# Sidney Lumet filmography

Sidney Lumet (1924–2011) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Lumet's most known films include: the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (1957); the holocaust drama The Pawnbroker (1964); the Cold War thriller Fail Safe (1964); the crime dramas Serpico (1973) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975); the satirical news drama Network (1976); the psychological drama Equus (1977); the New York City police internal-affairs drama Prince of the City (1981); the legal drama The Verdict (1982); and the crime thriller Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007).

## Film

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men | Yes | No | No |
| 1958 | Stage Struck | Yes | No | No |
| 1959 | That Kind of Woman | Yes | No | No |
| 1960 | The Fugitive Kind | Yes | No | No |
| 1962 | A View from the Bridge | Yes | No | No |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Yes | No | No |
| 1964 | The Pawnbroker | Yes | No | No |
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Yes | No | No |
| 1965 | The Hill | Yes | No | No |
| 1966 | The Group | Yes | No | No |
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1968 | Bye Bye Braverman | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1968 | The Sea Gull | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1969 | The Appointment | Yes | No | No |
| 1970 | Last of the Mobile Hot Shots | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes | Yes | No | No |
| 1972 | Child's Play | Yes | No | No |
| 1973 | The Offence | Yes | No | No |
| 1973 | Serpico | Yes | No | No |
| 1974 | Lovin' Molly | Yes | No | No |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | Yes | No | No |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Yes | No | No |
| 1976 | Network | Yes | No | No |
| 1977 | Equus | Yes | No | No |
| 1978 | The Wiz | Yes | No | No |
| 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1981 | Prince of the City | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1982 | Deathtrap | Yes | No | No |
| 1982 | The Verdict | Yes | No | No |
| 1983 | Daniel | Yes | Executive | No |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Yes | No | No |
| 1986 | Power | Yes | No | No |
| 1986 | The Morning After | Yes | No | No |
| 1988 | Running on Empty | Yes | No | No |
| 1989 | Family Business | Yes | No | No |
| 1990 | Q&A | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1992 | A Stranger Among Us | Yes | No | No |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sin | Yes | No | No |
| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1999 | Gloria | Yes | No | No |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Yes | No | No |
Acting roles
* ...One Third of a Nation... (1939)
* The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Uncredited
* King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Sources: Turner Classic Movies & Internet Movie Database

## Television

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1952 | CBS Television Workshop | Episode: Don Quixote |
| 1951-52 | Crime Photographer | 2 episodes |
| 1951-53 | Danger | 11 episodes |
| 1954 | Mama | 2 episodes |
| 1953-55 | You Are There | 14 episodes |
| 1954-55 | The Best of Broadway | 3 episodes |
| 1955 | The Elgin Hour | 2 episodes |
| 1955 | Star Stage | Episode: A Letter to Mr. Priest |
| 1955 | Frontier | Episode: In Nebraska |
| 1956 | The Alcoa Hour | 5 episodes |
| 1956 | Goodyear Playhouse | 2 episodes |
| 1958 | Kraft Theatre | 5 episodes |
| 1957-58 | The DuPont Show of the Month | 2 episodes |
| 1955-59 | The United States Steel Hour | 3 episodes |
| 1960 | Play of the Week | 4 episodes |
| 1960 | Sunday Showcase | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | Playhouse 90 | 2 episodes |
| 2001–02 | 100 Centre Street | 9 episodes; Also writer, executive producer and creator |
TV movies
* The Challenge (1955)
* Mr. Broadway (1957) (Also producer)
* Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958) (Co-directed with George Schaefer)
* All the King's Men (1958)
* John Brown's Raid (1960)
* The Iceman Cometh (1960)
* Strip Search (2004)

## Theatre

Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1935 | Dead End | Small Boy | Belasco Theatre |
| 1937 | The Eternal Road | Estranged One's Son | Manhattan Opera House |
| 1938 | Sunup to Sundown | Stanley | Hudson Theatre |
| 1938 | Schoolhouse on the Lot | Mickey | Ritz Theatre |
| 1939 | My Heart's in the Highlands | Johnny | Guild Theatre |
| 1939 | Christmas Eve | Leo | Henry Miller's Theatre |
| 1940 | Morning Star | Hymie Tashman | Longacre Theatre |
| 1940 | Journey to Jerusalem | Jeshua | National Theatre |
| 1941 | Brooklyn, U.S.A. | Willie Berg | Forrest Theatre |
| 1948 | Seeds in the Wind | Tonya | Empire Theatre |
Director
| Year | Title | Venue |
| 1956 | Night of the Auk | Playhouse Theatre |
| 1960 | Caligula | 54th Street Theatre |
| 1962 | Nowhere to Go But Up | Winter Garden Theatre |
Source: Playbill & Internet Broadway Database