Ronald Colby

Ronald "Ron" Blake Colby (* 1944 ) is an American actor , director , film producer and production manager .

Life

Colby began his career in 1966 as an actor in a minor supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's comedy film Big Boy - Now You're a Man who has developed into a longstanding collaboration. Two years later he played the role of Buzz Collins in Coppola's musical The Golden Rainbow , but was also entrusted with monitoring the dialogue . While filming, he met George Lucas , who worked as an assistant director. The next time he worked with Coppola, Never Love a Stranger , he was the unit manager. In 1971 he directed the casting for Lucas' science fiction film THX 1138 , which was produced by Coppola.

Colby worked subsequently held various positions in the film industry, he worked as a location scout for The Godfather - Part II , was manager at Hair that produced making-of for One from the Heart , and was assistant director of several episodes of the television series Hunter . As executive producer he was among other things on Isn't she wonderful? and She is having a Baby , as production manager on The Exorcist III and he assisted Roger Spottiswoode on Stop! Or my mommy shoots! . Since 2007 he has mainly been producing documentaries , two of which have won awards at film festivals, for example Pirate for the Sea (2008) about environmental activist Paul Watson .

2007: Long Island International Film Expo (Big Fish Film Festival) jury award for Jones Beach Boys
2009: BIFF Award for Pirate for the Sea
2010: CIFF Award Best Environmental Film for Pirate for the Sea

personal data
SURNAME	Colby, Ronald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Colby, Ronald Blake
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actor, director, film producer, and production manager
DATE OF BIRTH	1944