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Don Simpson

Producer, Actor, Writer
Died January 19, 1996 (52 years)
Donald Clarence "Don" Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Simpson, along with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer, produced such hit films as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996). Their films would go on to earn $3 billion.

In 1985 and again in 1988, he and his producing partner, Jerry Bruckheimer, were named Producers of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Cannonball!
Known For
  • Top Gun
  • Bad Boys
  • Beverly Hills Cop II
  • The Rock
  • Beverly Hills Cop
  • Crimson Tide
  • Dangerous Minds
  • Days of Thunder
  • Flashdance
  • The Ref
  • Cannonball!
  • Thief of Hearts
  • Aloha Bobby and Rose
  • The Big Bang
  • A Blow to the Heart

Filmography

2008
1996
Dangerous Minds (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1996
1995
1995
1995
1994
The Ref · as Executive Producer
1990
1987
1986
1984
1984
1983

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