Bernard Williams

Productor, Actor

1 de enero de 1942 — 4 de enero de 2015 (73 años)
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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Películas y series en Plex

  • Detective privado
    Detective privado1978

Conocido por

  • La naranja mecánica
    La naranja mecánica1971
  • Bowfinger, el pícaro
    Bowfinger, el pícaro1999
  • Barry Lyndon
    Barry Lyndon1975
  • Daredevil
    Daredevil2003
  • Un par de seductores
    Un par de seductores1988
  • Motín a bordo
    Motín a bordo1984
  • Flash Gordon
    Flash Gordon1980
  • Hunter
    Hunter1986
  • Star Trek: La próxima generación
    Star Trek: La próxima generación1994
  • ¿Qué pasa con Bob?
    ¿Qué pasa con Bob?1991
  • Una novia sin igual
    Una novia sin igual1993
  • Esposa por sorpresa
    Esposa por sorpresa1992
  • Amityville II: La posesión
    Amityville II: La posesión1982
  • ¿Quién es esa chica?
    ¿Quién es esa chica?1987
  • Sangre y Vino
    Sangre y Vino1996
  • Navy Seals, comando especial
    Navy Seals, comando especial1990
  • Conspiración en Berlín
    Conspiración en Berlín1966
  • Ragtime
    Ragtime1981
  • El rapto de Bunny Lake
    El rapto de Bunny Lake1965
  • Detective privado
    Detective privado1978

Filmography

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 ProducerEn 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