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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Father of Melissa Kurtz and Tiffany L. Kurtz more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Monster Times - Family Frights on DVD 9.29.09
(From Fangoria. 26 September 2009, 11:02 PM, PDT)
The Dark Crystal & Labyrinth go Blu-Ray
(From Fangoria. 20 July 2009, 11:53 PM, PDT)
Filmography
In Development: 
- Black Ice (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Last Hand (details only on IMDbPro)
- Last Chance Saloon (details only on IMDbPro)
- Obsession (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
- Resistance (2009) (pre-production) (supervising producer)
- Gangster Kittens (2009) (post-production) (executive producer)
- '77 (2007) (producer)
... aka 77 (USA: new title) - "Friends and Heroes" (producer) (13 episodes, 2007)
- No Turning Back (2007) TV episode (producer)
- No Way Out (2007) TV episode (producer)
- Exodus (2007) TV episode (producer)
- Horseplay (2007) TV episode (producer)
- Doing Our Part (2007) TV episode (producer)
(8 more) - The Tale of Jack Frost (2004) (TV) (co-executive producer)
- The Steal (1995) (producer)
- Slipstream (1989) (producer)
... aka Slipstream: Bounty Hunter 2000 (Philippines: English title) - Return to Oz (1985) (executive producer)
- The Dark Crystal (1982) (producer)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (producer)
... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title) - The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977) (TV) (executive producer)
- Star Wars (1977) (producer)
... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title)) - American Graffiti (1973) (co-producer)
- Chandler (1971) (associate producer)
- Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) (associate producer)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- The Dark Crystal (1982) (second unit director)
- The Hostage (1967) (assistant director)
- Beach Ball (1965) (assistant director) (second unit director)
- Ride in the Whirlwind (1965) (assistant director)
Production Manager:
- The Hostage (1967) (production manager)
- Queen of Blood (1966) (production manager)
... aka Planet of Blood
... aka Planet of Terror
... aka Planet of Vampires
... aka The Green Woman - Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) (production manager)
... aka Prehistoric Planet
... aka Voyage to a Prehistoric Planet
Actor:
- "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) TV mini-series .... Photographer in court (unknown episodes)
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: A Novel for Television (USA: complete title)
... aka The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic (USA: video title)
... aka The Godfather Novella (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Godfather Saga (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (USA: alternative title) - The Godfather: Part II (1974) (uncredited) .... Photographer in court
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (USA: complete title)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- The Shooting (1967) (assistant camera)
- Beach Ball (1965) (camera operator: second unit)
Animation Department:
- "The Animated Odyssey" (2000) TV mini-series (animation supervisor)
Director:
- The Dark Crystal (1982) (uncredited)
Editor:
- The Hostage (1967)
Sound Department:
- Blood Bath (1966) (sound)
... aka Track of the Vampire (USA: TV title)
Thanks:
- Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away (2007) (dedicatee)
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) (acknowledgment: stills and posters courtesy of) (special thanks)
Self:
- The People vs. George Lucas (2009) (filming) .... Himself
- When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Producer
- "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "I Love 1970's" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- I Love 1977 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Winner
... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title) - The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Publicity Listings:
7 Interviews more
Genres:
Animation | Documentary | Drama | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Independent Film | Cult Favorite | Based On Novel | Murder more
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