William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). The British newspaper The Guardian described him as "one of the few committed men of the left working in mainstream American cinema." Stone's movies often use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in Natural Born Killers (1994) and JFK (1991).
Known For
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946-09-15 |
Movies
Qazaq
as Self
2024
Cannes Uncut
as Self
2023
Nuclear Now
as Self
2023
Ennio
as Self
2022
Icahn: The Restless Billionaire
as Self
2022
Theaters of War
as Self
2022
2022
2021
Val
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2021
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2020
2019
Revealing Ukraine
as Self
2019
Sword-and-Sandal
as Self - Director
2019
Mooch
as Self
2018
Once upon a time on Wall Street
as Self
2017
Ukraine on Fire
as Self
2016
Mindfulness: Be Happy Now
as Self
2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
2015
Brand: A Second Coming
as Self
2015
The Weight of Chains 2
as Self
2014
Hollywood Banker
as Self
2014
My Friend Hugo
as Self
2014
The Ghosts of Jeju
as Self
2013
Project Censored the Movie
as Self
2013
Milius
as Self
2013
LT: The Life & Times
as Self
2013
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
as Self
2012
The Untold History Of The United States
as Narrator
2012
Casting By
as Self
2012
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
as Self - Interviewee
2012
Greystone Park
as Oliver
2012
Castro in Winter
as Self
2012
The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Turning Like Clockwork
as Self
2011
The Invocation
as Self
2010
Rock Poet: Jim Morrison
as Self
2010
South of the Border
as Self
2009
Cannes: All Access
as Self
2007
Crime Wave: The City Is Dark
as Self
2007
2007
Tension: Who's Guilty Now?
as Self
2007
2007
2006
2006
Becoming Alexander
as Self
2005
Torrente 3: The Protector
as Inglés borracho
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
2005
Alexander
as Macedonian Soldier at Zeus Statue (uncredited)
2004
2004
Looking For Fidel
as Self
2004
Persona Non Grata
as Self
2003
Comandante
as Self
2003
Jim Brown: All-American
as Self
2002
John Ford Goes to War
as Self - Interviewee
2002
Into the Valley of Death
as Self
2001
2001
2000
Any Given Sunday
as Tug Kowalski - TV Announcer #1
1999
Monk Dawson
as Young Winterman
1998
The Making of 'Scarface'
as Self
1998
The Road of Excess
as Self
1997
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
1997
Love in Hollywood
as Self
1996
Empire of the Censors
as Self
1995
1995
The Last Party
as Self
1993
From Hollywood to Hanoi
as Self
1993
Dave
as Oliver Stone
1993
1993
Our Hollywood Education
as Self
1992
The Doors
as UCLA Film Professor
1991
Born on the Fourth of July
as News Reporter
1989
First Works
as Self
1989
Wall Street
as Trader - Office
1987
Platoon
as Alpha Company Major in Bunker (uncredited)
1986
The Hand
as Bum
1981
Seizure
as Anchor (voice) (uncredited)
1974
The Battle of Love's Return
as Cliff
1971
Last Year in Viet Nam
as War Veteran
1971
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Movies
Lula
Director
2024
Qazaq
Producer
2024
Nuclear Now
Writer
2023
Nuclear Now
Director
2023
2021
Revealing Ukraine
Executive Producer
2019
Snowden
Screenplay
2016
Snowden
Director
2016
Ukraine on Fire
Executive Producer
2016
My Friend Hugo
Director
2014
2012
2012
Savages
Screenplay
2012
Savages
Director
2012
Castro in Winter
Director
2012
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Producer
2010
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Director
2010
South of the Border
Director
2009
W.
Director
2008
World Trade Center
Director
2006
Alexander
Producer
2004
Alexander
Screenplay
2004
Alexander
Director
2004
Looking For Fidel
Director
2004
Looking For Fidel
Writer
2004
Persona Non Grata
Director
2003
Comandante
Producer
2003
Comandante
Director
2003
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Executive Producer
2001
Any Given Sunday
Executive Producer
1999
Any Given Sunday
Screenplay
1999
Any Given Sunday
Director
1999
The Corruptor
Executive Producer
1999
Savior
Producer
1998
Cold Around the Heart
Executive Producer
1997
U Turn
Director
1997
Gravesend
Executive Producer
1997
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Producer
1996
Evita
Screenplay
1996
Freeway
Executive Producer
1996
Nixon
Producer
1995
Nixon
Screenplay
1995
Nixon
Director
1995
The New Age
Executive Producer
1994
Natural Born Killers
Screenplay
1994
Natural Born Killers
Director
1994
Heaven & Earth
Producer
1993
Heaven & Earth
Screenplay
1993
Heaven & Earth
Director
1993
The Joy Luck Club
Executive Producer
1993
From Hollywood to Hanoi
Executive Producer
1993
Malcolm X
Thanks
1992
Zebrahead
Executive Producer
1992
South Central
Executive Producer
1992
JFK
Director
1991
JFK
Producer
1991
JFK
Screenplay
1991
Iron Maze
Executive Producer
1991
The Doors
Writer
1991
The Doors
Director
1991
Reversal of Fortune
Producer
1990
Blue Steel
Producer
1990
Born on the Fourth of July
Producer
1989
Born on the Fourth of July
Screenplay
1989
Born on the Fourth of July
Director
1989
Talk Radio
Screenplay
1988
Talk Radio
Director
1988
Wall Street
Writer
1987
Wall Street
Director
1987
Platoon
Screenplay
1986
Platoon
Director
1986
8 Million Ways to Die
Screenplay
1986
Salvador
Writer
1986
Salvador
Producer
1986
Salvador
Scenario Writer
1986
Salvador
Director
1986
Year of the Dragon
Screenplay
1985
Scarface
Screenplay
1983
Conan the Barbarian
Screenplay
1982
The Hand
Screenplay
1981
The Hand
Director
1981
Midnight Express
Screenplay
1978
Seizure
Editor
1974
Seizure
Screenplay
1974
Seizure
Director
1974
Sugar Cookies
Producer
1973
Last Year in Viet Nam
Director of Photography
1971
Last Year in Viet Nam
Editor
1971
Last Year in Viet Nam
Writer
1971
Last Year in Viet Nam
Director
1971
