Michael Deeley
Michael Deeley | |
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Born | England | 6 August 1932
Occupation | Film producer |
Notable work | The Italian Job The Deer Hunter Blade Runner |
Michael Deeley (born 6 August 1932) is an Academy Award-winning British film producer known for motion pictures such as
Biography
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Deeley's father was a director at
While editing the TV show
In the early 1960s, Deeley worked for the UK sales arm of MCA Universal for three years, then he returned to producing with Sandy the Reluctant Nudist (1963, released 1966) and One Way Pendulum (1964). The latter was made for Woodfall Film Productions who hired Deeley in 1964 to assist Oscar Lewenstein, a director of the company.
Deeley produced Robbery (1967), which began a partnership with Stanley Baker to make films through Oakhurst Productions. Along with Baker and Barry Spikings, Deeley also established a series of companies all called "Great Western" which did a variety of activities, including music festivals (Great Western Festivals), and investments (Great Western Investments). Great Western Investments later took over British Lion Films in 1973, and Deeley was appointed managing director of that company.[2][3]
While at British Lion, Deeley oversaw the release of
In 1976, after British Lion merged with
Deeley left the company in 1979 and produced Blade Runner (1982).[9]
In 1984 Deeley was appointed CEO of Consolidated, a TV company seeking to further expand into US network television.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series) – editor
- The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn(1956) (short) – producer
- At the Stroke of Nine (1957) – producer, writer
- The Buccaneers (1958) (TV series) – editor
- OSS(1959) (TV series) – editor
- Tremor (1961) – producer
- Crosstrap (1962)
- Sandy the Reluctant Nudist (1963)
- One Way Pendulum (1964)
- The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) – executive producer
- Robbery (1967) – producer
- Red, White and Zero (1967) – associate producer
- The White Bus (1967) – producer
- Ride of the Valkyrie (1967) (short) – associate producer
- The Other People (1968) – executive producer
- The Long Day's Dying (1968) – executive producer
- Where's Jack? (1969) – executive producer
- The Italian Job (1969) – producer
- Murphy's War (1971) – producer
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975) – producer
- The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976) – producer
- Convoy (1978) – executive producer
- The Deer Hunter (1978) – producer
- Blade Runner (1982) – producer
- Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV movie) – executive producer
- Deceptions (1985) (TV movie) – executive producer
- A Gathering of Old Men (1987) (TV movie) – executive producer
- The Secret Life of Archie's Wife (TV movie) – executive producer
- Young Catherine (1990) (TV movie) – executive producer
Unmade Films
- The Last Gun (1979) – Western from Walter Hill[10]
- The Chinese Bandit (1978) – based on script by David Shaber
References
- ^ "Michael Deeley profile". Desert Island Discs. 14 December 2008. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Michael Deeley, Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies, Pegasus Books, 2009, pp. 95-97, 186.
- ^ "£1m. bid for studio likely". The Irish Times. 11 June 1975. p. 14.
- ^ "Acquisitionof B Lion". The Guardian. 19 May 1976. p. 18.
- ^ Barker, Dennis (14 May 1977). "The final fade-out for British Lion". The Guardian. London (UK). p. 2.
- ^ ALJEAN HARMETZ (1 August 1977). "If a Movie Goes in America, Will Rest of World Buy It?: E.M.I. Films Chief Says Answer Depends Upon Motion and Stars". The New York Times. p. 34.
- ^ Wilson, John M. (5 August 1979). "Films shop for cash in worldwide markets: Films shop for cash in the markets of the world". Chicago Tribune. p. g20.
- ^ "The man who came to film". The Guardian. 18 July 1979. p. 10.
- ^ RODERICK MANN (3 March 1981). "'BLADE RUNNER': FILM REQUIRING 2020 VISION". Los Angeles Times. p. g1.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg. (22 October 1977). "FILM CLIPS: 'The Body Snatchers' Moves Up". Los Angeles Times. p. c11.
Sources
- Michael Deeley, Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies, Pegasus Books, 2009.
External links
- Michael Deeley at IMDb