Brian De Palma

Career Overview

Brian De Palma has 112 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Greetings Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Mission: Impossible, Carrie, Scarface. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 112
Birth Date: 1940-09-11
Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

Greetings Collection (2 titles)
Mission: Impossible (1 titles)
Carlito's Way Collection (1 titles)
Carrie (1 titles)
Masterclass - Leçon de Cinéma (1 titles)
Stir of Echoes Collection (1 titles)
The Godfather (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Nancy Allen (3 collaborations)
Dennis Franz (3 collaborations)
Robert De Niro (3 collaborations)
John Travolta (2 collaborations)
Mark Margolis (2 collaborations)
Tom Cruise (1 collaborations)
Jon Voight (1 collaborations)
Emmanuelle Béart (1 collaborations)
Henry Czerny (1 collaborations)
Jean Reno (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (41 credits)
- Sweet Vengeance
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Catch and Kill
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Stalkings
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Domino
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Passion
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Redacted
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- The Black Dahlia
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Femme Fatale
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Mission to Mars
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Snake Eyes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Mission: Impossible
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Carlito's Way
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Raising Cain
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- Casualties of War
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- The Untouchables
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Wise Guys
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Body Double
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Scarface
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- Blow Out
  director
  
  directing
  
  1981
- Dressed to Kill
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Home Movies
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- The Fury
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Carrie
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Obsession
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Phantom of the Paradise
  director
  
  directing
  
  1974
- Sisters
  director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- Get to Know Your Rabbit
  director
  
  directing
  
  1972
- Hi, Mom!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1970
- Dionysus in '69
  director
  
  directing
  
  1970
- The Wedding Party
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- To Bridge This Gap
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- Greetings
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- Murder à la Mod
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
  director
  
  directing
  
  1966
- The Responsive Eye
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
- Jennifer
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Woton's Wake
  director
  
  directing
  
  1963
- 660124: The Story of an IBM Card
  director
  
  directing
  
  1961
- Icarus
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
writing (21 credits)
- Sweet Vengeance
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Catch and Kill
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Passion
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Redacted
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Sisters
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Femme Fatale
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Snake Eyes
  story
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Pehla Nasha
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Raising Cain
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Body Double
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Blow Out
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1981
- Dressed to Kill
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1980
- Home Movies
  story
  
  writing
  
  1980
- Obsession
  story
  
  writing
  
  1976
- Phantom of the Paradise
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1974
- Sisters
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1973
- Hi, Mom!
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1970
- The Wedding Party
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1969
- Murder à la Mod
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1968
- Woton's Wake
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1963
actors (34 credits)
- Mr. Scorsese
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Method Director (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Total Cinema (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Saint/Sinner (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - All This Filming Isn't Healthy (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Stranger in a Strange Land (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  2025
- Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
  Brian De Palma
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Ennio
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Spielberg
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- De Palma
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Godard Made in USA
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Black Dahlia
  Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Autopsy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Black Dahlia Confidential
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Untouchables: Production Stories
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Untouchables: The Classic
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Making of 'Casualties of War'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Acting 'Carrie'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Visualizing 'Carrie'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- 'Obsession' Revisited
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The Making of 'Scarface'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Ennio Morricone
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Rotwang Must Go!
  Famous American Movie Director
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- The Scorsese Machine
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Movies Are My Life
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
crew (3 credits)
- Walk of Fame
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2012
- Stir of Echoes
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  1999
- A Boy And His Car
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  1990
production (5 credits)
- Snake Eyes
  producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
  producer
  
  production
  
  1990
- Body Double
  producer
  
  production
  
  1984
- Home Movies
  producer
  
  production
  
  1980
- The Wedding Party
  producer
  
  production
  
  1969
sound (1 credits)
- The Godfather Part II
  musician
  
  sound
  
  1974
camera (2 credits)
- Dionysus in '69
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1970
- The Responsive Eye
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1965
editing (5 credits)
- Dionysus in '69
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1970
- The Wedding Party
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1969
- Greetings
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1968
- Murder à la Mod
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1968
- The Responsive Eye
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1965

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