George Roy Hill

Born: 1921-12-20, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2002-12-27

Biography

George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and The Little Drummer Girl.

Filmography

• Playhouse 90 (1956)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• The Sting (1973)
• Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
• Slap Shot (1977)
• The World According to Garp (1982)
• The World According to Garp (1982)
• Funny Farm (1988)
• Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
• The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
• A Little Romance (1979)
• The World of Henry Orient (1964)
• Toys in the Attic (1963)
• Walk East on Beacon (1952)