Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 23, 1938
Died
Oct 28, 2024
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
80 titles
Paul Morrissey
Biography
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
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
Self
Dartmoor Killing
Executive Producer
Danny Says
Self (archive footage)
News from Nowhere
Director
Beautiful Darling
Self
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Self
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
Self
Veruschka: A Life for the Camera
Director
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Self
Paul Morrissey: Autumn in Montauk
Self
A Look on the Wild Side
Himself
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
Self
Divine Trash
Self
Madame Wang's
Director
Nico Icon
Self
Jonas in the Desert
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
Changing Fashions
Director
Resident Alien
Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Spike of Bensonhurst
Director
Andy Warhol
Self
Beethoven's Nephew
Director
The Armchair Hacker
Director
Room 666
Self
Mixed Blood
Director
Forty Deuce
Director
Rich and Famous
Malibu Party Guest
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Director
Blood for Dracula
Director
Flesh for Frankenstein
Director
L'Amour
Director
Warhol
Self
Heat
Director
Andy Warhol
Self
Women in Revolt
Director
I Miss Sonia Henie
Director
Trash
Director
Blue Movie
Executive Producer
Midnight Cowboy
The Party
Flesh
Director
Lonesome Cowboys
Producer
San Diego Surf
Director
The Loves of Ondine
Director
Home Movies: NYC to San Diego