Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Director and writer. Born 30 July 1960 in Houston, Texas, USA.

11

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 10 directing

82

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 10 titles

1

BAFTA1 won

Born

30 July 1960, Houston, Texas, USA

Active

1990–present

Frequently works with

Ethan Hawke, Anne Walker-McBay, Julie Delpy, Rory Cochrane

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Richard Linklater as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station in Slacker (1990) — Richard Linklater as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station in Slacker (1990)Image via TMDB

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Richard Linklater — Richard LinklaterSarah K Joyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Richard Linklater — Richard LinklaterImage via TMDB

Richard Linklater — Richard LinklaterImage via TMDB

Richard Linklater — Richard LinklaterImage via TMDB

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BlueMoonBFILFF161025-17 (2025) — BlueMoonBFILFF161025-17 (2025)Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Richard Linklater — Richard LinklaterImage via TMDB

Richard Linklater — Richard LinklaterImage via TMDB

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