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Daniel Melnick (I) (1932–2009)


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For many years he held monthly poker games, with players including Johnny Carson, Steve Martin, Neil Simon, and Chevy Chase. See more trivia »

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. See more awards »

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Filmography

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1999 Blue Streak (executive producer)
 
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return (executive producer)
 
1991 L.A. Story (producer)
 
1990 Air America (producer)
 
1990 Mountains of the Moon (producer)
 
1989 Get Smart, Again! (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1988 Punchline (producer)
 
1987 Roxanne (producer)
 
1986 Quicksilver (producer)
 
1984 Footloose (executive producer)
 
1984 Unfaithfully Yours (executive producer)
 
1982 Making Love (producer)
 
1980 First Family (producer)
 
1980 Altered States (executive producer)
 
1979 All That Jazz (executive producer)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (producer)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1971 Straw Dogs (producer)
 
1970 Company: Original Cast Album (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1969 The Generation Gap (TV series) (producer - 1969)
 
1967-1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
Candy Man: Part 1 (1969) (executive producer)
The Golden Fleece (1968) (executive producer)
Deadly Circle of Violence (1968) (executive producer)
The Patriots (1968) (executive producer)
The Boy Witness (1967) (executive producer)
 
1967-1968 He & She (TV series) (producer - 21 episodes)
Dog's Best Friend (1968) (producer)
Along Came Kim (1968) (producer)
 
1967 Good Company (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes, 1966) (producer - 1 episode, 1966)
Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home (1966) (executive producer)
The Sky Is Falling (1966) (executive producer)
Goodbye, Wendell (1966) (executive producer)
Mr. D's Revenge (1966) (executive producer)
Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me (1966) (executive producer)
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Noon Wine (1966) (producer)
 
1966 Death of a Salesman (TV movie) (producer)
 
1966 Ages of Man (TV movie) (producer)
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series) (producer - 12 episodes, 1964) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1964)
Pay Now, Die Later (1964) (producer)
Something to Sing About (1964) (producer)
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones (1964) (producer)
Bad Little Rich Girl (1964) (producer)
Smelling Like a Rose (1964) (producer)
 
1953 The Bob Crosby Show (TV series) (associate producer - 1 episode)
Episode dated 30 November 1953 (1953) (associate producer - as Dan Melnick)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2010/I My Last Day (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (album producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (thanks)
 
1998 Smoke Signals (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself (as Dan Melnick)
 
2002 The Perfect Pitch (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Inside TV Land: Get Smart (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 The Lion Roars Again (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1974 Just One More Time (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1963-71) Owner/Partner Talent Associates. It was during this period that he personally produced _Straw Dogs (1969), directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dan Melnick
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

For many years he held monthly poker games, with players including Johnny Carson, Steve Martin, Neil Simon, and Chevy Chase. See more »

Nickname:

Danny See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus