Actor

Alan Smithee

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 65Series: 3Crew credits: 65

TMDB ID: 55948

IMDb ID: nm0000647

Known for: Directing

Born: April 8, 1969

Died: January 1, 2000

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2025

Years active: 65

Average TMDB rating: 5.19

Also known as

Allen Smithee • Alan Smithee Jr • Alan Smithee Sr • 亜蘭澄志

Other jobs

Director (55)Writer (4)Screenplay (2)Cinematography (1)Idea (1)Producer (1)Second Assistant Director (1)

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Biography

Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. Until its use was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when a director dissatisfied with the final product proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative control over a film. The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the move or even to acknowledge being the actual director.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Alan Smithee.