Elliot Silverstein是美国导演，1927年8月3日出生于波士顿，教育背景包括波士顿学院及耶鲁大学，代表作品有《电影人vs.大老板》等。他曾经获得多项美国及国际大奖。

Elliot Silverstein, born inBoston,Massachusetts, August 3, 1927, is best known for being the director of the movieCat Ballou(1965).

Elliot Silverstein studied acting at Boston College before attending the Yale School of Drama to focus on stage directing.

The Guild bestowed Silverstein with the 1990 DGA Honorary Life Membership Award and the 1985 Robert B. Aldrich Award for extraordinary service to the Guild and its members. At the DGA Honors gala in 2002, he was given the John Huston Award, which highlights individuals who have shown outstanding courage, artistic integrity and leadership on behalf of artist’s rights. In 1965 he received a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film forCat Ballou.