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Gary Kurtz

American film producer (1940-2018) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 78

Gary Douglas Kurtz was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985).

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2018Died23 September 20182016Gangster KittensFilm, Producer2013Jodorowsky's DuneFilm2010The People vs. George LucasFilm20085-25-77Film, Producer2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyFilm1995The StealFilm, Producer1989SlipstreamFilm, Producer1985Return to OzFilm, Producer1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Film1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackFilm1977Star WarsFilm, Producer1975ArenaSeries1974The Godfather Part IIFilm, Photographer in Court (uncredited)1940Born27 July 1940

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  • The Godfather Part II 1974
  • The Empire Strikes Back 1980
  • Star Wars 1977
  • Jodorowsky's Dune 2013
  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004

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Filmography 23

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Television 1

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Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2018 · aged 78

In the same film or series as Gary

Jerry HallAlso in Gangster Kittens (2016)John Francis DaleyAlso in 5-25-77 (2008)Peter BowlesAlso in The Steal (1995)Ricco RossAlso in Slipstream (1989)Ben BurttAlso in I Am Your Father (2015)