Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

Herbert David Ross was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film. Ross was born on May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha Grundfast and Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk. At the age of 9, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette. In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a touring company of Macbeth. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys. By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). In the UK, he choreographed The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963), both starring Cliff Richard. Later, he worked with Barbra Streisand as choreographer and director of musical numbers for Funny Girl (1968). His film directorial debut came with the musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), made by MGM-British, with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. He went on to direct films involving ballet, such as The Turning Point (1977), Nijinsky (1980) and Dancers (1987). Other movies of critical acclaim followed in the 1970s and 1980s such as Neil Simon's adaptations of his own plays and film adaptations of Broadway productions through his last project, Boys on the Side (1995).

  • Popularity : 3.203
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1927-05-13
  • Place of Birth : Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Herbert Ross Movies

  • 1977
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    The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

    The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

    1 1977 HD

    Documentary of the making of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977)

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  • 1977
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    The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

    The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

    1 1977 HD

    A promotional short for The Goodbye Girl. It takes a behind the scenes look at the production, with a focus on actress Quinn Cummings.

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.97 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 1996
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    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    6.2 1996 HD

    Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the...

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  • 1997
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    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    6.5 1997 HD

    A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.

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  • 1986
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    Follies: In Concert

    Follies: In Concert

    7 1986 HD

    A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's...

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  • 1966
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    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    7.7 1966 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Secret of My Success

    The Secret of My Success

    6.455 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Secret of My Success

    The Secret of My Success

    6.455 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    Max Dugan Returns

    Max Dugan Returns

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Max Dugan Returns

    Max Dugan Returns

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1984
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    Footloose

    Footloose

    6.7 1984 HD

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  • 1989
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    Steel Magnolias

    Steel Magnolias

    7.2 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    Play It Again, Sam

    Play It Again, Sam

    7.471 1972 HD

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  • 1995
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    Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

    6.3 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

    6.3 1995 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Last of Sheila

    The Last of Sheila

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1991
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    True Colors

    True Colors

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1993
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    Undercover Blues

    Undercover Blues

    6 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Undercover Blues

    Undercover Blues

    6 1993 HD

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  • 1978
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    California Suite

    California Suite

    5.779 1978 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    6.2 1976 HD

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  • 1982
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    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1965
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    Inside Daisy Clover

    Inside Daisy Clover

    5.7 1965 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Owl and the Pussycat

    The Owl and the Pussycat

    6.3 1970 HD

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  • 1969
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    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    6.7 1969 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Goodbye Girl

    The Goodbye Girl

    6.879 1977 HD

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  • 1984
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    Protocol

    Protocol

    5.5 1984 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    6.5 1977 HD

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  • 1975
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    Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

    5.19 1975 HD

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.1 1990 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

    6.8 1975 HD

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  • 1981
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    Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

    6.023 1981 HD

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  • 1971
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    T.R. Baskin

    T.R. Baskin

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1980
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    Nijinsky

    Nijinsky

    5.3 1980 HD

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  • 1987
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    Dancers

    Dancers

    4.3 1987 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    6.2 1976 HD

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  • 2004
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    Poster Boy

    Poster Boy

    5.4 2004 HD

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  • 1981
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    Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

    6.023 1981 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Last of Sheila

    The Last of Sheila

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1958
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    Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

    6.6 1958 HD

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  • 1991
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    True Colors

    True Colors

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    6.5 1977 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Bacchantes

    The Bacchantes

    3.8 1961 HD

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  • 1982
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    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1991
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    Soapdish

    Soapdish

    6.243 1991 HD

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  • 1968
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    Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

    7.2 1968 HD

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.1 1990 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Fantasticks

    The Fantasticks

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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