About
Acclaimed director of the films Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and 12 Angry Men (1957). He received four Academy Award nominations for Best Director across his career.
Before Fame
He studied theater at Columbia University.
Trivia
He was a founding member of New York's Actors Studio, and his career began in off-Broadway productions.
Family Life
He married four times: first to actress Rita Gam in 1949, then to socialite
Associated With
He cast Sean Connery in five of his movies, including Family Business and Murder on the Orient Express.
