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Chiz Schultz

Producer, Actor
Born August 26, 1931 (93 years)
A producer for film and television, Charles Hamilton “Chiz” Schultz' career spans over forty years. Best known for his work in television and as a producer of films featuring African Americans, Schultz began his career in show business as a stage manager, actor and producer with various summer stock companies from 1946 to 1953. Upon graduating from Princeton University in 1954, he was employed by CBS-TV as a staff production assistant on the Mama and Adventure series, and in 1955, he became associate producer on several television shows including Studio One, Playhouse 90 and Kraft Theater. His first independent producing was done from 1959 to 1962 as a freelance associate producer for television specials such as The Judy Garland Show and Belafonte: New York 19.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Baron
  • Above Average Presents
Known For
  • A Soldier's Story
  • Ganja & Hess
  • Seize the Day
  • Birth of the Living Dead
  • The Angel Levine
  • Tales of the Unexpected
  • The Baron
  • Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
  • The House of Dies Drear
  • Walter and Henry
  • The Judy Garland Show
  • Head Above Water
  • Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
  • American Masters
  • Slings & Arrows
  • ABC Weekend Special
  • The Unwanted

Filmography

2017
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart · as Executive Producer
2014
2001
1996
Slings & Arrows · as Executive Producer
1986
1985
American Masters (TV Series)
1984
The House of Dies Drear · as Executive Producer
1984
A Soldier's Story · as Executive Producer
1982
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series)
1979
1979
1978
1977
1977
1973
1971
Part of the Family · as Executive Producer
1970
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Associate Producer
1962
The Judy Garland Show · as Associate Producer

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