Which of these directors has never received an Oscar nomination for his acting?

A major film director who never received an Oscar nomination for his acting was Richard Attenborough (1923 – 2014). The other directors (John Huston, Woody Allen, and Erich von Stroheim) each received an Oscar nomination for his exceptional/rare acting performance in a popular and successful film.

Attenborough was one of the UK's most respected actors and directors. He made numerous contributions to world cinema both in front of and behind the camera. As an actor, he appeared in approximately 70 major motion pictures.

The son of a Cambridge school administrator, Attenborough began dabbling in theatrical acting roles at the age of 12. While attending London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1941, he turned professional. He made his screen debut as the "Young Sailor" in Noel Coward and David Lean's "In Which We Serve" (1943). His career would run for 60 years. Some of his films include: "Brighton Rock" (1948), "The Guinea Pig" (1948), "The Magic Box" (1951), "The Ship That Died of Shame" (1955), "Private's Progress" (1956), "The Angry Silence" (1960), "The Great Escape" (1963), "Bill Savage in Séance on a Wet Afternoon" (1964), "Guns at Batasi" (1964), "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), "Doctor Dolittle" (1967), "A Bridge Too Far" (1977), "Jurassic Park" (1933), "Elizabeth" (1998), and "Puckoon" (2002).

Attenborough died 5 days before his 91st birthday in London, England in 2014. His cause of death was a serious heart problem and the results of a prior stroke (2008).