Person Details

Birthday: 1881-08-12 12:20:44

Death: 1959-01-21 12:20:44

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA

Homepage: https://www.cecilbdemille.com/

Movie Involvements: 202

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies. Among his best-known films are The Ten Commandments (1956), Cleopatra (1934), and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecil B. DeMille, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Ten Commandments
Average
8

The Ten Commandments

(1956) Producer
The War of the Worlds
Average
7

The War of the Worlds

(1953) Executive Producer
Samson and Delilah
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7

Samson and Delilah

(1949) Producer
The Greatest Show on Earth
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6

The Greatest Show on Earth

(1952) Producer
The Ten Commandments
Average
7

The Ten Commandments

(1923) Producer
Union Pacific
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7

Union Pacific

(1939) Producer
Reap the Wild Wind
Average
7

Reap the Wild Wind

(1942) Producer
Unconquered
Average
6

Unconquered

(1947) Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2020 Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self
Self
2019 Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2016 Self
2014 Self (archive footage)
2007 Self (archive footage)
1995 (archive footage)
1984 Self (archive footage)
1983 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975 Self (archive footage)
1957 Cecil B. DeMille
1956 Narrator (uncredited)
Self
1952 Self
Photographer (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Self, Introduction
1950 Cecil B. DeMille
Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Narrator (uncredited)
1948 Self
1947 Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille
Self (uncredited)
1945 Self
1944 Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
1942 Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille
Self
1940 Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1939 Self (archive footage)
1935 Cecil B. DeMille
1934 Self
1933 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930 Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Self (Guest Appearance)
Director Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited)
1928 Self
1927 Self
1923 Cecil B. DeMille
1922 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1958 Producer
Executive Producer
1956 Producer
1953 Executive Producer
1952 Producer
1949 Producer
1947 Producer
1944 Producer
1942 Producer
1940 Producer
1939 Producer
1938 Producer
1936 Producer
1934 Producer
Producer
1933 Producer
1932 Producer
1930 Producer
1928 Producer
Executive Producer
1927 Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
1926 Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
1925 Producer
Supervising Producer
1924 Producer
1923 Producer
Producer
1921 Producer
1920 Producer
Producer
1919 Producer
1918 Producer
1917 Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
1916 Producer
Producer
1915 Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
1914 Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1956 Director
1952 Director
1949 Director
1948 Director
1947 Director
1944 Director
1942 Director
1940 Director
1939 Director
1938 Director
1936 Director
1935 Director
1934 Director
Director
1933 Director
1932 Director
1931 Director
1930 Director
1929 Director
1928 Director
1927 Director
1926 Director
1925 Director
Director
1924 Director
Director
1923 Director
Director
1922 Director
Director
1921 Director
Director
Director
1920 Director
Director
1919 Director
Director
Director
1918 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1917 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1916 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1915 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1914 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1926 Presenter
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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