Herbert Ross

Director and producer. Born 13 May 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 October 2001.

Titles on Fi1m5 directing · 2 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Golden Globe1 won

Born

13 May 1927, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

9 October 2001

Active

1966–1989

Frequently works with

Ray Stark, Shirley MacLaine

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

66Fi1m

57Critics

We rate Herbert’s work 9 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above0

60 to 795

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $389m across 4 films with figures
Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe1 won
Active: 1966–1989

Genres

Drama4
Comedy3
Romance3

Best and worst on Fi1m

72BestFootloose1984

62WorstThe Secret of My Success1987

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21950s

71960s

111970s

91980s

51990s

12000s

Co-stars most worked with

Shirley MacLaine2 titles

Producers most worked with

Ray Stark2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1978Best Director · The Turning Point
Nominated1978Best Picture · The Turning Point

Golden Globes1 won

Won1977Best Director · The Turning Point

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.