Rob Nilsson date of birth:
October 29, 1939
How old is Rob Nilsson?
86
Where was Rob Nilsson born?
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
Rob Nilsson body shape:
Average
What color is Rob Nilsson's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What is Rob Nilsson's ethnicity?
White
What is Rob Nilsson nationality?
American
What is Rob Nilsson's occupation?
Director, Actor
Rob Nilsson claim to fame:
Heat and Sunlight
Short Biography
Rob Nilsson is a filmmaker, poet, and painter, best known for his feature film Northern Lights, co-directed with John Hanson and winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (1979). He also is known for directing and playing the lead role in Heat and Sunlight, produced by Steve and Hildy Burns, also featuring Consuelo Faust, Don Bajema and Ernie Fosseliius. Heat and Sunlight won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival in 1988, and his 9 @ Night Film Cycle won the 2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Marlon Riggs Award for Courage and Vision in Cinema. Nilsson has also received Lifetime Achievement awards from the Fargo International Film Festival, the St. Louis International Film Festival, the Kansas City Filmmaker’s Jubilee, the Master's Award from the Golden Apricot Film Festival, a Filmmaker of the Year Award from the Silver Lake Film Festival, and the Milley Award from the city of Mill Valley for accomplishment in the Arts.