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{{Short description|American film producer (1937–2023)}} |
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| name = James D. Brubaker |
| name = James D. Brubaker |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|3|30}} |
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| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|1|3|1937|3|30}} |
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| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Producer|film executive}} |
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| education = [[California State University, Los Angeles]] |
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| spouse = Marcy Kelly |
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| children = 3 |
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'''James D. Brubaker''' (born March 30, 1937) is an American film producer, production manager, and film actor. |
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'''James D. Brubaker''' (March 30, 1937 – January 3, 2023) was an American film producer and [[unit production manager|production manager]]. Associated with [[Robert Chartoff|Chartoff]]-[[Irwin Winkler|Winkler]] Productions for several years, he had producing credits on several of the company's productions including two films in the ''[[Rocky (franchise)|Rocky]]'' series, as well as ''[[True Confessions (film)|True Confessions]]'' and ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]''. He later served as president of physical production at [[Universal Pictures]] from 2003 to 2008. |
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Brubaker was born in Hollywood, California, to Margaret Hayes Brubaker and Dudley Sutton Brubaker. Brubaker is of German and Swiss descent and has no siblings. |
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==Biography== |
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Brubaker had won the 1999 [[Directors Guild of America Award]] (DGA) for the film ''[[Gia]]''. |
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Brubaker was born in Los Angeles, to Margaret Hayes Brubaker and Dudley Sutton Brubaker. His family was of Swiss-German descent. He attended [[California State University, Los Angeles]] and served in the U.S. Army. He began working in the film industry as a driver, transporting horses to sets on Western films. For his work on ''[[Gia]]'', he won the 1999 [[Directors Guild of America Award]] and was nominated for a 1998 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]. |
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Brubaker and his wife, Marcy Kelly, had three children. On January 3, 2023, he died at his home in [[Beverly Hills, California]], from complications of multiple [[stroke]]s.<ref name = Saperstein>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2023/film/news/james-d-brubaker-dead-rocky-1235477918/|title = James D. Brubaker, Producer on 'The Right Stuff,' Rocky Movies, Dies at 85|last = Saperstein|first = Pat|date = January 3, 2023|accessdate = January 3, 2023|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> |
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Brubaker was nominated for the 1998 Primetime [[Emmy Award]] for the television movie ''[[Gia]]''. |
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He is also credited as James Brubaker or Jim Brubaker. |
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James currently resides in [[Beverly Hills]]. He has three children who have all followed his footsteps by becoming involved with the film industry. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. |
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===Producer=== |
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===Film=== |
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*''[[True Confessions (film)|True Confessions]]'' (1981) (associate producer) |
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*''[[Rocky III]]'' (1982) (associate producer) |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
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*''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]'' (1983) (executive producer) |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
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*''[[Rhinestone (film)|Rhinestone]]'' (1984) (associate producer) |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit |
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*''[[Beer (film)|Beer]]'' (1985) (executive producer) |
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*''[[Rocky IV]]'' (1985) (executive producer) |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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*''[[Cobra (1986 film)|Cobra]]'' (1986) (executive producer) |
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*''[[Over the Top (1987 film)|Over the Top]]'' (1987) (executive producer) |
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| 1981 || ''[[True Confessions (film)|True Confessions]]'' || Associate producer || ||rowspan=4| {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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*''[[Brain Donors]]'' (1992) (producer) |
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| 1982 || ''[[Rocky III]]'' || Associate producer || |
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*''[[Above the Rim]]'' (1994) (executive producer) |
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| 1983 || ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]'' || Executive producer || |
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*''[[The Nutty Professor (1996 film)|The Nutty Professor]]'' (1996) (co-producer) |
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| 1984 || ''[[Rhinestone (film)|Rhinestone]]'' || Associate producer || |
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*''[[Gia]]'' (1998, TV Movie) (producer) |
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|rowspan=2| 1985 || ''[[Beer (film)|Beer]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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*''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]'' (2000) (executive producer) |
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| ''[[Rocky IV]]'' || Executive producer || ||rowspan=2| {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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*''[[Her Majesty (2001 film)|Her Majesty]]'' (2001) (executive producer) |
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*''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]'' (2002) (executive producer) |
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| 1986 || ''[[Cobra (1986 film)|Cobra]]'' || Executive producer || |
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*''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]]'' (2007) (producer) |
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| 1987 || ''[[Over the Top (1987 film)|Over the Top]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 1988 || ''[[Patty Hearst (film)|Patty Hearst]]'' || Line producer || || |
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| 1990 || ''[[Problem Child (film)|Problem Child]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 1992 || ''[[Brain Donors]]'' || || || |
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| 1994 || ''[[Above the Rim]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 1995 || ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 1996 || ''[[The Nutty Professor (1996 film)|The Nutty Professor]]'' || Co-producer || ||rowspan=4| {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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| 1997 || ''[[Liar Liar]]'' || Executive producer || |
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| 1999 || ''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]'' || Executive producer || |
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| 2000 || ''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]'' || Executive producer || |
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|rowspan=2| 2001 || ''F-Stops'' || Executive producer || || |
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| ''[[Her Majesty (2001 film)|Her Majesty]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 2002 || ''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 2003 || ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' || || || {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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| 2012 || ''[[Jayne Mansfield's Car]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 2013 || ''[[Standing Up]]'' || Executive producer || || |
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| 2014 || ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'' || Executive producer || Final film as a producer || {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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;Production manager |
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===Actor=== |
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*''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]'' (1999) - Judge E.M. Byrne |
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*''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]'' (2000) - Krusty Reporter (final film role) |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Primetime Emmy Award winners]] |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
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|rowspan=2| 1978 || ''[[Comes a Horseman]]'' || Unit production manager |
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| ''[[Uncle Joe Shannon]]'' ||rowspan=4| Production manager |
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| 1980 || ''[[Raging Bull]]'' |
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| 1981 || ''[[True Confessions (film)|True Confessions]]'' |
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| 1982 || ''[[Rocky III]]'' |
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|rowspan=2| 1983 || ''[[Staying Alive (1983 film)|Staying Alive]]'' || Production supervisor<hr>Unit production manager |
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| ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]'' || Production manager |
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| 1984 || ''[[Rhinestone (film)|Rhinestone]]'' ||rowspan=8| Unit production manager |
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| 1989 || ''[[K-9 (film)|K-9]]'' |
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| 1990 || ''[[Problem Child (film)|Problem Child]]'' |
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|rowspan=2| 1992 || ''[[Brain Donors]]'' |
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| ''[[Mr. Baseball]]'' |
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|rowspan=2| 1994 || ''[[Above the Rim]]'' |
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| ''[[D2: The Mighty Ducks]]'' |
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| 1995 || ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]'' |
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| 1997 || ''[[Liar Liar]]'' || Unit production manager<hr>Unit production manager: Second unit |
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| 1999 || ''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]'' ||rowspan=2| Unit production manager |
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| 2000 || ''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]'' |
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;Transportation department |
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| 1970 || ''The Animals'' || Transportation captain || |
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|rowspan=3| 1971 || ''[[Big Jake]]'' ||rowspan=3| Driver ||rowspan=6| <small>{{center|Uncredited}}</small> |
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| ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' |
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| ''[[Harold and Maude]]'' |
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|rowspan=3| 1972 || ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' || Transportation captain |
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| ''[[Thumb Tripping]]'' || Insert car driver |
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| ''[[Up the Sandbox]]'' || Transportation captain |
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|rowspan=2| 1973 || ''[[Walking Tall (1973 film)|Walking Tall]]'' ||rowspan=3| Transportation coordinator || |
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| ''[[Cahill U.S. Marshal]]'' || |
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|rowspan=3| 1974 || ''[[McQ]]'' || |
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| ''[[Busting]]'' ||rowspan=3| Transportation captain |
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| ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' || <small>{{center|Uncredited}}</small> |
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| 1975 || ''[[Against a Crooked Sky]]'' || |
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|rowspan=3| 1976 || ''[[Embryo (film)|Embryo]]'' || Transportation coordinator || |
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| ''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' || Transportation captain || |
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| ''[[Nickelodeon (film)|Nickelodeon]]'' ||rowspan=2| Transportation coordinator || |
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| 1977 || ''[[Capricorn One]]'' || |
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;As an actor |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| 1999 || ''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]'' || Judge E.M. Byrne || {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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| 2000 || ''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]'' || Krusty Reporter || |
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;Editorial department |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
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| 1979 || ''[[Rocky II]]'' || Post-production coordinator |
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;Miscellaneous crew |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
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| 1977 || ''[[New York, New York (1977 film)|New York, New York]]'' || Assistant to production executive |
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;Thanks |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
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| 2001 || ''F-Stops'' || The producers wish to thank |
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| 2002 || ''[[Phone Booth (film)|Phone Booth]]'' || The producers wish to thank: For their assistance |
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|rowspan=2| 2005 || ''The Nickel Children'' || Special thanks |
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| ''[[Cry Wolf (2005 film)|Cry Wolf]]'' || The filmmakers wish to express their profound gratitute to |
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| 2007 || ''[[Finishing the Game]]'' || Special thanks |
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===Television=== |
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| 1992 || ''[[Running Mates (1992 film)|Running Mates]]'' ||rowspan=2| Television film || |
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| 1998 || ''[[Gia]]'' || {{center|<ref name = Saperstein/>}} |
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;Production manager |
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| 1989 || ''[[The Gifted One]]'' || Unit production manager ||rowspan=2| Television film |
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| 1998 || ''[[Gia]]'' || Unit production manager: Second unit, [[New York City|New York]] |
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;Transportation department |
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| 1975 || ''[[The Dead Don't Die (1975 film)|The Dead Don't Die]]'' || Transportation coordinator || Television film |
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==References== |
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James D. Brubaker | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 30, 1937
Died | January 3, 2023 | (aged 85)
Education | California State University, Los Angeles |
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Spouse | Marcy Kelly |
Children | 3 |
James D. Brubaker (March 30, 1937 – January 3, 2023) was an American film producer and production manager. Associated with Chartoff-Winkler Productions for several years, he had producing credits on several of the company's productions including two films in the Rocky series, as well as True Confessions and The Right Stuff. He later served as president of physical production at Universal Pictures from 2003 to 2008.
Biography[edit]
Brubaker was born in Los Angeles, to Margaret Hayes Brubaker and Dudley Sutton Brubaker. His family was of Swiss-German descent. He attended California State University, Los Angeles and served in the U.S. Army. He began working in the film industry as a driver, transporting horses to sets on Western films. For his work on Gia, he won the 1999 Directors Guild of America Award and was nominated for a 1998 Primetime Emmy Award.
Brubaker and his wife, Marcy Kelly, had three children. On January 3, 2023, he died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, from complications of multiple strokes.[1]
Filmography[edit]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film[edit]
Year | Film | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
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1981 | True Confessions | Associate producer | ||
1982 | Rocky III | Associate producer | ||
1983 | The Right Stuff | Executive producer | ||
1984 | Rhinestone | Associate producer | ||
1985 | Beer | Executive producer | ||
Rocky IV | Executive producer | |||
1986 | Cobra | Executive producer | ||
1987 | Over the Top | Executive producer | ||
1988 | Patty Hearst | Line producer | ||
1990 | Problem Child | Executive producer | ||
1992 | Brain Donors | |||
1994 | Above the Rim | Executive producer | ||
1995 | A Walk in the Clouds | Executive producer | ||
1996 | The Nutty Professor | Co-producer | ||
1997 | Liar Liar | Executive producer | ||
1999 | Life | Executive producer | ||
2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Executive producer | ||
2001 | F-Stops | Executive producer | ||
Her Majesty | Executive producer | |||
2002 | Dragonfly | Executive producer | ||
2003 | Bruce Almighty | |||
2012 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Executive producer | ||
2013 | Standing Up | Executive producer | ||
2014 | Chef | Executive producer | Final film as a producer |
- Production manager
Year | Film | Role |
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1978 | Comes a Horseman | Unit production manager |
Uncle Joe Shannon | Production manager | |
1980 | Raging Bull | |
1981 | True Confessions | |
1982 | Rocky III | |
1983 | Staying Alive | Production supervisor Unit production manager |
The Right Stuff | Production manager | |
1984 | Rhinestone | Unit production manager |
1989 | K-9 | |
1990 | Problem Child | |
1992 | Brain Donors | |
Mr. Baseball | ||
1994 | Above the Rim | |
D2: The Mighty Ducks | ||
1995 | A Walk in the Clouds | |
1997 | Liar Liar | Unit production manager Unit production manager: Second unit |
1999 | Life | Unit production manager |
2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps |
- Transportation department
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1970 | The Animals | Transportation captain | |
1971 | Big Jake | Driver | Uncredited
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Diamonds Are Forever | |||
Harold and Maude | |||
1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | Transportation captain | |
Thumb Tripping | Insert car driver | ||
Up the Sandbox | Transportation captain | ||
1973 | Walking Tall | Transportation coordinator | |
Cahill U.S. Marshal | |||
1974 | McQ | ||
Busting | Transportation captain | ||
The Godfather Part II | Uncredited
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1975 | Against a Crooked Sky | ||
1976 | Embryo | Transportation coordinator | |
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Transportation captain | ||
Nickelodeon | Transportation coordinator | ||
1977 | Capricorn One |
- As an actor
Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
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1999 | Life | Judge E.M. Byrne | |
2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Krusty Reporter |
- Editorial department
Year | Film | Role |
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1979 | Rocky II | Post-production coordinator |
- Miscellaneous crew
Year | Film | Role |
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1977 | New York, New York | Assistant to production executive |
- Thanks
Year | Film | Role |
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2001 | F-Stops | The producers wish to thank |
2002 | Phone Booth | The producers wish to thank: For their assistance |
2005 | The Nickel Children | Special thanks |
Cry Wolf | The filmmakers wish to express their profound gratitute to | |
2007 | Finishing the Game | Special thanks |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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1992 | Running Mates | Television film | |
1998 | Gia |
- Production manager
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | The Gifted One | Unit production manager | Television film |
1998 | Gia | Unit production manager: Second unit, New York |
- Transportation department
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | The Dead Don't Die | Transportation coordinator | Television film |