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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).
Acting roles
Uncredited
Sources: Turner Classic Movies & Internet Movie Database [1] [2]
Year | Title | Note |
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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 |
Star Stage | Episode: A Letter to Mr. Priest | |
Frontier | Episode: In Nebraska | |
1956 | The Alcoa Hour | 5 episodes |
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 |
Sunday Showcase | 2 episodes | |
Playhouse 90 | 2 episodes | |
John Brown's Raid | Television movie | |
The Iceman Cometh | Television movie | |
2001–02 | 100 Centre Street | 9 episodes |
2004 | Strip Search | Television movie |
Actor
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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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 |
Schoolhouse on the Lot | Mickey | Ritz Theatre | |
1939 | My Heart's in the Highlands | Johnny | Guild Theatre |
Christmas Eve | Leo | Henry Miller's Theatre | |
1940 | Morning Star | Hymie Tashman | Longacre Theatre |
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 |
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1956 | Night of the Auk | Playhouse Theatre |
1960 | Caligula | 54th Street Theatre |
1962 | Nowhere to Go But Up | Winter Garden Theatre |
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