology of Interviews from Literature/Film Quarterly", E.M. Walker, D.T. Johnson, eds. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. |
| 14 | Interviewed in "Talking to the Piano Player: Silent Film Stars, Writers and Directors Remember" by Stuart Oderman (BearManor Media). |
| 15 | Although most of his films were written by individuals on the political left who tended to exude the spirit of the New Deal, Capra himself was a lifelong conservative Republican who never voted for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, admired Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini and later, during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era served as a secret FBI informer for his friend J. Edgar Hoover. |
| 16 | Was originally supposed to write and direct Circus World (1964) but quit the project when star John Wayne rejected Capra's script and instead insisted it be written by his old friend, James Edward Grant. |
| 17 | Heavily influenced friend Thomas R. Bond II, a producer/director who gained most of his knowledge in directing and producing from Capra. |
| 18 | Is the second most-represented filmmaker (behind Steven Spielberg) on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time, with four of his films on the list. They are: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) at #83, Meet John Doe (1941) at #49, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) at #5, and the most uplifting movie of all time, It's a Wonderful Life (1946). |
| 19 | He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1986 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC. |
| 20 | Inspired the adjective "Capraesque". |
| 21 | Claimed that Frank Sinatra had the potential to be the best actor there ever was. He once told Frank to quit his musical career and concentrate solely on acting and that if he did he would go down as the greatest actor who ever lived. |
| 22 | Said Jean Arthur would get real tense and often become violently sick before shooting began. However, he said she always managed to compose herself when the cameras started to roll and acted as though nothing was wrong. |
| 23 | Claimed that both Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Sinatra "left their best scenes in rehearsal," saying that all subsequent takes got stale quickly. Capra would often shoot scenes with them without any rehearsing at all. This used to drive the other actors nuts. Edward G. Robinson once stormed off the set of A Hole in the Head (1959) and asked to be let out of his contract because he was used to rehearsing all his roles. |
| 24 | Had a son, Johnny, who died in 1938, at about age 3, of complications arising from a tonsillectomy. |
| 25 | Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1958. |
| 26 | President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1935-39. |
| 27 | Emigrated to America with his parents in 1903. They settled in Los Angeles, where his older brother was already living. |
| 28 | Hosted the Academy Awards in 1936 and 1939. |
| 29 | His father, Turiddu, died in a horrible factory accident in 1915. When the aging man was working some gears, he got caught in the gears and was nearly ripped in half. |
| 30 | Directed 10 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: May Robson, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, H.B. Warner, Spring Byington, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Harry Carey and Peter Falk. Gable and Colbert won Academy Awards for their roles in It Happened One Night (1934). |
| 31 | When he was nominated for his first Best Director Oscar in 1933 (for Lady for a Day (1933)), presenter Will Rogers merely opened the envelope and said "Come and get it, Frank!" Already halfway to the stage, Capra realized that Rogers wasn't referring to him, but to Frank Lloyd, who was getting the Oscar for Cavalcade (1933). |
| 32 | Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945." Pages 96-103. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. |
| 33 | Was voted the 9th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. |
| 34 | Critics dubbed his movies as "Capra-corn" for their simple and sappy storylines. |
| 35 | He got his first film assignment by answering an ad in a Los Angeles newspaper. |
| 36 | President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) from 1960-61. |
| 37 | President of the Screen Directors Guild from 1939-41. |
| 38 | Father of Frank Capra Jr. (born March 20th 1934 - died December 19th 2007), John Capra (born April 24th 1935 - died August 23rd 1938), Lulu Capra (born September 16th 1937), and Tom Capra (born February 12th 1941). Family lived in Fallbrook, California, USA. |
| 39 | Was once a gag man for the Keystone Film Company (best known for its Keystone Kops shorts). |
| 40 | Awarded American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1982. |
| 41 | Interred at Coachella Valley Cemetery, Coachella, California, USA. |
| 42 | Studied electrical engineering at CalTech, and only began working in films as a temporary summer job. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous in Space | 1964 | Documentary short | |
| Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | ||
| A Hole in the Head | 1959 | ||
| The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays | 1957 | TV Movie | |
| Hemo the Magnificent | 1957 | TV Movie | |
| Our Mr. Sun | 1956 | TV Movie | |
| Here Comes the Groom | 1951 | ||
| Riding High | 1950 | ||
| State of the Union | 1948 | ||
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | ||
| Here Is Germany | 1945 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Your Job in Germany | 1945 | Documentary short | |
| Know Your Enemy - Japan | 1945 | Documentary uncredited | |
| War Comes to America | 1945 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Two Down and One to Go | 1945 | Documentary short | |
| The Battle of China | 1944 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | 1944 | ||
| Tunisian Victory | 1944 | Documentary | |
| The Battle of Britain | 1943 | Documentary uncredited | |
| The Battle of Russia | 1943 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Divide and Conquer | 1943 | Documentary uncredited | |
| The Nazis Strike | 1943 | Documentary short uncredited | |
| Prelude to War | 1942 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Meet John Doe | 1941 | ||
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1939 | ||
| You Can't Take It with You | 1938 | ||
| Lost Horizon | 1937 | ||
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | 1936 | ||
| Broadway Bill | 1934 | ||
| It Happened One Night | 1934 | ||
| Lady for a Day | 1933 | ||
| The Bitter Tea of General Yen | 1933 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| American Madness | 1932 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Forbidden | 1932 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Platinum Blonde | 1931 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| The Miracle Woman | 1931 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Dirigible | 1931 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Rain or Shine | 1930 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Ladies of Leisure | 1930 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Flight | 1929 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| The Donovan Affair | 1929 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| The Younger Generation | 1929 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| The Burglar | 1928 | Short | |
| The Power of the Press | 1928 | ||
| Submarine | 1928 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| Say It with Sables | 1928 | ||
| The Way of the Strong | 1928 | ||
| The Matinee Idol | 1928 | as Frank R. Capra | |
| So This Is Love? | 1928 | ||
| That Certain Thing | 1928 | ||
| For the Love of Mike | 1927 | ||
| Long Pants | 1927 | ||
| The Strong Man | 1926 | ||
| The Barefoot Boy | 1922 | Short | |
| The Looking Glass | 1922 | Short as Frank R. Capra | |
| The Village Blacksmith | 1922/II | Short | |
| The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House | 1922 | Short | |
| La visita dell'incrociatore italiano Libia a San Francisco, Calif., 6-29 novembre 1921 | 1921 | Documentary short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence | 1990 | TV Movie characters - uncredited | |
| It Happened One Christmas | 1977 | TV Movie screenplay "It's a Wonderful Life" | |
| Rendezvous in Space | 1964 | Documentary short uncredited | |
| The Unchained Goddess | 1958 | TV Movie written by | |
| The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays | 1957 | TV Movie written by | |
| Hemo the Magnificent | 1957 | TV Movie written by | |
| Our Mr. Sun | 1956 | TV Movie written by | |
| Westward the Women | 1951 | story | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | screenplay | |
| Here Is Germany | 1945 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Know Your Enemy - Japan | 1945 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Forbidden | 1932 | story | |
| Flight | 1929 | dialogue - as Frank R. Capra | |
| Uncle Tom | 1929 | Short story | |
| The Burglar | 1928 | Short writer | |
| Say It with Sables | 1928 | story | |
| The Swim Princess | 1928 | Short writer | |
| That Certain Thing | 1928 | writer | |
| Fiddlesticks | 1927/I | Short story | |
| His First Flame | 1927 | story | |
| Soldier Man | 1926 | Short | |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | 1926 | story - uncredited | |
| Saturday Afternoon | 1926 | Short story and scenario | |
| Love and Kisses | 1925 | Short | |
| Cold Turkey | 1925 | Short | |
| Lucky Stars | 1925 | Short | |
| The Iron Nag | 1925 | Short | |
| Cupid's Boots | 1925 | Short | |
| Sneezing Beezers | 1925 | Short | |
| Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies | 1925 | Short | |
| Good Morning, Nurse | 1925 | Short scenario / story | |
| The Marriage Circus | 1925 | Short | |
| Breaking the Ice | 1925 | Short scenario | |
| Plain Clothes | 1925 | Short | |
| Boobs in the Wood | 1925 | Short uncredited | |
| The Wild Goose Chaser | 1925 | Short | |
| All Night Long | 1924 | Short story | |
| The Reel Virginian | 1924 | Short uncredited | |
| Every Man for Himself | 1924 | Short uncredited | |
| Riders of the Purple Cows | 1924 | Short uncredited | |
| Little Robinson Corkscrew | 1924 | Short uncredited | |
| High Society | 1924 | Short uncredited | |
| Jubilo, Jr. | 1924 | Short scenario | |
| The Barefoot Boy | 1922 | Short scenario | |
| The Looking Glass | 1922 | Short scenario | |
| The Village Blacksmith | 1922/II | Short | |
| The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House | 1922 | Short scenario | |
| La visita dell'incrociatore italiano Libia a San Francisco, Calif., 6-29 novembre 1921 | 1921 | Documentary short intertitles |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous in Space | 1964 | Documentary short producer | |
| Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | producer | |
| A Hole in the Head | 1959 | producer | |
| The Unchained Goddess | 1958 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays | 1957 | TV Movie producer | |
| Hemo the Magnificent | 1957 | TV Movie producer | |
| Our Mr. Sun | 1956 | TV Movie producer | |
| Here Comes the Groom | 1951 | producer | |
| Riding High | 1950 | producer | |
| State of the Union | 1948 | producer | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | producer | |
| Here Is Germany | 1945 | Documentary producer | |
| Know Your Enemy - Japan | 1945 | Documentary producer - uncredited | |
| War Comes to America | 1945 | Documentary producer | |
| Two Down and One to Go | 1945 | Documentary short producer | |
| San Pietro | 1945 | Documentary short co-supervising producer - uncredited | |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | 1944 | associate producer - uncredited | |
| Attack! Battle of New Britain | 1944 | Documentary producer | |
| The Negro Soldier | 1944 | Documentary short producer - as Col. Frank Capra | |
| G.I. Journal | 1944 | Short producer | |
| Know Your Ally: Britain | 1944 | Short supervising producer - uncredited | |
| The Battle of Britain | 1943 | Documentary producer - uncredited | |
| The Battle of Russia | 1943 | Documentary producer | |
| Divide and Conquer | 1943 | Documentary producer - uncredited | |
| Strictly G.I. | 1943 | Short producer | |
| The Nazis Strike | 1943 | Documentary short producer | |
| Prelude to War | 1942 | Documentary producer - uncredited | |
| Meet John Doe | 1941 | producer - uncredited | |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1939 | producer - uncredited | |
| You Can't Take It with You | 1938 | producer - uncredited | |
| Lost Horizon | 1937 | producer - uncredited | |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | 1936 | producer - uncredited | |
| Broadway Bill | 1934 | producer - uncredited | |
| It Happened One Night | 1934 | producer - uncredited | |
| The Bitter Tea of General Yen | 1933 | producer - uncredited | |
| American Madness | 1932 | producer - uncredited | |
| Forbidden | 1932 | producer - uncredited | |
| Platinum Blonde | 1931 | producer - uncredited | |
| The Miracle Woman | 1931 | producer - uncredited | |
| Dirigible | 1931 | producer - uncredited | |
| Rain or Shine | 1930 | producer - uncredited | |
| Ladies of Leisure | 1930 | producer - uncredited | |
| Flight | 1929 | producer - uncredited | |
| The Matinee Idol | 1928 | producer - uncredited | |
| That Certain Thing | 1928 | producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous in Space | 1964 | Documentary short presenter | |
| Taiwan: Island of Freedom | 1963 | Documentary short supervised by - as Col. Frank Capra USAR | |
| The Cavalcade of Academy Awards from 1928-1939 | 1940 | Documentary short supervisor |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | 1938 | Documentary short | Frank Capra |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | 1919 |
Animation Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coming!! Snafu | 1943 | Short character creator - uncredited |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Wonderful Schools | 1915 | Documentary short uncredited |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | lyrics: "The Riddle Song I Gave My Love a Cherry" - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Think of a Wonderful Thought | special thanks announced | ||
| Minus Lara | 2011 | TV Short thanks | |
| Lost Horizon | 1937 | special thanks - as Mr. Frank Capra, 1985 restoration |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 | 1938 | Short documentary | Himself - Oscar Winner |
| Another Romance of Celluloid | 1938 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 9 | 1937 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 | 1937 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance | 1991 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | 1984 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| The Moviemakers | 1983 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Huston | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| Cinéma cinémas | 1983 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Honoree |
| High Hopes: The Capra Years | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood | 1980 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart | 1980 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Seaker (uncredited) |
| Hollywood Greats | 1977-1979 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Director / Guest |
| Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| ABC Late Night | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film Extra | 1974 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Frank Capra | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film Night | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Academy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Director |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Irv Kupcinet Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dear Mr. Gable | 1968 | Documentary | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
| The 25th Annual Academy Awards | 1953 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing |
| The Screen Director | 1951 | Short | Himself (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
| The Cavalcade of Academy Awards from 1928-1939 | 1940 | Documentary short | Himself - Outgoing Academy President |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Una lunga vacanza | 2012 | ||
| Hollywood sul Tevere | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Why We Fight | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| James Cagney and Jack Warner | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Frank Capra and James Stewart | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Lady with the Torch | 1999 | Documentary | Himself |
| Frank Capra's American Dream | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| American Masters | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' | 1990 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | 1983 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Hollywood My Home Town | 1965 | Documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Creative | |
| 2001 | PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures | PGA Awards | It Happened One Night (1934) | |
| 1982 | Life Achievement Award | American Film Institute, USA | ||
| 1982 | Career Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | ||
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6614 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1959 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | ||
| 1947 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
| 1941 | DGA Honorary Life Member Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | ||
| 1939 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | You Can't Take It with You (1938) |
| 1937 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) |
| 1936 | Special Recommendation | Venice Film Festival | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | |
| 1935 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | It Happened One Night (1934) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) |
| 1962 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Producer/Director | 7th place. |
| 1960 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | A Hole in the Head (1959) |
| 1947 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
| 1940 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |
| 1936 | Mussolini Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) |
| 1935 | Mussolini Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Broadway Bill (1934) |
| 1934 | Mussolini Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | It Happened One Night (1934) |
| 1934 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Lady for a Day (1933) |
| 1932 | Audience Referendum | Venice Film Festival | IN-COMPETITION | Forbidden (1932) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | You Can't Take It with You (1938) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
Known for movies
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Director
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Director
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Director
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as Director
