Stanley Kramer

Career Overview

Stanley Kramer has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1942. Signature works include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, High Noon, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

81

Birth Date

1913-09-29

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Known For

• 

  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
• 

  High Noon
• 

  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
• 

  Judgment at Nuremberg
• 

  Inherit the Wind
• 

  On the Beach

Frequent Collaborators

• Spencer Tracy (4 collaborations)
• Dick Cherney (3 collaborations)
• Virginia Christine (3 collaborations)
• Norman Fell (2 collaborations)
• Rudy Germane (2 collaborations)
• Harry Morgan (2 collaborations)
• Tex Holden (2 collaborations)
• William H. O'Brien (2 collaborations)
• Ray Teal (2 collaborations)
• Frank Baker (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (23 credits)

  • A Special Kind of Love

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Brando: An Icon Is Born

    Himself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • A Tribute to Stanley Kramer

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Making of High Noon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Anthony Quinn: An Original

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • I'll Teach You to Dream

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Stanley Kramer, Dr. Paul Weiss, Voices of East Harlem (1969) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 159 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 239 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 196 (1971) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 148 (1979) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 191 (1973) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • The Oscars

    - The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • What's My Line?

    - Episode 499 (1960) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
    1950

• crew (2 credits)

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    thanks

    crew
    1987
  • Inherit the Wind

    presenter

    crew
    1960

• directing (18 credits)

  • The Runner Stumbles

    director

    directing
    1979
  • The Domino Principle

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Oklahoma Crude

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Bless the Beasts & Children

    director

    directing
    1971
  • R.P.M.

    director

    directing
    1970
  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Ship of Fools

    director

    directing
    1965
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    director

    directing
    1963
  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Inherit the Wind

    director

    directing
    1960
  • On the Beach

    director

    directing
    1959
  • The Defiant Ones

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Pride and the Passion

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Not as a Stranger

    director

    directing
    1955

• production (38 credits)

  • The Runner Stumbles

    producer

    production
    1979
  • The Domino Principle

    producer

    production
    1977
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

    producer

    production
    1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

    producer

    production
    1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

    producer

    production
    1974
  • Oklahoma Crude

    producer

    production
    1973
  • Bless the Beasts & Children

    producer

    production
    1971
  • R.P.M.

    producer

    production
    1970
  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    producer

    production
    1970
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    producer

    production
    1967
  • Ship of Fools

    producer

    production
    1965
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    producer

    production
    1963
  • A Child Is Waiting

    producer

    production
    1963
  • Pressure Point

    producer

    production
    1962
  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    producer

    production
    1961
  • Inherit the Wind

    producer

    production
    1960
  • On the Beach

    producer

    production
    1959
  • The Defiant Ones

    producer

    production
    1958
  • The Pride and the Passion

    producer

    production
    1957
  • Not as a Stranger

    producer

    production
    1955
  • The Caine Mutiny

    producer

    production
    1954
  • The Wild One

    producer

    production
    1953
  • The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    producer

    production
    1953
  • The Juggler

    producer

    production
    1953
  • The Member of the Wedding

    producer

    production
    1952
  • Eight Iron Men

    producer

    production
    1952
  • The Happy Time

    producer

    production
    1952
  • The Four Poster

    producer

    production
    1952
  • High Noon

    producer

    production
    1952
  • The Sniper

    producer

    production
    1952
  • My Six Convicts

    producer

    production
    1952
  • Death of a Salesman

    producer

    production
    1951
  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    producer

    production
    1950
  • The Men

    producer

    production
    1950
  • Home of the Brave

    producer

    production
    1949
  • Champion

    producer

    production
    1949
  • So This Is New York

    producer

    production
    1948
  • The Moon and Sixpence

    producer

    production
    1942