Martin Starger

Produttore, Attore

8 maggio 1932 — 31 maggio 2024 (92 anni)
Martin Starger (May 8, 1932 – May 31, 2024) was an American entertainment businessman and producer. He led ABC Entertainment (a wing of the American Broadcasting Company) during its boom period in the 1970s, pioneering the creation of television shows such as ABC Movie of the Week, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Happy Days. He also pushed the limits of television broadcast presiding over pioneering miniseries and specials such as Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man.

Starger was born in the Bronx, New York City in 1932. He made his way into films as the executive producer of Robert Altman's 1975 film Nashville before becoming tied to the film production department of Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment starting with Stanley Donen's 1978 film Movie Movie. Working with Grade, Starger became the president of Associated Film Distribution, the distributor of ITC's films which tied him to the production of films both successful (Autumn Sonata, The Muppet Movie, On Golden Pond, Sophie's Choice) and unsuccessful (Raise the Titanic, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Saturn 3), some of which bombed in a manner that destroyed the company. After the fall of AFD, Starger continued to produce films such as Peter Bogdanovich's 1985 film Mask.

Starger died at his home in Los Angeles on May 31, 2024, at the age of 92.

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Film e Serie su Plex

  • La scelta di Sophie
    La scelta di Sophie1982
  • L'ultimo unicorno
    L'ultimo unicorno1982
  • Saturn 3
    Saturn 31980
  • Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale
    Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale1979
  • Fuga da Sobibor
    Fuga da Sobibor1987
  • Blitz nell'oceano
    Blitz nell'oceano1980
  • Il principio del domino: la vita in gioco
    Il principio del domino: la vita in gioco1977
  • La leggenda di Lone Ranger
    La leggenda di Lone Ranger1981
  • Barbarosa
    Barbarosa1982
  • Il boxeur e la ballerina
    Il boxeur e la ballerina1978
  • Paese selvaggio
    Paese selvaggio1981
  • Fuoco di sbarramento
    Fuoco di sbarramento1979

Famoso per

  • La scelta di Sophie
    La scelta di Sophie1982
  • Ecco il film dei Muppet
    Ecco il film dei Muppet1979
  • Dietro la maschera
    Dietro la maschera1985
  • Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale
    Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale1979
  • Fuga da Sobibor
    Fuga da Sobibor1987
  • L'ultimo unicorno
    L'ultimo unicorno1982
  • Nashville
    Nashville1975
  • Saturn 3
    Saturn 31980
  • Giallo in casa Muppet
    Giallo in casa Muppet1981
  • Blitz nell'oceano
    Blitz nell'oceano1980
  • Il principio del domino: la vita in gioco
    Il principio del domino: la vita in gioco1977
  • Barbarosa
    Barbarosa1982
  • La leggenda di Lone Ranger
    La leggenda di Lone Ranger1981
  • Il boxeur e la ballerina
    Il boxeur e la ballerina1978
  • Nome in codice: Smeraldo
    Nome in codice: Smeraldo1985
  • Love Letters
    Love Letters1999
  • Fuoco di sbarramento
    Fuoco di sbarramento1979
  • Paese selvaggio
    Paese selvaggio1981
  • La drammatica storia di Samuel Mudd
    La drammatica storia di Samuel Mudd1980
  • The Elephant Man
    The Elephant Man1982

Filmografia

1999
Love Letters · as Executive Producer
1990
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Executive Producer
1988
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair · as Executive Producer
1988
Earth Star Voyager · as Executive Producer
1988
Earth Star Voyager · as Executive Producer
1987
Escape from Sobibor · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1985
1985
1985
Consenting Adult · as Executive Producer
1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Executive Producer
1982
Sophie's Choice · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1982
The Last Unicorn · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1982
Barbarosa · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1982
The Elephant Man · as Executive Producer
1981
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game · as Executive Producer
1981
The Great Muppet Caper · as Executive Producer
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1981
The Two of Us · as Executive Producer
1981
Hard Country · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1980
From the Life of the Marionettes · as Executive Producer
1980
Raise the Titanic · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd · as Executive Producer
1980
Saturn 3 · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1979
The Muppet Movie · as Executive Producer
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood · as Executive Producer
1979
Sanctuary of Fear · as Executive Producer
1979
Friendly Fire · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1979
Jennifer: A Woman's Story · as Executive Producer
1978
Movie Movie · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1977
The Domino Principle · as Executive ProducerSu Plex
1975
Nashville · as Executive Producer
1954
Disneyland · as Executive Producer

1979
The Muppet Movie · as El Sleezo Cafe Patron

2004
1980
Rodeo Girl · as Delegate Producer