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American Film Directors

339 American film directors with biographies, photos and facts

Updated on October 15, 2026

At Fametown we have 339 American film directors with their own profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Steve Buscemi, Kevin Willmott and Ben Affleck. Their average height is 1.80 m. The youngest member of the list is Nathan Kress, at 33 years old.

339on the list
2.03 mthe tallestVince Edwards
64 yearsaverage age
Leomost common sign35 people

Most Popular

#1Steve Buscemi, American actorSteve Buscemi68 years old · 1.75 mBoardwalk Empire#2Kevin Willmott, American directorKevin Willmott67 years oldBlacKkKlansman#3Ben Affleck, American actorBen Affleck54 years old · 1.93 mGood Will Hunting#4Taylor Sheridan, American actorTaylor Sheridan56 years old · 1.74 mYellowstone#5Clint Eastwood, American actorClint Eastwood96 years old · 1.81 mThe Man with No Name#6Mel Gibson, American actorMel Gibson70 years old · 1.75 mBraveheart#7Kevin Costner, American actorKevin Costner71 years old · 1.85 mDances with Wolves#8Denzel Washington, American actorDenzel Washington71 years old · 1.85 mTraining Day#9David Lynch, American directorDavid Lynch† 78 years old · 1.80 mTwin Peaks#10Sylvester Stallone, American actorSylvester Stallone80 years old · 1.77 mRocky#11Robert De Niro, American actorRobert De Niro83 years old · 1.71 mThe Godfather Part II#12Tom Hanks, American actorTom Hanks70 years old · 1.83 mForrest Gump#13Tommy Lee Jones, American actorTommy Lee Jones80 years old · 1.83 mThe Fugitive#14Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actorJoseph Gordon-Levitt45 years old · 1.76 mInception#15Jarred Harper, American actorJarred Harper1.80 mThe Double Life of My Billionaire Husband#16Vin Diesel, American actorVin Diesel59 years old · 1.80 mDominic Toretto#17Zach Braff, American actorZach Braff51 years old · 1.82 mScrubs#18Burt Reynolds, American actorBurt Reynolds† 82 years old · 1.80 mSmokey and the Bandit#19Donald Glover, American actorDonald Glover43 years old · 1.75 mAtlanta#20Bradley Cooper, American actorBradley Cooper51 years old · 1.85 mA Star Is Born#21Eli Roth, American actorEli Roth54 years old · 1.83 mHostel#22Tony Goldwyn, American actorTony Goldwyn66 years old · 1.85 mGhost#23Tim Matheson, American actorTim Matheson78 years old · 1.88 mNational Lampoon's Animal House#24Robert Redford, American actorRobert Redford90 years old · 1.79 mSundance Film Festival#25Alan Alda, American actorAlan Alda90 years old · 1.88 mHawkeye Pierce#26Clark Gregg, American actorClark Gregg64 years old · 1.75 mPhil Coulson#27Thomas Jane, American actorThomas Jane57 years old · 1.78 mThe Punisher#28Eric Stoltz, American actorEric Stoltz65 years old · 1.84 mPrimer Marty McFly en «Back to the Future»#29Justin Theroux, American actorJustin Theroux55 years old · 1.75 mThe Leftovers#30Tim Robbins, American actorTim Robbins67 years old · 1.96 mThe Shawshank Redemption#31Seth MacFarlane, American actorSeth MacFarlane52 years old · 1.78 mFamily Guy#32Steven Spielberg, American directorSteven Spielberg79 years old · 1.71 mE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#33Matthew Modine, American actorMatthew Modine67 years old · 1.91 mFull Metal Jacket#34Dann Florek, American actorDann Florek76 years old · 1.83 mLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit#35Sam Raimi, American directorSam Raimi66 years old · 1.75 mSpider-Man (trilogía)#36Campbell Scott, American actorCampbell Scott65 years old · 1.82 mBig Night#37Timothy Hutton, American actorTimothy Hutton66 years old · 1.83 mAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor#38Edward Burns, American actorEdward Burns58 years old · 1.85 mThe Brothers McMullen#39Billy Bob Thornton, American actorBilly Bob Thornton71 years old · 1.78 mSling Blade#40Stanley Tucci, American actorStanley Tucci65 years old · 1.73 mThe Devil Wears Prada#41Ice Cube, American actorIce Cube57 years old · 1.73 mN.W.A.#42Daniel Stern, American actorDaniel Stern69 years old · 1.93 mMarv Merchants#43Chris Columbus, American directorChris Columbus68 years old · 1.74 mHome Alone#44Bill Paxton, American actorBill Paxton† 61 years old · 1.82 mPrivate Hudson#45Terry Kinney, American actorTerry Kinney72 years old · 1.83 mOz#46Lou Diamond Phillips, American actorLou Diamond Phillips64 years old · 1.80 mLa Bamba#47Sean Penn, American actorSean Penn66 years old · 1.73 mMystic River#48Bruce Davison, American actorBruce Davison80 years old · 1.85 mLongtime Companion#49Bruce Campbell, American actorBruce Campbell68 years old · 1.84 mAsh Williams#50Chris Rock, American actorChris Rock61 years old · 1.78 mOscars Slap Incident#51Frank Whaley, American actorFrank Whaley63 years old · 1.71 mPulp Fiction#52Paul Dano, American actorPaul Dano42 years old · 1.85 mThere Will Be Blood#53Henry Winkler, American actorHenry Winkler80 years old · 1.65 mArthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli#54David Fincher, American directorDavid Fincher64 years old · 1.84 mFight Club#55Tim Daly, American actorTim Daly70 years oldWings#56Bill Hader, American actorBill Hader48 years old · 1.85 mBarry#57Martin Scorsese, American directorMartin Scorsese83 years old · 1.60 mTaxi Driver#58Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#59George Clooney, American actorGeorge Clooney65 years old · 1.80 mER#60Paul Wesley, American actorPaul Wesley44 years old · 1.80 mStefan Salvatore#61Robert Duvall, American actorRobert Duvall95 years old · 1.76 mTom Hagen#62James Gunn, American directorJames Gunn60 years old · 1.83 mGuardians of the Galaxy#63Jesse Eisenberg, American actorJesse Eisenberg43 years old · 1.70 mThe Social Network#64J.J. Abrams, American directorJ.J. Abrams60 years old · 1.70 mLost#65James Brolin, American actorJames Brolin86 years old · 1.91 mMarcus Welby, M.D.#66Randall Park, American actorRandall Park52 years old · 1.71 mFresh Off the Boat#67Chad Lowe, American actorChad Lowe58 years old · 1.74 mLife Goes On#68Peter Weller, American actorPeter Weller79 years old · 1.84 mRoboCop#69Tim Burton, American directorTim Burton68 years old · 1.83 mEdward Scissorhands#70Wings Hauser, American actorWings Hauser78 years old · 1.88 mVice Squad#71Edward Norton, American actorEdward Norton57 years old · 1.83 mFight Club#72Bobcat Goldthwait, American actorBobcat Goldthwait64 years old · 1.69 mZed in the "Police Academy" series#73Jason Bateman, American actorJason Bateman57 years old · 1.80 mOzark#74David Paymer, American actorDavid Paymer72 years old · 1.70 mMr. Saturday Night#75Nat Faxon, American actorNat Faxon51 years oldDescendants#76Harold Ramis, American actorHarold Ramis† 69 years old · 1.88 mGhostbusters#77Joss Whedon, American directorJoss Whedon62 years old · 1.78 mBuffy the Vampire Slayer#78Nestor Carbonell, American actorNestor Carbonell58 years old · 1.77 mRichard Alpert#79Jonathan Frakes, American actorJonathan Frakes74 years old · 1.89 mWilliam T. Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation#80Tate Donovan, American actorTate Donovan63 years old · 1.82 mHercules#81Sean Astin, American actorSean Astin55 years old · 1.68 m#82Arliss Howard, American actorArliss Howard71 years old · 1.73 mPeter Ludlow#83Kelsey Grammer, American actorKelsey Grammer71 years old · 1.85 mFrasier#84Matthew Gray Gubler, American actorMatthew Gray Gubler46 years old · 1.85 mCriminal Minds#85Jerry Lewis, American actorJerry Lewis† 91 years old · 1.79 mThe Nutty Professor#86Bruce Lee, American actorBruce Lee† 32 years old · 1.72 mEnter the Dragon#87Austin Nichols, American actorAustin Nichols46 years old · 1.91 mJulian Baker in One Tree Hill#88Dave Franco, American actorDave Franco41 years old · 1.67 mNow You See Me#89Leonard Nimoy, American actorLeonard Nimoy† 83 years old · 1.85 mMr. Spock#90Jack Nicholson, American actorJack Nicholson89 years old · 1.75 mOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest#91Andrew Robinson, American actorAndrew Robinson84 years old · 1.79 mScorpio Killer#92Warren Beatty, American actorWarren Beatty89 years old · 1.88 m#93Ossie Davis, American actorOssie Davis† 87 years old · 1.89 mPurlie Victorious#94Bob Balaban, American actorBob Balaban81 years old · 1.65 mGosford Park#95David Keith, American actorDavid Keith72 years old · 1.80 mAn Officer and a Gentleman#96John Cassavetes, American actorJohn Cassavetes† 59 years old · 1.70 mA Woman Under the Influence

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Veteran American Film Directors

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Steve Buscemi, American actorSteve Buscemi68 years old · 1.75 mBoardwalk Empire#2Kevin Willmott, American directorKevin Willmott67 years oldBlacKkKlansman#3Clint Eastwood, American actorClint Eastwood96 years old · 1.81 mThe Man with No Name#4Mel Gibson, American actorMel Gibson70 years old · 1.75 mBraveheart#5Kevin Costner, American actorKevin Costner71 years old · 1.85 mDances with Wolves#6Denzel Washington, American actorDenzel Washington71 years old · 1.85 mTraining Day#7Sylvester Stallone, American actorSylvester Stallone80 years old · 1.77 mRocky#8Robert De Niro, American actorRobert De Niro83 years old · 1.71 mThe Godfather Part II

Tallest American Film Directors

Ranked by height.

#1Vince Edwards, American actorVince Edwards† 67 years old · 2.03 mBen Casey#2Nick Cassavetes, American actorNick Cassavetes67 years old · 1.98 mThe Notebook#3James Widdoes, American actorJames Widdoes72 years old · 1.98 mNational Lampoon's Animal House#4Eric Wareheim, American actorEric Wareheim50 years old · 1.98 mTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!#5Tim Robbins, American actorTim Robbins67 years old · 1.96 mThe Shawshank Redemption#6Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#7Tom Noonan, American actorTom Noonan75 years old · 1.96 mManhunter#8Mike White, American actorMike White56 years old · 1.96 mThe White Lotus

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Vince Edwards (2.03 m) and Danny DeVito (1.47 m).
Youngest and oldest: Nathan Kress (33 years old) and Clint Eastwood (96 years old).
Next birthday: Tim Robbins, on October 16 (turns 68).
Decade with the most births: the 60 (1960), with 90 people.
In memoriam: 55 of 339 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many American film directors are there on Fametown?

Fametown currently has 339 American film directors with celebrity profiles, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous on the list?

Steve Buscemi is the most popular right now, based on searches and visits to their profile.

Who is the tallest?

Vince Edwards, who stands 2.03 m tall. At the other end is Danny DeVito, at 1.47 m.

Who is the youngest?

Nathan Kress, born November 18, 1992.

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