Albert Maysles

1926 - 2015 (age 88) • Directing

Born: 11/26/1926 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 3/5/2015 (age 88)

Known for: Directing

Albert Maysles

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

When We Were Kings

76%

Director of Photography

1996

Grey Gardens

73%

Self (uncredited)

1976

Gimme Shelter

73%

Director

1970

Iris

73%

Director

2014

Salesman

72%

Director

1969

Monterey Pop

73%

Camera Operator

1968

30 for 30

75%

Director

2009

South of the Border

61%

Director of Photography

2009

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

80%

Self

2016

In Transit

57%

Director

2015

In Transit

57%

Director of Photography

2015

Iris

73%

Director

2014

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

52%

Director of Photography

2014

The Secret of Trees

50%

Cinematography

2013

The Secret of Trees

50%

Director

2013

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

Director

2012

The Love We Make

72%

Director

2011

The Love We Make

72%

Director of Photography

2011

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Self

2011

Muhammad and Larry

64%

Director

2009

Muhammad and Larry

64%

Cinematography

2009

Muhammad and Larry

64%

Director of Photography

2009

30 for 30

75%

Director

2009

South of the Border

61%

Director of Photography

2009

Soul Power

65%

Director of Photography

2009

Capturing Reality

61%

Self

2008

Morris Engel: The Independent

Self

2008

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

100%

Cinematography

2008

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

100%

Editor

2008

Four Seasons Lodge

80%

Director of Photography

2008

The Gates

61%

Director

2008

The Gates

61%

Director of Photography

2008

Wild Blue Yonder

Self (Archive)

2007

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

62%

Self

2007

Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!

Director

2007

Addiction

53%

Director

2007