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Ben Chapman(1908-1991)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Ben Chapman was born on 25 December 1908 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Shogun (1980), Around the World Under the Sea (1966) and The Fighting O'Flynn (1949). He died on 8 July 1991 in Orange, California, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1908
DiedJuly 8, 1991(82)
BornDecember 25, 1908
DiedJuly 8, 1991(82)
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Known for

Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
Shogun
7.8
TV Movie
  • Production Manager
  • 1980
Lloyd Bridges, Shirley Eaton, and David McCallum in Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
Around the World Under the Sea
5.3
  • Producer
  • 1966
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, and Patricia Medina in The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
The Fighting O'Flynn
6.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1949
Rhino! (1964)
Rhino!
5.5
  • Producer
  • 1964

Credits

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Production Manager

  • Richard Chamberlain and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
    Shogun
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
    Shogun
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
    The Ghost of Flight 401
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1978
  • Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Stefanie Powers, and Cliff Robertson in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
    Washington: Behind Closed Doors
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1977
  • Citizens Band (1977)
    Citizens Band
    6.4
    • production manager
    • 1977
  • Sky Heist (1975)
    Sky Heist
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1975
  • Kurt Russell, Stephen McHattie, and Victoria Racimo in Search for the Gods (1975)
    Search for the Gods
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1975
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1973–1974
  • Superman (1973)
    Superman
    6.5
    • production manager
    • 1973
  • Class of '44 (1973)
    Class of '44
    5.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1973
  • David Janssen in Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.5
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1973
  • Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
    Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1972
  • Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971)
    Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
    5.6
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • Generation (1969)
    Generation
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1969
  • Kim Novak, Mako, Zero Mostel, and Clint Walker in The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
    The Great Bank Robbery
    5.6
    • unit manager
    • 1969

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Allan Lane, Alan Young, and Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961)
    Mister Ed
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962–1963
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Acapulco
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • The Man and the Challenge (1959)
    The Man and the Challenge
    8.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • The Adventures of Superpup (1958)
    The Adventures of Superpup
    3.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Rod Steiger, Ralph Meeker, and Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Run of the Arrow
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
    Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, and Jimmy Hunt in Invaders from Mars (1953)
    Invaders from Mars
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
    Never Wave at a WAC
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Gloria Swanson and James Warren in Three for Bedroom C (1952)
    Three for Bedroom C
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Yvonne De Carlo and Joel McCrea in The San Francisco Story (1952)
    The San Francisco Story
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Cabot, Budd Jaxon, Mona Knox, Jack Larson, Joseph Mell, Richard Rober, and Allene Roberts in Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
    Kid Monk Baroni
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Jack Buetel, Mala Powers, and Bill Williams in Rose of Cimarron (1952)
    Rose of Cimarron
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
    The Secret of Convict Lake
    6.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951

Producer

  • Richard Chamberlain and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
    Shogun
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
    Shogun
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Mary Louise Weller in Hunters of the Reef (1978)
    Hunters of the Reef
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Lloyd Bridges, Shirley Eaton, and David McCallum in Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
    Around the World Under the Sea
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
    Flipper's New Adventure
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1964
  • Rhino! (1964)
    Rhino!
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Ripcord (1961)
    Ripcord
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1961–1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Benn Chapman
  • Born
    • December 25, 1908
    • Oak Park, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • July 8, 1991
    • Orange, California, USA

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