Actor

Monte Hellman

Directing

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Movies: 54Series: 0Crew credits: 36

TMDB ID: 20921

IMDb ID: nm0375494

Known for: Directing

Born: July 12, 1929

Died: April 20, 2021

Age: 91

Place of birth: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1959 - 2013

Years active: 55

Average TMDB rating: 5.88

Wikidata: Q945188

Also known as

Monte Himmelbaum • M. Hellman • Monte Jay Himmelbaum

Other jobs

Director (17)Editor (8)Executive Producer (2)Thanks (2)Additional Editing (1)Assistant Editor (1)Co-Director (1)Dialogue (1)

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Biography

Monte Hellman (born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 — April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. He was born in New York City, where his parents were visiting, but he grew up in Los Angeles.Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film "Beast from Haunted Cave" (1959), produced by Roger Corman. He would later gain critical recognition for the Westerns "The Shooting" and "Ride in the Whirlwind" (both 1966) starring Jack Nicholson, and the independent road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. His later directorial work included the slasher film "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!" (1989) and the independent thriller "Road to Nowhere" (2010).