William Friedkin Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 20, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Friedkin Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

William Friedkin Facts

Full Name	William Friedkin
Birthdate	August 29, 1935
Birth Place	Chicago, IL
Age (in 2024)	88 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Director

Born on August 29 Born in 1935 Born in Chicago, IL Firstname william Virgo Named william 88 Years Old Virgo Virgo Director Director Named william Director Born in August 88 Years Old Director Director Born in Chicago, IL

William Friedkin Age & Birthday

William Friedkin is best known as Director who has born on August 29, 1935 in Chicago, IL. Currently, William Friedkin is 88 years, 7 months and 22 days old. William Friedkin will celebrate 89th birthday on Thursday, 29th of August 2024. Below the countdown to William Friedkin upcoming birthday.

🥳 Countdown to William Friedkin's birthday 🎂

-- days-- hours-- minutes-- seconds

William Friedkin Biography

About

Director of the classic 1973 horror film The Exorcist. For his direction of the 1971 movie The French Connection, he earned an Academy Award.

Before Fame

Immediately following high school, he worked for the Chicago television station WGN-TV.

Trivia

He directed such films as Bug, To Live and Die in L.A., and Rules of Engagement.

Family Life

He married Jeanne Moreau in 1977, Lesley-Anne Down in 1982, Kelly Lange in 1987, and Sherry Lansing in 1991.

Associated With

He directed Cruising, a 1980 thriller that starred Al Pacino.

Top Asked Questions about William Friedkin

How old is William Friedkin in 2024?

William Friedkin is 88 years old today.

When was William Friedkin born?

William Friedkin was born on August 29, 1935 in Chicago, IL.

What is William Friedkin zodiac sign?

William Friedkin zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was William Friedkin best known for?

William Friedkin was best known as Director.

Fun Facts about William Friedkin's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about William Friedkin's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

William Friedkin was born on Thursday, 241^st day / 35^th week of 1935
William Friedkin has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Friedkin birthday is XXIX.VIII.MCMXXXV
William Friedkin's birthstone is Peridot
William Friedkin's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
William Friedkin age in year is 88 years old
William Friedkin age in month is 1063 months old
William Friedkin age in day is 32377 days old
William Friedkin age in hour is 777048 hours old
William Friedkin age in minute is 46622880 minutes old
William Friedkin age in second is 2797372800 seconds old
Next William Friedkin birthday is on Friday, August 29th 2025
William Friedkin age in next birthday (2025) is 89 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 29, 1935 birthday

Historical Events on William Friedkin Birthday (August 29)

Below are historical events that coincided with William Friedkin's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1975	El Tacnazo: Peruvian Prime Minister Francisco Morales Bermúdez carries out a coup d’état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.
1982	The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1987	Odaeyang mass suicide: 33 individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder-suicide pact.
1991	Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
1991	Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
1996	Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
1997	Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
1997	At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
1998	Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
2001	Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
2003	Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
2005	Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
2012	At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
2012	The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
2022	Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
1982	The birth of Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
1982	The birth of Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1982	The birth of Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
1983	The birth of Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
1986	The birth of Lea Michele, American actress and singer
1987	The birth of Tony Kane, Irish footballer
1990	The birth of Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
1990	The birth of Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
1991	The birth of Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
1991	The birth of Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
1992	The birth of Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1992	The birth of Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
1993	The birth of Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
1994	The birth of Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player
2012	The death of Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
2012	The death of Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
2012	The death of Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
2012	The death of Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
2013	The death of Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
2013	The death of Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975)
2014	The death of Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943)
2016	The death of Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (b. 1933)
2018	The death of James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Paul Taylor, American choreographer (b. 1930)
2021	The death of Ed Asner, American actor (b. 1929)
2021	The death of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (b. 1936)
2021	The death of Jacques Rogge, Olympic sailor and Orthopedic Surgeon who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1942)

Social Media

Facebook	William Friedkin on Facebook
Twitter	William Friedkin on Twitter
Instagram	William Friedkin on Instagram
Youtube	William Friedkin on Youtube
Tiktok	William Friedkin on Tiktok
Wikipedia	William Friedkin on Wikipedia
Website	William Friedkin's Webiste