Biography
Oscar "Budd" Boetticher, Jr. (July 29, 1916 in Chicago – November 29, 2001 in Ramona, California) was a film director during the classical period in Hollywood. He is best remembered for the series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s, starring Randolph Scott. Known for their sparse style, dramatic rocky locations near Lone Pine, California, and recurring stories of a lone man seeking vengeance amidst a brutal and abstract landscape, the films have, decades after their release, come to be known as some of the most significant Westerns ever made, often compared to the works of existential writers or to narratives from the Old Testament.
Directed 45
1970s
- 1972
Arruza
Director
1960s
- 1969
- 1960
Hong Kong
Director
1950s
- 1959
Westbound
Director
- 1958
Buchanan Rides Alone
Director
- 1957
Decision at Sundown
Director
- 1956
The Killer Is Loose
Director
- 1955
The Magnificent Matador
Director
- 1954
Return of the Dead
Director
- 1953
Wings of the Hawk
Director
East of Sumatra
Director
The Man from the Alamo
Director
- 1952
The Red Ball Express
Director
Bronco Buster
Director
- 1951
Bullfighter and the Lady
Director
- 1950
Blades of the Musketeers
Director
Killer Shark
Director
1940s
- 1949
The Wolf Hunters
Director
Black Midnight
Director
- 1948
Behind Locked Doors
Director
Assigned to Danger
Director
- 1945
The Fleet That Came to Stay
Director
Escape in the Fog
Director
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Director
Youth on Trial
Director
- 1944
The Missing Juror
Director
One Mysterious Night
Director
U-Boat Prisoner
Co-Director
- 1943
The More the Merrier
Assistant Director
- 1942
Submarine Raider
Co-Director
Wrote 5
1970s
- 1972
Arruza
Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
1950s
- 1955
The Magnificent Matador
Story
- 1951
Bullfighter and the Lady
Story
Acted in 4
2010s
- 2017
Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher
(archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Budd Boetticher: One on One
Movie
- 1988
1940s
- 1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Hocoy McManus
Produced 3
1960s
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1951
Bullfighter and the Lady
Associate Producer
Other crew 2
2020s
- 2022
1940s
- 1941
Blood and Sand
Choreographer
Appearances6
2000s
- 2009
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
- 2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1998
Internet Love
Self
- 1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
- 1994
American Cinema
Self · 1 episode