Bernard Williams
Produsent, 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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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Williams (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 2003 | Daredevil · as London Airport Guard #1 (director's Cut) |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels · as Photographer On Beach |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange · as Self |
| 2005 | The 100 Greatest War Films · as Self |
| 2003 | A Film & Its Era · as Self |
| 1984 | The Making of 'the Bounty' · as Self |
| 2001 | The Score · as Unit Production Manager |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine · as Unit Production Manager |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels · as First Assistant Director |
| 1986 | Wisdom · as First Assistant Director |
| 1970 | Brotherly Love · as Production Manager |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain · as Production Manager |
| 1966 | The Quiller Memorandum · as Unit Manager |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing · as Assistant Director |
| 1961 | The Day the Earth Caught Fire · as Third Assistant Director |