Frederick De Cordova
Frederick De Cordova was born on Oct 27, 1910 in USA. Frederick De Cordova's big-screen debut came with Her Kind of Man directed by Frederick De Cordova in 1946. Frederick De Cordova is known for The King of Comedy directed by Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro stars as Rupert Pupkin and Jerry Lewis as Jerry Langford. Frederick De Cordova has got 6 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Frederick De Cordova achieved is PGA Awards. The upcoming new movie Frederick De Cordova plays is The King of Comedy which will be released on Dec 18, 1982.
Educated at Northwestern University, Frederick De Cordova began his show business career on the stage, and came to Hollywood in the mid-'40s as a dialogue director. He graduated to director in 1945. He spent much of his career at Universal Pictures, where he turned out medium-budget westerns, comedies and musicals. In the mid-'50s he turned his main focus to television, directing and producing The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950), The Jack Benny Program (1950) and December Bride (1954). Although he directed an occasional feature, he was much more successful on TV, and in 1971 became executive producer of the long-running late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).
Birthday
Oct 27, 1910Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Awards
6 wins & 12 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 19928.5
- 19918.5
- 19908.5
- 19898.5
- 19888.5
- 19878.5
- 19868.5
- 19858.5
- 19848.5
- 19838.5
- 19828.5
- 19827.8
- 19818.5
- 1981
producer
8.0 - 19808.5
- 19798.5
- 19788.5
- 19778.5
- 19768.5
- 19758.5
- 19748.5
- 19738.5
- 19728.5
- 1968
producer, director
7.4 - 1966
director
5.5 - 1965
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5.2 - 1953
director
6.3 - 1952
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5.9 - 1952
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5.1 - 1952
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6.5 - 1951
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6.6 - 1951
director
5.5 - 1950
director
6.1 - 1949
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6.2 - 1949
director
6.5 - 1948
director
5.8 - 1948
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6.6 - 1948
director
6.0 - 1947
director
6.0 - 1947
director
6.5 - 1946
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