Mark Damon
Mark Damon (born April 2, 1933 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American actor and film producer .
Life
After majoring in literature and business administration at the University of California , Los Angeles, Damon began his Hollywood career in the mid-1950s with films such as Young and Dangerous (1957) and appeared in several of Roger Corman's B-films ; including the Poe film The Cursed . In 1963 he went to Europe and made numerous adventure films and spaghetti westerns . In 1966 Damon was supposed to take on the leading role in Sergio Corbucci's famous Italo-Western Django , which could not be realized due to scheduling difficulties.
In 1977 he founded his own production company, Producer Sales Organization , the first film produced by them was Die Chorknaben (based on Joseph Wambaugh's novel). Damon was also involved in the American version of Das Boot . Ten years later he founded Vision International . One of his most recent projects was the production of Elie Chouraqui s O Jerusalem (2006)
Damon was married to the German actress Barbara Frey ; since 1974 he has been married to Margaret Markov in his second marriage.
His biography "From Cowboy to Mogul to Monster" was published in 2008 ( ISBN 1-4343-7736-9 ).
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 1956: Baptism of Fire (Between Heaven and Hell)
- 1960: The Cursed (The Fall of the House of Usher)
- 1962: An odd saint (The Reluctant Saint)
- 1963: The three faces of fear (I tre volti della paura)
- 1964: The Hundred Knights (I cento cavalieri / Los cien caballeros)
- 1966: Johnny Yuma
- 1966: May they rest in peace (Requiescant)
- 1966: Ringo with the golden pistols (Johnny Oro)
- 1967: The last train to Durango (Un treno per Durango)
- 1967: Death does not count dollars (La morte non conta i dollari)
- 1968: To the gallows, Bastardo (¿Quién grita venganza?)
- 1968: Copper Face (Tutto per tutto)
- 1968: Battle of Anzio (Anzio)
- 1970: The fiery arrow of vengeance (L'arciere di fuoco)
- 1972: Lo chiamavano Verità
- 1972: Monta in sella, figlio di ...
- 1972: Pizza, Father and Pistols (Posate le pistole, reverendo)
- 1973: They called her Little Mother
- 1997: Sharp Deception (Deceiver)
producer
- 1974: The Arena
- 1977: Die Chorknaben ( The Choirboys , Executive Producer)
- 1986: 9 1/2 weeks (9½ weeks)
- 1986: Flight of the Navigator ( Flight of the Navigator , Executive Producer)
- 1986: 8 Million Ways to Die ( 8 Million Ways to Die , Executive Producer)
- 1990: Wild Orchid (Wild Orchid)
- 1991: Nobody Can Get Out Of Here ( Diary of a Hitman , Executive Producer)
- 1997: Orgazmo (Executive Producer)
- 2000: Love & Sex (Executive Producer)
- 2003: Monster
- 2004: The I Inside (The I Inside)
- 2007: Captivity
- 2009: Universal Soldier: Regeneration (Executive Producer)
- 2011: Flypaper - Who is attacking whom here? (Flypaper)
Web links
- Mark Damon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Damon, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , USA |