Rob Nilsson
American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1939 · age 87
Rob Nilsson is a filmmaker, poet and painter, best known for his feature film Northern Lights, co-directed with John Hanson and winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (1979).
Rob Nilsson is read about 8 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
The Way Things Seem to BeFilm, Writer, Producer2022
FaultlineFilm, Director, Writer2019
Arid CutFilm, Director, Writer2016
Love TwiceFilm, Director, Writer2009
ImbuedFilm, Director, Writer2007Go TogetherFilm, Director2005
BerkeleyFilm, Coach2003
AttitudeFilm, Director2000CloudsFilm, Frank1997
Tell Me No SecretsFilm, Detective1996
ProfilerSeries, Chief Bennett1995
CopycatFilm, SWAT Commander1990
Beverly Hills, 90210Series, Lowell1988Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize AwardAward
Baja OklahomaFilm, 1988Chuck1986
On the EdgeFilm, Director, Writer1984
Miami ViceSeries, Wango Mack1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Director, Writer1978Caméra d'OrAward
Northern LightsFilm, 1978Director, Writer1939Born29 October 1939People around Rob
Close ties
Bobby Roth Directed Baja Oklahoma and Amanda
Robert Viharo Also in Scheme C6, Attitude and Presque Isle
John Cale Rob directed Love Twice (2016)
Ron Perlman Rob directed A Town Has Turned to Dust (1998)
Bruce Dern Rob directed On the Edge (1986)
Stephen Lang Rob directed A Town Has Turned to Dust (1998)
Thomas Gibson Also in The Inheritance and Berkeley
Judy Collins Rob directed A Town Has Turned to Dust (1998)
Arnon Milchan Produced Copycat (1996)
Carl Lumbly Rob directed Love Twice (2016)
Joe Spano Rob produced Northern Lights (1979)
Scott Cooper Also in Bill's Gun Shop and Attitude
Jon Amiel Directed Copycat (1996)
Henry G. Sanders Also in The Inheritance and Berkeley- Nick Roth Also in Amanda and Berkeley
Also in Français
Filmography 40
83 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He also is known for directing and playing the lead role in Heat and Sunlight, produced by Steve and Hildy Burns, also featuring Consuelo Faust, Don Bajema and Ernie Fosseliius. Heat and Sunlight won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival in 1988, and his 9 @ Night Film Cycle won the 2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Marlon Riggs Award for Courage and Vision in Cinema. Nilsson has also received Lifetime Achievement awards from the Fargo International Film Festival, the St. Louis International Film Festival, the Kansas City Filmmaker's Jubilee, the Master's Award from the Golden Apricot Film Festival, a Filmmaker of the Year Award from the Silver Lake Film Festival and the Milley Award from the city of Mill Valley for accomplishment in the Arts.
