Herbert Ross Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

Directing

Biography

Herbert David Ross was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film. Ross was born on May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha Grundfast and Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk. At the age of 9, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette. In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a touring company of Macbeth. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys. By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). In the UK, he choreographed The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963), both starring Cliff Richard. Later, he worked with Barbra Streisand as choreographer and director of musical numbers for Funny Girl (1968). His film directorial debut came with the musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), made by MGM-British, with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. He went on to direct films involving ballet, such as The Turning Point (1977), Nijinsky (1980) and Dancers (1987). Other movies of critical acclaim followed in the 1970s and 1980s such as Neil Simon's adaptations of his own plays and film adaptations of Broadway productions through his last project, Boys on the Side (1995).

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'MOVIE
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The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

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The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
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The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and PlayMOVIE
MOVIE

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

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The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels movie poster
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough movie poster
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
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Follies: In Concert movie poster
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Follies: In Concert

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Follies: In Concert
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Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York movie poster
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Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

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Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires movie poster
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Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires

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Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
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This is Streisand movie poster
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This is Streisand

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This is Streisand

Production

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? movie poster
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Choreographer
The Secret of My Success movie poster
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The Secret of My Success

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The Secret of My Success
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The Secret of My Success movie poster
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The Secret of My Success

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The Secret of My Success
Producer
Max Dugan Returns movie poster
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Max Dugan Returns

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Max Dugan Returns
Producer
Max Dugan Returns movie poster
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Max Dugan Returns

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Max Dugan Returns
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Footloose movie poster
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Footloose

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Footloose
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Steel Magnolias movie poster
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Steel Magnolias

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Steel Magnolias
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Play It Again, Sam movie poster
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Play It Again, Sam

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Play It Again, Sam
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Boys on the Side movie poster
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Boys on the Side

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Boys on the Side
Producer
Boys on the Side movie poster
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Boys on the Side

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Boys on the Side
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Gallery

Herbert Ross portrait
Herbert Ross portrait