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Don Simpson
American film producer, screenwriter, actor (1943-1996) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 52
Donald Clarence Simpson was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor, known for his work on blockbuster films of the 1980s and 1990s. Simpson entered the film industry in the 1970s and worked at Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.
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The RockFilm, 1996Producer1995
Bad BoysFilm, Producer
Dangerous MindsFilm, 1995Producer
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'Film, 19951994
The RefFilm, Producer1990
Days of ThunderFilm, Producer
The Big BangFilm, 1990The Filmmaker1987
Beverly Hills Cop IIFilm, Producer1986
Top GunFilm, Producer1984
Beverly Hills CopFilm, Producer
Thief of HeartsFilm, 1984Producer1983
FlashdanceFilm, Producer1976
CannonballFilm, Writer1975
Aloha Bobby and RoseFilm, Writer1943Born29 October 1943People around Don
Close ties
Jerry Bruckheimer Also in Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun
Tony Scott Also in Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop II
Tom Cruise Don produced Top Gun and Days of Thunder
Eddie Murphy Don produced Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
Paul Reiser Don produced Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
Ronny Cox Don produced Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
Judge Reinhold Don produced Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
Danny Nucci Don produced The Rock and Crimson Tide
George Dzundza Don produced Crimson Tide and Dangerous Minds
John Ashton Don produced Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
Chris Ellis Don produced Days of Thunder and Crimson Tide- Gil Hill Don produced Beverly Hills Cop (1985)
Robert Ridgely Don produced Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Sean Connery Don produced The Rock (1996)
Will Smith Don produced Bad Boys (1995)
Nicole Kidman Don produced Days of Thunder (1990)
Nicolas Cage Don produced The Rock (1996)
Denzel Washington Don produced Crimson Tide (1995)
Robert Duvall Don produced Days of Thunder (1990)
Gene Hackman Don produced Crimson Tide (1995)
Val Kilmer Don produced Top Gun (1986)
Viggo Mortensen Don produced Crimson Tide (1995)
Hugh Hefner Don produced Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
David Morse Don produced The Rock (1996)
Known for
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The Rock 1996
Crimson Tide 1995
Beverly Hills Cop 1984
Top Gun 1986
Dangerous Minds 1995
Filmography 15
18 credits on file
About this person
He eventually began a professional partnership with Jerry Bruckheimer, and together, they produced hit films such as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996), the latter released posthumously. As his stature in Hollywood grew, Simpson became notorious for his debauched lifestyle, which included severe and longstanding substance abuse, and he ultimately died from heart failure caused by an overdose of cocaine and prescription drugs. By the time of his death, his and Bruckheimer's films had grossed over $3 billion worldwide.
