Directing
Paul Morrissey
DE, EN, IT, FR cinema · 80 credits
Born
23 February 1938
Died
28 October 2024 (aged 86)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Paul Morrissey (February 23, 1938 - October 28, 2024) was an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol. Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. A political conservative and self-described "right-winger", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, i.e. both were practising Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent). Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in filmmaking is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case.
Known for
Filmography
Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
as (archive footage)
Danny Says
as Self (archive footage)
Dartmoor Killing
Executive Producer
Divine Trash
as Self
Madame Wang's
Director, Writer
Nico Icon
as Self
Resident Alien
as Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage)
Spike of Bensonhurst
Director, Screenplay, Story
Andy Warhol
as Self
Room 666
as Self
Mixed Blood
Director, Writer
Beethoven's Nephew
Director, Writer
Forty Deuce
Director
Rich and Famous
as Malibu Party Guest
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Director, Writer
Blood for Dracula
Director, Writer
Warhol
as Self
Flesh for Frankenstein
Director, Screenplay
L'Amour
Producer, Director, Writer
Andy Warhol
as Self
Heat
Director of Photography, Director, Story
Women in Revolt
Director, Editor, Writer, Executive Producer
I Miss Sonia Henie
Director
Trash
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
Midnight Cowboy
as The Party
Blue Movie
Executive Producer
Flesh
Author, Director of Photography, Director
San Diego Surf
Director
Lonesome Cowboys
Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography
The Loves of Ondine
Director
Superartist
as Self, Sound
Bike Boy
Director of Photography, Director
I, a Man
Director
Imitation of Christ
Director
Tub Girls
Director
Chelsea Girls
as self, Director, Cinematography
Screen Test #4
Cinematography
Moe Gets Tied Up
Camera Operator
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
Camera Operator
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
Cinematography, Director
Screen Test: Helmut
Director of Photography
Screen Test: Lou Reed
1966
Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke)
Director of Photography
My Hustler
Camera Operator
The Andy Warhol Story
Cinematography
Screen Test #3
Director of Photography
![Screen Test [ST226]: Paul Morrissey poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yKKznzn1VubB8q0JnUSZd9CcIQP.jpg)
Like Sleep
Director
Screen Test #1
Cinematography
Screen Test: Edie Sedgwick
Director of Photography
Peaches & Cream
1964
Peaches & Cream
Assistant Director
About Face
Director, Camera Operator, Editor