Robert Mulligan

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Biography

The former divinity student started as a messenger at CBS and rose through the ranks, establishing himself during the 1950s helming fare for that network's "Playhouse 90", "Suspense" and "TV Playhouse", among other series. Noted for his deft handling of actors, Mulligan graduated to features with "Fear Strikes Out" (1957), an absorbing account of the personal problems which led baseball star Jim Piersall (Anthony Perkins) to a nervous …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Other

Born

August 23, 1925

LATEST CREDITS

Natalie Wood

Interviewee

Gregory Peck -- His Own Man

Actor

Baby, the Rain Must Fall

Director

A Tale of Two Cities

Director

The Defender

Director

Fear Strikes Out

Director

The Rat Race

Director

The Other

Director

The Great Impostor

Director

Love With the Proper Stranger

Director

Kiss Me Goodbye

Director, Producer

Same Time, Next Year

Director

The Spiral Road

Director

Up the Down Staircase

Director

The Stalking Moon

Director

Come September

Director

To Kill a Mockingbird

Director

Bloodbrothers

Director

Clara's Heart

Director

Inside Daisy Clover

Director

The Man in the Moon

Director

The Pursuit of Happiness

Director

Summer of '42

Director

The Nickel Ride

Director