Bernard Williams

Producteur, Acteur

1 janvier 1942 — 4 janvier 2015 (73 ans)
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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Films & Séries sur Plex

  • Le Grand Sommeil
    Le Grand Sommeil1978

Connue pour

  • Orange mécanique
    Orange mécanique1971
  • Bowfinger, roi d'Hollywood
    Bowfinger, roi d'Hollywood1999
  • Barry Lyndon
    Barry Lyndon1975
  • Daredevil
    Daredevil2003
  • Star Trek : Générations
    Star Trek : Générations1994
  • Le Plus Escroc des deux
    Le Plus Escroc des deux1988
  • Le Bounty
    Le Bounty1984
  • Flash Gordon
    Flash Gordon1980
  • Le Sixième Sens
    Le Sixième Sens1986
  • Quoi de neuf, Bob ?
    Quoi de neuf, Bob ?1991
  • Quand Harriet découpe Charlie
    Quand Harriet découpe Charlie1993
  • Fais comme chez toi !
    Fais comme chez toi !1992
  • Amityville II : Le Possédé
    Amityville II : Le Possédé1982
  • Who's That Girl
    Who's That Girl1987
  • Blood & Wine
    Blood & Wine1996
  • Navy Seals : Les Meilleurs
    Navy Seals : Les Meilleurs1990
  • Le Secret du rapport Quiller
    Le Secret du rapport Quiller1966
  • Ragtime
    Ragtime1981
  • Bunny Lake a disparu
    Bunny Lake a disparu1965
  • Le Grand Sommeil
    Le Grand Sommeil1978

Filmographie

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 ProducerSur 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