Harold Schneider

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Harold Charles Schneider (born January 18, 1939 in New Rochelle , New York , † February 4, 1994 in Ojai , California ) was an American film producer .

Live and act

Schneider entered the film business in 1960 through his father Abe Schneider, a former president of Columbia Pictures ' production company . During this decade, Harold worked in various positions, including assistant director , on television series such as Tennis Rackets and Cannons and Merciless City . In 1968, Harold Schneider switched to production and, as an associate producer, made a number of feature films, some of which were highly regarded in " New Hollywood ", including Robert Altman's " A Cold Day in the Park " and Peter Bogdanovich's " The Last Show " .

Schneider was also considered a sponsor of Jack Nicholson , whose sole directorial debut "Drive, He Said" he had also co-produced in 1970. In the same year, production manager Schneider presented Nicholson as a star for the first time in " Five Easy Pieces - A man seeks himself " . Schneider's last production, the portrait of a union boss " Jimmy Hoffa " , was also made with Nicholson, who took on the title role. In addition, Harold Schneider has also made a number of other notable films such as (" WarGames - War Games ", " In the Embers of the South ", " The Black Widow ") and with Mr. Universum Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1975 his first leading role in an A-film enables. Harold Schneider was also active elsewhere, he owned a restaurant called Nora's Bistro .

Filmography

until 1972 as production manager, then as producer

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 144.

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personal data
SURNAME Schneider, Harold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schneider, Harold Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH New Rochelle , New York
DATE OF DEATH 4th February 1994
Place of death Ojai , California