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Gary Kurtz (I)

Producer | Production Manager | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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He took over John Barry's second unit duties after his sudden death on the set of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back until his replacement Harley Cokeliss arrived. Kurtz directed the scene in which Luke flees the Wampa cave. See more trivia »

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Gary Douglas Kurtz
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2011 Resistance (TV series) (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2011 Gangster Kittens (executive producer)
 
2007 77 (producer)
 
2007 Friends and Heroes (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– No Turning Back (2007) (producer)
– No Way Out (2007) (producer)
– Exodus (2007) (producer)
– Horseplay (2007) (producer)
– Doing Our Part (2007) (producer)
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2004 The Tale of Jack Frost (TV movie) (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
1995 The Steal (producer)
 
1989 Slipstream (producer)
 
1985 Return to Oz (executive producer)
 
1982 The Dark Crystal (producer)
 
1982 Return of the Ewok (video short) (producer - archive footage: A New Hope & Empire Strikes Back)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (producer)
 
1977 The Making of 'Star Wars' (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (producer)
 
1973 American Graffiti (co-producer)
 
1971 Chandler (associate producer)
 
1971 Two-Lane Blacktop (associate producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (4 titles)
2008 Friends and Heroes (TV series) (pre-production supervisor - 1 episode)
– One of Us (2008) (pre-production supervisor)
 
1967 The Hostage (production manager)
 
1966 Queen of Blood (production manager)
 
1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (production manager)
 
1982 The Dark Crystal (second unit director)
 
1967 The Hostage (assistant director)
 
1965 Beach Ball (assistant director, second unit director)
 
1965 Ride in the Whirlwind (assistant director)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1977 The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV mini-series)
Photographer in court
 
1974 The Godfather: Part II
Photographer in Court (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1966 The Shooting (assistant camera)
 
1965 Beach Ball (camera operator: second unit)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
2000 The Animated Odyssey (TV mini-series) (animation supervisor)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1967 The Hostage
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1966 Blood Bath (sound)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2007 Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away (documentary) (dedicatee)
 
2004 The Tale of Jack Frost (TV movie) (thanks: Corsham Entertainment Ltd.)
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: stills and posters courtesy of, special thanks)
 
1990 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Disneyland Fun (video) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2010 The People vs. George Lucas (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 When Star Wars Ruled the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary)
Himself - Producer
 
2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) … Himself
 
2000 I Love 1970's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Love 1977 (2000) … Himself
 
1983 The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Star Wars: Music by John Williams (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Winner
 
1977 The Making of 'Star Wars' (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Tension between the actors comes and goes. Some days they get on well, others they don't but these are just the normal misunderstandings that take place under high tension. Actors, more than anyone else, suffer from continuous anxieties as to whether they're doing a good job, whether they'r approved of by other actors or members of the crew... See more »

Trivia:

He took over John Barry's second unit duties after his sudden death on the set of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back until his replacement Harley Cokeliss arrived. Kurtz directed the scene in which Luke flees the Wampa cave. See more »

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