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Alex Grasshoff

American film director (1928-2008) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 79

Alexander Grasshoff was an American documentary filmmaker and director who received three Oscar nominations.

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2008Died5 April 20082002National Geographic: The Incredible Human BodyFilm, Director1985I Want to Go HomeFilm, Director1984A Billion for BorisFilm, DirectorBackwards: The Riddle of DyslexiaFilm, 1984Director1981The WaveFilm, Director1978Smokey and the Good Time OutlawsFilm, Director1977The Last DinosaurFilm, Director1976Crackle of DeathFilm, Director1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries, DirectorThe Rockford FilesSeries, 1974Director1973Journey to the Outer LimitsFilm, Director, Producer1972Future ShockFilm, DirectorWacky TaxiFilm, 1972Director1969Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAward1967Young AmericansFilm, Director, Writer1966The Really Big FamilyFilm, Director1960The JailbreakersFilm, Director, Writer1928Born10 December 1928

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Filmography 14

20 credits on file

Television 2

Awards

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film1969

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2008 · aged 79

In the same film or series as Alex

Judy FarrellAlso in Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984)Laurie HeinemanAlso in I Want to Go Home (1985)Vicki LawrenceAlso in Young Americans (1967)Jamie RoseAlso in The Wave (1981)Mary CastleAlso in The Jailbreakers (1960)Neil SummersAlso in Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978)