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Oscar Boetticher Jr. (/ ˈ b ɛ t ɪ k ər / BET-i-kər; July 29, 1916 – November 29, 2001), known as Budd Boetticher, was an American film director. He is best remembered for a series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott.
- Film director
- 1942–1985
- Oscar Boetticher
Budd Boetticher. Director: Bullfighter and the Lady. Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns, whose simple, bleak style disguises a complex artistic temperament. The adopted son of a wealthy hardware retailer, Boetticher attended Culver Military Academy and Ohio State University, where he excelled in football and ...
- January 1, 1
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Ramona, California, USA
Budd Boetticher. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. July 29, 1916 · Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died. November 29, 2001 · Ramona, California, USA (multiple organ failure) Birth name. Oscar Boetticher Jr. Height. 5′ 11″ (1.80 m) Mini Bio. Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns,
- July 29, 1916
- November 29, 2001
- The Tall T. 1957. Based on a story by Elmore Leonard, this collaboration between director Budd Boetticher, actor Randolph Scott, and screenwriter Burt Kennedy is a model of elegantly economical storytelling charged with psychological tension.
- Decision at Sundown. 1957. Randolph Scott boldly subverts his upstanding image in this stark, often startlingly bleak tale of revenge and a man’s misguided quest for redemption.
- Buchanan Rides Alone. 1958. Welcome to Agry Town, a corrupt border outpost presided over by a pair of rival brothers whose bottomless greed corrupts everything in their orbit.
- Ride Lonesome. 1959. Mysterious motivations drive taciturn bounty hunter Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott) to capture a wanted murderer—but his quest is complicated when he is accosted by a pair of outlaws who have their own inscrutable reasons for riding along.
Jul 29, 2013 · Budd Boetticher (born July 29, 1916, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died November 29, 2001, Ramona, California) American film director who was best known for a series of classic westerns that starred Randolph Scott. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Early life and work.
- Michael Barson
Dec 1, 2001 · Budd Boetticher, who directed a series of stark, low-budget westerns regarded by film scholars as classics of the genre, died on Thursday at his home in Ramona, Calif. He was 85.
Dec 1, 2001 · Dec. 1, 2001 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Budd Boetticher, a maverick Hollywood director whose Westerns starring Randolph Scott in the 1950s are considered classics of the genre, has died. He...
