Albert Maysles
Directing·November 26, 1926·† March 5, 2015 — 88 years old·Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).
Known For
Filmography · 89
2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceSelf2015In TransitDirector · Director of Photography2014IrisDirector2014Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. GravityDirector of Photography2013The Secret of TreesCinematography · Director2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector2011The Love We MakeDirector · Director of Photography2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the WhalesSelf2009Muhammad and LarryDirector · Cinematography · Director of Photography200930 for 30TVDirector2009South of the BorderDirector of Photography2009Soul PowerDirector of Photography2008Capturing RealitySelf2008Morris Engel: The IndependentSelf2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyEditor · Cinematography2008Four Seasons LodgeDirector of Photography2008The GatesDirector · Director of Photography2007Wild Blue YonderSelf (Archive)2007A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol FactorySelf2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Director2007AddictionDirector2006Time PieceDirector2006Albert Maysles: The Poetic EyeSelf2006The Beales of Grey GardensSelf · Director · Director of Photography2006StolenDirector of Photography2005After FrankSelf2005This Is an AdventureDirector · Director of Photography2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999Camera Operator2004Michael Moore Hates AmericaSelf2004Ilona, UpstairsCamera Operator2004The Jeff Koons ShowDirector of Photography2004The Making of the Beatles First U.S. VisitSelf - Filmmaker2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesCinematography2001With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonCamera Operator · Director2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonDirector1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterDirector1996Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyDirector · Director of Photography1996When We Were KingsDirector of Photography1995Accent on the OffbeatDirector1994UmbrellasDirector1993Horowitz: A ReminiscenceSelf (Archive Footage)1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesDirector of Photography · Producer · Director1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitDirector1991Soldiers of MusicDirector1990Christo in ParisDirector · Cinematography1990Jessye Norman Sings CarmenDirector · Director of Photography1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketExecutive Producer1987IslandsDirector1987Jimi Plays MontereyCamera Operator1987Shake! Otis at MontereyCamera Operator1987Horowitz Plays MozartDirector1985Horowitz: The Last RomanticDirector of Photography1985OzawaDirector1980Muhammad and LarryDirector1977Running FenceDirector1977The Grateful Dead MovieDirector of Photography1977Six American FamiliesTVCo-Director1976Grey GardensSelf (uncredited) · Director of Photography · Director · Producer1976The Burks of GeorgiaDirector1974Christo's Valley CurtainDirector1970Gimme ShelterSelf · Director of Photography · Director1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertDirector · Director of Photography1969The Maysles Brothers1969SalesmanDirector · Director of Photography · Producer1968Monterey PopCamera Operator1968Experiment on 114th StreetDirector1966Meet Marlon BrandoDirector · Cinematography1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamDirector1966Orson Welles in SpainDirector of Photography · Director · Producer1966With Love from TrumanProducer · Editor · Director of Photography · Director1965Six in ParisDirector of Photography1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandCinematography1965Cut PieceDirector · Producer1964IBM: A Self PortraitDirector1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USADirector of Photography · Director1964The Face on the CoverDirector of Photography1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkDirector1963ShowmanDirector1963That's MeCinematography1962AnastasiaDirector1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsCinematography1961Adventures on the New FrontierDirector1961Safari Ya GariProducer · Director of Photography · Director1960PrimaryCamera Operator · Director of Photography1960ABC Close-Up!TVDirector1960ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Director of Photography1960Integration Report 1Camera Operator1957Russian Close-UpProducer · Director of Photography · Director1955Psychiatry in RussiaDirector · Writer · Director of Photography