Bernard Williams

Producer, Skuespiller

1. januar 1942 — 4. januar 2015 (73 år)
Bernard Telvin Williams (10 May 1942–4 January 2015) was a British film producer. Williams' credits included producer on two movies with Stanley Kubrick, as well as six films for director Frank Oz.

Williams was born in London. He began his career in filmmaking by working inside the mailroom of Associated British Pictures when he was a teenager. He later married Valerie Norman Dannels, the daughter of the film director Leslie Norman, with whom he had three children, Dana, Vanessa, and Howard. He and his family moved from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles, California, in 1981 to pursue his production career. Williams' marriage to Valerie Norman Dannels ended in divorce.

Williams served as the second and third director for two films in the early 1960s: the science fiction film, The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), and Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), directed by Otto Preminger. Williams also worked as a production manager for the British television series The Prisoner (1967–68), a project associated with actor Patrick McGoohan. Additionally, he served as a production manager for the film Battle of Britain (1969), which was directed by Guy Hamilton.

Williams was an associate producer on Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Barry Lyndon (1975). He was a producer or associate producer on six films with director Frank Oz, beginning with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988). His other collaborations with Oz were What About Bob? (1991), Housesitter (1992), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Bowfinger (1999), and The Score (2001).

Williams also produced The Big Sleep (1978), a remake of the 1946 film; Flash Gordon (1980); Ragtime (1981); The Bounty (1984), starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins; Manhunter (1986), which was directed by Michael Mann; and Daredevil (2003), a superhero film starring Ben Affleck. With Rosilyn Heller, Williams co-produced Who's That Girl (1987), starring Madonna.

His additional production credits included The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993); and Blood and Wine (1996). His last film was Charlotte's Web (2006).

Bernard Williams died from stomach cancer in Burbank, California, on 4 January 2015, at the age of 72. He was survived by his former wife and his three children.

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Film og serier på Plex

  • Marlowe går til sagen
    Marlowe går til sagen1978

Kendt for

  • Clockwork Orange
    Clockwork Orange1971
  • Bowfinger
    Bowfinger1999
  • Barry Lyndon
    Barry Lyndon1975
  • Daredevil
    Daredevil2003
  • Star Trek VII: Generations
    Star Trek VII: Generations1994
  • Fræk, frækkere, frækkest
    Fræk, frækkere, frækkest1988
  • Mytteriet på Bounty
    Mytteriet på Bounty1984
  • Jens Lyn
    Jens Lyn1980
  • Manhunter
    Manhunter1986
  • Hvad med Bob?
    Hvad med Bob?1991
  • Hjælp, min kone er en slagter
    Hjælp, min kone er en slagter1993
  • Hus-hjæælp
    Hus-hjæælp1992
  • Huset Gud glemte 2
    Huset Gud glemte 21982
  • Who's That Girl
    Who's That Girl1987
  • Blood and Wine
    Blood and Wine1996
  • Elitesoldaterne
    Elitesoldaterne1990
  • Quiller Memorandum
    Quiller Memorandum1966
  • Ragtime
    Ragtime1981
  • Bunny Lake savnes
    Bunny Lake savnes1965
  • Marlowe går til sagen
    Marlowe går til sagen1978

Filmografi

2006
Charlotte's Web · as Executive Producer
2003
Daredevil · as Executive Producer
1999
Bowfinger · as Executive Producer
1995
The Indian in the Cupboard · as Executive Producer
1994
Star Trek: Generations · as Executive Producer
1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer · as Executive Producer
1992
Housesitter · as Executive Producer
1991
What About Bob? · as Co-Producer
1990
1988
1988
1987
1986
1986
Manhunter · as Executive Producer
1986
1984
1982
Amityville II: The Possession · as Executive Producer
1981
Ragtime · as Executive Producer
1980
Flash Gordon · as Executive Producer
1978
The Big Sleep · as Associate ProducerPå Plex
1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste · as Associate Producer
1975
Barry Lyndon · as Associate Producer
1972
1971
A Clockwork Orange · as Associate Producer