
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
October 4, 1941
Died
July 31, 2025 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Waco, Texas, USA
Robert Wilson
Biography
Robert Wilson is an American experimental theater stage director and playwright. Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer.
Known For

Film
Video 50
1978

Film
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self - Visual Artist
2007

Film
The Art of Time
Self
2009

Film
BAM150
Self
2012

Film
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Self
2022

Film
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007

Film
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Self
2012
Film
Do Not Be Anxious — Be Fast And Be Quiet
Himself
2010

Film
The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera
1973

Film
The Lost Paradise
Himself
2015

Film
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1987

Film
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
director (himself)
1985

Film
The King is Dead
2025

Film
Absolute Wilson
2006

Film
La mort de Molière
Molière
1994
Filmography
2025FilmThe King is Dead2022FilmRobert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysteriousas Self2015FilmThe Lost Paradiseas Himself2012FilmBob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovicas Self2012FilmBAM150as Self2010FilmDo Not Be Anxious — Be Fast And Be Quietas Himself2009FilmThe Art of Timeas Self2007FilmAnnie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lensas Self - Visual Artist2007FilmJack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantisas Self2006FilmAbsolute Wilson1994FilmLa mort de Molièreas Molière1987FilmRobert Wilson and the Civil Wars1985FilmEinstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operaas director (himself)1978FilmVideo 501973FilmThe Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera