Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

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Born
January 1, 1930
Died
February 16, 2026

Born in 1930, Wiseman is a Cambridge, Massachusetts resident and member of the Massachusetts Bar Association who turned to filmmaking in 1967, after years as an instructor and/or researcher at Boston University, Brandeis University, and Harvard. In 1970 he founded Zipporah Films, Inc., which…

Actor

A Private Life(2025)as Dr. Goldstein
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life(2024)as Le poète
Eephus(2024)as Branch Moreland
My Sole Desire(2022)as Le client du printemps
Other People's Children(2022)as Le docteur Wiseman - le gynécologue

Sound Department

City Hall(2020)
Ex Libris(2017)
In Jackson Heights(2015)
National Gallery(2014)
Independent Lens(1999)

Self

DĂ­as de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
Celebrity Spotlight Radio(2016)as Self - Guest
Tavis Smiley(2004)as Self - Guest
Art Uncovered(2016)as Self
Janela Indiscreta(2010)as Self

Archive Footage

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Self
DĂ­as de cine(1991)as Self
ZIB 09:00 Uhr(2010)as Self
The Oscars(2017)as Self - Honorary Award

Archive Sound

Les Nuits de France Culture(1994)as Self