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Walter Mirisch

Producer | Actor

Walter Mirisch and brothers Marvin Mirisch and Harold Mirisch were one of the most successful producing teams in Hollywood history. Their Mirisch Company produced such diverse hits as Some Like It Hot, The Magnificent Seven, West Side Story, The Great Escape, The Pink Panther and many others. Most of their films were financed and released by United Artists... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA
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2011 A Very Pink Christmas (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 Pink Panther & Pals (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Remotely Pink/I Didn't See That Coming/Pink Party of One (2010) (executive producer)
 
1998 The Magnificent Seven (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
– Inmate 78 (1998) (executive producer)
– Manhunt (1998) (executive producer)
– The Collector (1998) (executive producer)
– Nemesis (1998) (executive producer)
– Witness (1998) (executive producer)
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1996 A Case for Life (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 The Pink Panther (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilgrim Panther/That Old Pink Magic (1993) (executive producer)
 
1987 Desperado (TV movie) (producer)
 
1983 Romantic Comedy (producer)
 
1979 High Midnight (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Dracula (producer)
 
1979 The Prisoner of Zenda (producer)
 
1978 Same Time, Next Year (producer)
 
1978 Gray Lady Down (producer)
 
1976 Midway (producer)
 
1974 Mr. Majestyk (producer)
 
1974 The Spikes Gang (producer)
 
1973 Scorpio (producer)
 
1971 Fiddler on the Roof (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1971 The Organization (producer)
 
1970 They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (executive producer)
 
1970 The Hawaiians (producer)
 
1970 The Landlord (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1970 Halls of Anger (executive producer)
 
1969 Some Kind of a Nut (producer)
 
1969 Sinful Davey (executive producer)
 
1968 The Thomas Crown Affair (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1968 The Party (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1967 Fitzwilly (producer)
 
1967 In the Heat of the Night (producer)
 
1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1966 Hawaii (producer)
 
1966 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (producer - uncredited)
 
1966 The Pink Blueprint (short) (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1964 The Pink Phink (short) (executive producer)
 
1964 A Shot in the Dark (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1964 633 Squadron (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1963 The Pink Panther (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1963 Toys in the Attic (producer)
 
1963 The Great Escape (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw (producer)
 
1962 Kid Galahad (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Follow That Dream (executive producer)
 
1961 The Children's Hour (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1961 West Side Story (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1961 By Love Possessed (producer)
 
1960 The Magnificent Seven (executive producer)
 
1959 Cast a Long Shadow (producer - as Walter M. Mirisch)
 
1959 The Gunfight at Dodge City (producer - as Walter M. Mirisch)
 
1959 The Man in the Net (producer)
 
1958 Joy Ride (executive producer)
 
1958 Man of the West (producer - uncredited)
 
1958 Fort Massacre (producer - as Walter M. Mirisch)
 
1957 The Tall Stranger (producer)
 
1957 The Oklahoman (producer)
 
1956 Friendly Persuasion (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1956 Hold Back the Night (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The First Texan (producer)
 
1956 Crime in the Streets (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1955 The Phenix City Story (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1955 Wichita (producer)
 
1955 Lord of the Jungle (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 The Dark Avenger (producer)
 
1955 An Annapolis Story (producer)
 
1955 Seven Angry Men (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1955 The Big Combo (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1954 The Human Jungle (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1954 Killer Leopard (producer - uncredited)
 
1954 Riot in Cell Block 11 (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1954 The Golden Idol (producer - uncredited)
 
1953 The Maze (executive producer)
 
1953 Safari Drums (producer - uncredited)
 
1952 Hiawatha (producer)
 
1952 Bomba and the Jungle Girl (producer)
 
1952 Flat Top (producer)
 
1952 The Rose Bowl Story (executive producer)
 
1952 African Treasure (producer)
 
1952 Wild Stallion (producer)
 
1952 Rodeo (producer)
 
1952 Fort Osage (producer)
 
1951 Flight to Mars (producer)
 
1951 Elephant Stampede (producer)
 
1951 Cavalry Scout (producer)
 
1951 The Lion Hunters (producer)
 
1950 Bomba and the Hidden City (producer)
 
1950 County Fair (producer)
 
1950 The Lost Volcano (producer)
 
1949 Bomba on Panther Island (producer)
 
1949 Bomba, the Jungle Boy (producer)
 
1948 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (producer - as Walter M. Mirisch)
 
1947 Fall Guy (producer - as Walter M. Mirisch)
 
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2006 The Legacy of Some Like it Hot (video short)
 
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2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Producer
– Fade Out, Fade In (2010) … Himself
– The Attack of the Small Screens: 1950-1960 (2010) … Himself - Producer
 
2008 Private Screenings (TV series)
Himself
– Walter Mirisch (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Il était une fois... Certains l'aiment chaud (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2006 The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2004 The Party Revolution (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Inside the Party (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Revamping of Dracula (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Pink Panther Story (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Behind the Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 West Side Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-presenter Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier
 
2001 The Making of 'Midway' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Sensurround: The Sounds of Midway (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer
 
2000 The Man on Lincoln's Nose (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Hal Elias
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Thalberg Award Recipient
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - President
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Academy President, presenting Honorary Award to Mary Pickford (pre-recorded)
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - President
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
President
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Picture
 
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2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 

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The Pink Panther Story -- This documentary examines the making of The Pink Panther movies and includes candid interviews with Blake Edwards. The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau -- The Inspector chases the man known as "X" around the world. The Hawaiians -- Charlton Heston brings to the island a shipload of Chinese slaves to work the plantation fields. With Asian Tina Chen at his side, Heston creates a thriving pineapple plantation.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History" (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008) ISBN 0-299-22640-9

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Alternate Names:

Walter M. Mirisch
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Trivia:

In his 2008 memoir, "I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History," he says that he vetoed John Huston's desire to use his daughter Anjelica Huston as his leading lady opposite John Hurt in the film Sinful Davey (1969), the story of a Scottish rakehell. Mirisch was worried that the inexperienced Angelica... See more »

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