William Friedkin Autographs
William David Friedkin (/ˈfriːdkɪn/; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally criticized, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television.
Friedkin was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 29, 1935, the son of Rachael (née Green) and Louis Friedkin. His father was a semi-professional softball player, merchant seaman, and men's clothing salesman. His mother, whom Friedkin called "a saint," was a nurse. His parents were Jewish emigrants from Ukraine, in the Russian empire. His grandparents, parents, and other relatives fled Russia during a particularly violent anti-Jewish pogrom in 1903. Friedkin's father was somewhat uninterested in making money, and the family was generally lower middle class while he was growing up. According to film historian Peter Biskind, "Friedkin viewed his father with a mixture of affection and contempt for not making more of himself."
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Current items with a signature of William Friedkin
These are the most current items with a signature of William Friedkin that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | The Exorcist 8x10 Signed Photo By William Friedkin, Linda Blair, & Eileen Dietz | $500.00 |  |
| The Exorcist 8x10 Signed Photo By William Friedkin, Linda Blair, & Eileen Dietz | $500.00 | |
Traded items with a signature of William Friedkin
The most expensive item with a signature of William Friedkin (The Exorcist Signed By William Friedkin) was sold in November 2025 for $2,000.00 while the cheapest item (THE EXORCIST director WILLIAM FRIEDKIN signed AUTOGRAPH 6632) found a new owner for $1.99 in August 2019. The month with the most items sold (8) was August 2023 with an average selling price of $119.99 for an autographed item of William Friedkin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with $2,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was January 2018. In average, an autographed item from William Friedkin is worth $60.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Friedkin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | *WILLIAM FRIEDKIN SIGNED MEMOIR -*THE EXORCIST*-*FRENCH CONNECTION*- *CRUISING** | $118.95 |  |
| *WILLIAM FRIEDKIN SIGNED MEMOIR -*THE EXORCIST*-*FRENCH CONNECTION*- *CRUISING** | $118.95 | |
| SIGNED BY DIRECTOR WILLIAM FRIEDKIN CRUISING VHS TAPE | $99.95 | |
| SIGNED BY DIRECTOR WILLIAM FRIEDKIN CRUISING VHS TAPE | $99.95 | |
| THE EXORCIST signed autograph dvd cover William Friedkin and Linda Blair | $200.00 | |
| THE EXORCIST signed autograph dvd cover William Friedkin and Linda Blair | $200.00 | |
| The Exorcist Signed By William Friedkin | $2,000.00 | |
| The Exorcist Signed By William Friedkin | $2,000.00 | |
 | William Friedkin Director SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO The Exorcist & The French Connection | $125.00 | |
| William Friedkin Director SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO The Exorcist & The French Connection | $125.00 | |
| William Friedkin director signed photo The Exorcist French Connection RARE mint | $232.95 | |
| William Friedkin director signed photo The Exorcist French Connection RARE mint | $232.95 | |
| William Friedkin Double Signed BUG DVD Horror Movie Director Exorcist LEGEND RAD | $148.60 | |
| William Friedkin French Connection Signed Director Film Clapper Board | $260.98 | |
| William Friedkin French Connection Signed Director Film Clapper Board | $260.98 | |
Latest News about William Friedkin
The Exorcist’s David Gordon Green On Whether The Franchise’s OG Director Is Invo (10/29/2022): Halloween Ends' David Gordon Green honestly answers whether William Friedkin has any involvement in the new trilogy. 
Gene Hackman Celebrates The French Connection 50th Anniversary with First Interv (10/05/2021): The 91 years young actor and legendary director William Friedkin, 86, discuss The French Connection, retirement, and that history-making car chase. The Exorcist Director Calls Reboot Rumors About His Involvement a Flat Out Lie (12/19/2020): The Exorcist director William Friedkin responds to rumors that he is working on a reboot of the iconic horror film.
