Davis Guggenheim
Biography
Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American documentary and live action film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman'. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker to release three different films that were ranked within the top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman'). Guggenheim's cinematographic projects received severals awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for An Inconvenient Truth, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature for He Named Me Malala and two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
130
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-11-03 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Crew
2025
Mistress Dispeller Executive Producer2025
Deaf President Now! Director2025
Deaf President Now! Producer2025
Uvalde Mom Executive Producer2025
The Tale of Silyan Executive Producer2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna Executive Producer2024
Girls State Executive Producer2024
Eternal You Executive Producer2024
Rita Executive Producer2024
We Can Be Heroes Executive Producer2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie Director2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie Producer2023
Under G-d Executive Producer2023
Working: What We Do All Day Executive Producer2023
Burden of Proof Executive Producer2023
The Enfield Poltergeist Executive Producer2023
Navajo Police: Class 57 Executive Producer2022
Accepted Executive Producer2022
Bitterbrush Executive Producer2022
Aftershock Executive Producer2022
Mija Executive Producer2022
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad Executive Producer2021
All These Sons Executive Producer2021
Procession Executive Producer2021
At the Ready Executive Producer2021
Mistress Dispeller Executive Producer2021
Swan Song Executive Producer2021
Homeroom Executive Producer2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Executive Producer2020
Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Film Director2020
The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film) Director2020
When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film) Director2020
A Thousand Cuts Executive Producer2020
Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film) Director2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 Co-Director2020
Container Executive Producer2020
Time Executive Producer2020
Boys State Executive Producer2020
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Executive Producer2019
Paulette Executive Producer2019
Sweetheart Dancers Executive Producer2019
Darlin Executive Producer2019
To Be Queen Executive Producer2019
Wolf's Mouth Executive Producer2019
El Vacío Executive Producer2019
Walk Run Cha-Cha Executive Producer2019
Where's My Roy Cohn? Executive Producer2019
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates Director2019
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates Executive Producer2019
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates Creator2018
The Price of Free Producer2018
Bisbee '17 Executive Producer2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Executive Producer2016
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris Executive Producer2016
Barack Obama DNC 2016 Film Director2015
He Named Me Malala Director2015
He Named Me Malala Producer2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015 Executive Producer2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015 Executive Producer2014
Spent: Looking for Change Executive Producer2013
The Dream Is Now Director2013
The Dream Is Now Writer2013
Teach Writer2013
Teach Director2012
Obama 2012 Convention Film Director2012
Widow Detective Director2012
The Road We've Traveled Director2011
U2: From the Sky Down Director2011
U2: From the Sky Down Producer2010
Waiting for "Superman" Director2010
Waiting for "Superman" Writer2010
Waiting for "Superman" Camera Operator2010
The Defenders Director2010
The Defenders Executive Producer2009
Melrose Place Director2009
Melrose Place Producer2009
Melrose Place Executive Producer2008
It Might Get Loud Director2008
It Might Get Loud Screenplay2008
A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film Director2008
The Tower Executive Producer2008
The Tower Director2008
Carissa Executive Producer2008
It Might Get Loud Producer2007
Gracie Director2007
Gracie Writer2007
Gracie Producer2006
An Inconvenient Truth Director2006
An Inconvenient Truth Screenplay2006
The Making of 'an Inconvenient Truth' Producer2006
An Inconvenient Truth Camera Operator2006
An Inconvenient Truth Executive Producer2006
An Inconvenient Truth Director of Photography2006
3 lbs Director2006
The Unit Director2006
3 lbs Executive Producer2005
Numb3rs Director2005
Wanted Director2004
Deadwood Director2004
Deadwood Producer2003
imagine… Director2002
The Shield Director2002
Push, Nevada Director2001
The First Year Director2001
Training Day Executive Producer2001
Teach Director2001
Teach Director of Photography2001
Teach Producer2001
The First Year Producer2001
The First Year Director of Photography2001
24 Director2001
Alias Director2000
Gossip Director1999
The Art of Norton Simon Director1997
The Visitor Director1997
C-16: FBI Director1996
Relativity Director1995
Charlie Grace Director1994
Party of Five Director1994
ER Director1993
NYPD Blue Director1992
Breaking and Entering Director1992
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them Music Supervisor1992
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them Co-Producer1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Associate Producer1991
Sisters Director1989
sex, lies, and videotape Production Coordinator