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Overview

Date of Birth:

17 August 1879, Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Poland] more

Date of Death:

31 January 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Famed for his relentless ambition, bad temper and genius for publicity... more

Trivia:

2002: Portrayed on Broadway in "Alan King as Mr. Goldwyn" by actor/co... more

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Down 5% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Porgy and Bess (1959)	(producer)	1959	-	7.7 (570)

2.	Guys and Dolls (1955/I)	(producer)	1955	-	7.2 (4,979)

3.	Hans Christian Andersen (1952)	(producer)	1952	-	6.7 (1,088)

4.	I Want You (1951)	(producer)	1951	-	6.8 (179)

5.	Edge of Doom (1950)	(producer)	1950	-	6.5 (123)
	AKAs: Stronger Than Fear (UK)
6.	Our Very Own (1950)	(producer)	1950	-	6.9 (187)

7.	My Foolish Heart (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	7.2 (283)

8.	Roseanna McCoy (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	5.7 (74)

9.	Enchantment (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	7.3 (367)

10.	A Song Is Born (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	7.0 (801)

11.	The Bishop's Wife (1947)	(producer)	1947	-	7.5 (4,408)

12.	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)	(producer)	1947	-	7.1 (1,627)

13.	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)	(producer)	1946	-	8.2 (15,589)
	AKAs: Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title)
14.	The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)	(producer)	1946	-	6.8 (383)

15.	Wonder Man (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	7.4 (575)

16.	The Princess and the Pirate (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	7.0 (722)

17.	Up in Arms (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	6.6 (312)

18.	The North Star (1943)	(producer)	1943	-	6.1 (274)
	AKAs: Armored Attack (USA: recut version)
19.	They Got Me Covered (1943)	(producer)	1943	-	6.7 (226)

20.	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)	(producer)	1942	-	7.7 (4,179)

21.	Ball of Fire (1941)	(producer)	1941	-	7.9 (3,127)
	AKAs: The Professor and the Burlesque Queen
22.	The Little Foxes (1941)	(producer)	1941	-	8.1 (3,634)

23.	The Westerner (1940)	(producer)	1940	-	7.7 (1,279)

24.	Raffles (1939)	(producer)	1939	-	6.3 (195)

25.	The Real Glory (1939)	(producer)	1939	-	6.6 (298)

26.	They Shall Have Music (1939)	(producer)	1939	-	7.0 (154)
	AKAs: Melody of Youth (UK) Ragged Angels (USA: reissue title)
27.	Wuthering Heights (1939)	(producer)	1939	-	7.9 (5,892)

28.	The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)	(producer)	1938	-	6.5 (341)

29.	The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)	(producer)	1938	-	5.7 (379)

30.	The Goldwyn Follies (1938)	(producer)	1938	-	5.1 (185)

31.	The Hurricane (1937)	(producer)	1937	-	7.3 (758)

32.	Dead End (1937)	(producer)	1937	-	7.6 (2,082)
	AKAs: Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
33.	Stella Dallas (1937)	(producer)	1937	-	7.5 (1,264)

34.	Woman Chases Man (1937)	(producer)	1937	-	6.5 (128)

35.	Beloved Enemy (1936)	(producer)	1936	-	6.6 (103)

36.	Come and Get It (1936)	(producer)	1936	-	7.0 (599)
	AKAs: Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title) Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
37.	Dodsworth (1936)	(producer)	1936	-	8.4 (3,005)

38.	These Three (1936)	(producer)	1936	-	7.9 (782)

39.	Strike Me Pink (1936)	(producer)	1936	-	7.0 (143)

40.	Splendor (1935)	(producer)	1935	-	6.3 (33)
	AKAs: Splendour
41.	Barbary Coast (1935)	(producer)	1935	-	6.9 (453)
	AKAs: Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
42.	The Dark Angel (1935)	(producer)	1935	-	7.0 (251)

43.	The Wedding Night (1935)	(producer)	1935	-	6.8 (249)

44.	Kid Millions (1934)	(producer)	1934	-	7.4 (221)

45.	We Live Again (1934)	(producer)	1934	-	6.2 (151)

46.	Nana (1934)	(producer)	1934	-	6.0 (80)
	AKAs: Lady of the Boulevards (UK)
47.	Roman Scandals (1933)	(producer)	1933	-	7.2 (263)

48.	The Masquerader (1933)	(producer)	1933	-	6.3 (80)

49.	Cynara (1932)	(producer)	1932	-	6.9 (216)
	AKAs: I Was Faithful (USA: reissue title)
50.	The Kid from Spain (1932)	(producer)	1932	-	7.5 (256)

51.	Arsène Lupin (1932)	(producer) (uncredited)	1932	-	6.8 (206)

52.	The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)	(producer)	1932	-	7.0 (114)
	AKAs: Three Broadway Girls (USA: reissue title)
53.	Tonight or Never (1931)	(producer)	1931	-	8.2 (701)

54.	Arrowsmith (1931)	(producer)	1931	-	6.3 (434)

55.	The Unholy Garden (1931)	(producer)	1931	-	5.4 (39)

56.	Palmy Days (1931)	(producer)	1931	-	8.0 (287)

57.	Street Scene (1931)	(producer)	1931	-	8.0 (294)

58.	One Heavenly Night (1931)	(producer)	1931	-	5.4 (49)

59.	The Devil to Pay! (1930)	(producer)	1930	-	6.6 (139)

60.	Whoopee! (1930)	(producer)	1930	-	8.0 (558)

61.	Raffles (1930)	(producer)	1930	-	7.3 (219)

62.	Condemned (1929)	(producer)	1929	-	6.0 (72)
	AKAs: Condemned to Devil's Island (USA: reissue title)
63.	This Is Heaven (1929)	(producer)	1929	-	-

64.	Bulldog Drummond (1929)	(producer)	1929	-	6.8 (207)

65.	The Rescue (1929)	(executive producer)	1929	-	-

66.	The Awakening (1928)	(producer)	1928	-	8.7 (8)

67.	Two Lovers (1928)	(producer)	1928	-	-

68.	The Magic Flame (1927)	(producer)	1927	-	-

69.	The Night of Love (1927)	(producer)	1927	-	7.8 (5)

70.	The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)	(producer)	1926	-	7.9 (221)

71.	Partners Again (1926)	(producer)	1926	-	-
	AKAs: Partners Again, with Potash and Perlmutter
72.	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)	(producer) (uncredited)	1925	-	8.2 (3,065)
	AKAs: Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
73.	Stella Dallas (1925)	(producer)	1925	-	7.8 (56)

74.	A Thief in Paradise (1925)	(producer)	1925	-	-

75.	In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)	(producer)	1924	-	-
	AKAs: So This Is Hollywood (UK)
76.	Cytherea (1924)	(producer)	1924	-	-
	AKAs: The Forbidden Way (USA)
77.	True As Steel (1924)	(executive producer)	1924	-	-

78.	Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model (1924)	(executive producer) (uncredited)	1924	-	-

79.	Three Weeks (1924)	(executive producer)	1924	-	-
	AKAs: The Romance of a Queen (UK)
80.	Name the Man (1924)	(executive producer)	1924	-	6.9 (11)

81.	The Eternal City (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-

82.	The Day of Faith (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-

83.	Unseeing Eyes (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-

84.	The Eternal Three (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-

85.	Potash and Perlmutter (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Dr. Sunshine (UK)
86.	Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Captain Blackbird (USA: alternative title) Lost and Found Passion of the Sea (USA: alternative title)
87.	The Christian (1923)	(executive producer)	1923	-	-

88.	A Blind Bargain (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-
	AKAs: The Octave of Claudius (USA)
89.	Hungry Hearts (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	5.4 (9)

90.	Remembrance (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-

91.	Mr. Barnes of New York (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-

92.	His Back Against the Wall (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-

93.	Head Over Heels (1922)	(executive producer)	1922	-	6.0 (5)

94.	Sherlock Holmes (1922)	(executive producer)	1922	-	5.9 (49)
	AKAs: Moriarty (UK)
95.	Watch Your Step (1922)	(executive producer)	1922	-	-

96.	Doubling for Romeo (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

97.	The Ace of Hearts (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	7.0 (395)

98.	Oh Mary Be Careful (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

99.	Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

100.	A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)	(executive producer)	1921	-	7.5 (6)

101.	Boys Will Be Boys (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

102.	What Ho, the Cook (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

103.	What Happened to Rosa (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	7.3 (15)

104.	Guile of Women (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

105.	The Great Lover (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

106.	Officer 666 (1920)	(executive producer)	1920	-	-

107.	Honest Hutch (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

108.	The Penalty (1920/I)	(producer) (uncredited)	1920	-	7.6 (448)

109.	The Truth (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

110.	The Slim Princess (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

111.	Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920)	(executive producer)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: Alec Lloyd the Cowpuncher (USA: alternative title)
112.	Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

113.	The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy (1920)	(executive producer)	1920	-	-

114.	Partners of the Night (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

115.	The Paliser Case (1920)	(executive producer)	1920	-	-

116.	Water, Water Everywhere (1920)	(executive producer)	1920	-	-

117.	Pinto (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

118.	Jubilo (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	7.0 (6)

119.	Almost a Husband (1919)	(executive producer)	1919	-	-

120.	Lord and Lady Algy (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

121.	Upstairs (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

122.	The Stronger Vow (1919)	(executive producer)	1919	-	-

123.	Sis Hopkins (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

124.	The Racing Strain (1918)	(executive producer)	1918	-	-

125.	A Perfect Lady (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

126.	The Hell Cat (1918)	(executive producer)	1918	-	-
	AKAs: The Wild Cat
127.	A Perfect 36 (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

128.	Thirty a Week (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

129.	Laughing Bill Hyde (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

130.	Peck's Bad Girl (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

131.	The Turn of the Wheel (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

132.	All Woman (1918)	(executive producer)	1918	-	-

133.	The Floor Below (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	6.6 (5)

134.	The Beloved Traitor (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

135.	The Cinderella Man (1917)	(executive producer)	1917	-	8.1 (20)

136.	Sunshine Alley (1917)	(executive producer)	1917	-	-

137.	Fighting Odds (1917)	(producer)	1917	-	-

138.	Polly of the Circus (1917)	(executive producer)	1917	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Guys and Dolls (1955/I)	(presenter)	1955	-	7.2 (4,979)

2.	On the Loose (1951)	(special arrangements: Miss Evans' Appearance)	1951	-	5.9 (49)
	AKAs: The Restless Age (USA: alternative title)
3.	Sealed Cargo (1951)	(by arrangement with: Dana Andrews)	1951	-	6.6 (183)

4.	The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)	(by arrangement with: David Niven)	1950	-	6.5 (220)
	AKAs: The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
5.	The Bishop's Wife (1947)	(presenter)	1947	-	7.5 (4,408)

6.	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)	(presenter)	1947	-	7.1 (1,627)

7.	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)	(presenter)	1946	-	8.2 (15,589)
	AKAs: Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title)
8.	The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)	(presenter)	1946	-	6.8 (383)

9.	Wonder Man (1945)	(presenter)	1945	-	7.4 (575)

10.	Up in Arms (1944)	(presenter)	1944	-	6.6 (312)

11.	The First of the Few (1942)	(presenter)	1942	-	7.0 (293)
	AKAs: Spitfire (USA)
12.	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)	(presenter)	1942	-	7.7 (4,179)

13.	Ball of Fire (1941)	(presenter)	1941	-	7.9 (3,127)
	AKAs: The Professor and the Burlesque Queen
14.	The Westerner (1940)	(presenter)	1940	-	7.7 (1,279)

15.	The Real Glory (1939)	(presenter)	1939	-	6.6 (298)

16.	Wuthering Heights (1939)	(presenter)	1939	-	7.9 (5,892)

17.	The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)	(presenter)	1938	-	6.5 (341)

18.	The Goldwyn Follies (1938)	(presenter)	1938	-	5.1 (185)

19.	The Hurricane (1937)	(presenter)	1937	-	7.3 (758)

20.	Dead End (1937)	(presenter)	1937	-	7.6 (2,082)
	AKAs: Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
21.	Stella Dallas (1937)	(presenter)	1937	-	7.5 (1,264)

22.	Woman Chases Man (1937)	(presenter)	1937	-	6.5 (128)

23.	Beloved Enemy (1936)	(presenter)	1936	-	6.6 (103)

24.	Dodsworth (1936)	(presenter)	1936	-	8.4 (3,005)

25.	These Three (1936)	(presenter)	1936	-	7.9 (782)

26.	Strike Me Pink (1936)	(presenter)	1936	-	7.0 (143)

27.	Barbary Coast (1935)	(presenter)	1935	-	6.9 (453)
	AKAs: Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
28.	The Dark Angel (1935)	(presenter)	1935	-	7.0 (251)

29.	Tonight or Never (1931)	(presenter)	1931	-	8.2 (701)

30.	Arrowsmith (1931)	(presenter)	1931	-	6.3 (434)

31.	Street Scene (1931)	(presenter)	1931	-	8.0 (294)

32.	One Heavenly Night (1931)	(presenter)	1931	-	5.4 (49)

33.	Whoopee! (1930)	(presenter)	1930	-	8.0 (558)

34.	Raffles (1930)	(presenter)	1930	-	7.3 (219)

35.	The Son of the Sheik (1926)	(Agnes Ayres appears courtesy of)	1926	-	7.6 (744)

36.	Partners Again (1926)	(presenter)	1926	-	-
	AKAs: Partners Again, with Potash and Perlmutter
37.	Stella Dallas (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	7.8 (56)

38.	The Dark Angel (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

39.	His Supreme Moment (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

40.	In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-
	AKAs: So This Is Hollywood (UK)
41.	Tarnish (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

42.	Cytherea (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-
	AKAs: The Forbidden Way (USA)
43.	The Eternal City (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	-

44.	Potash and Perlmutter (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Dr. Sunshine (UK)
45.	Souls for Sale (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	7.4 (195)

46.	Broken Chains (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	-

47.	Sappho (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	7.9 (23)
	AKAs: Mad Love (USA)
48.	The Highest Bidder (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	-

49.	The Branding Iron (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

50.	The North Wind's Malice (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

51.	Milestones (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

52.	The Penalty (1920/I)	(presenter) (president: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation)	1920	-	7.6 (448)

53.	Earthbound (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

54.	Going Some (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

55.	A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

56.	Out of the Storm (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

57.	The Great Accident (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

58.	Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

59.	The Silver Horde (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

60.	The Strange Boarder (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

61.	Dangerous Days (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

62.	The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

63.	The Cup of Fury (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

64.	Toby's Bow (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

65.	Jinx (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

66.	The Loves of Letty (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

67.	Strictly Confidential (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

68.	The World and Its Woman (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-
	AKAs: The Golden Song (USA)
69.	Through the Wrong Door (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

70.	The City of Comrades (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

71.	The Fear Woman (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

72.	One of the Finest (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

73.	Leave It to Susan (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

74.	When Doctors Disagree (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

75.	The Stronger Vow (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

76.	The Eternal Magdalene (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

77.	The Pest (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

78.	A Man and His Money (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

79.	Spotlight Sadie (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-
	AKAs: The Saintly Show Girl
80.	Daughter of Mine (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

81.	The Woman on the Index (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

82.	Shadows (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

83.	The Bondage of Barbara (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

84.	Day Dreams (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

85.	Go West, Young Man (1918)	(presenter)	1918	-	-

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)	(uncredited) Crowd extra in chariot race	1925	-	8.2 (3,065)
		AKAs: Ben-Hur (USA: short title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (1963) (TV)	Himself	1963	-	3.8 (11)

2.	"Person to Person" (1953)	Himself (1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	8.8 (28)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.21 (1954) Himself
3.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Himself (1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #6.14 (1952) Himself
4.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	8.9 (268)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 14 October 1951 (1951) Mystery Guest
5.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-

6.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-


1.	Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV)	Himself/interviewee (1959 interview)

2.	Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV)	Himself

3.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) Himself - Producer
4.	Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)	Himself

5.	"Toast of the Town"
	2 TV episodes: Episode #12.25 (1959) Himself - Award Presenter Episode #9.3 (1955) Himself

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