Irwin Winkler

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Irwin Winkler (born May 25, 1931 in New York City , New York ) is an American film producer and director .

Career

Irwin Winkler has been a producer since 1967. Together with his long-time partner Robert Chartoff, he produced and produced numerous films, together they won an Oscar for Rocky in 1977 . Your first film together was Bullen - How Long Do You Want to Live? , a crime film from 1968. For television he was active as an executive producer, among other things for the series MacGyver . In 1991 he made his debut as a director with Guilty on Suspicion with Robert De Niro in the lead role. For this he worked as a screenwriter for the first time. The following year, Night and the City was another film with Robert De Niro. In 1995 he directed the thriller Das Netz , the sequel Das Netz 2.0 was shot by one of his sons in 2006 and produced by himself. In 2000, Winkler received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

In 2015, Winkler sued Warner Bros. Entertainment for at least $ 18 million in damages for allegedly unpaid payments from the Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia project .

Private life

He is married to the actress Margo Winkler . Her sons Charles and David Winkler work as directors and film producers. The youngest son, Adam Winkler, is a lawyer and teaches at the UCLA School of Law .

Filmography (selection)

producer

Executive Producer

Director

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 'Goodfellas' Producer to Warner Bros. in New Lawsuit: 'F – k You, Pay Me' at thewrap.com, accessed September 23, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Winkler, Irwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States