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Jack Rollins

American film producer (1915-2015) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 100

Jack Koeppel Rollins was an American film and television producer and talent manager of comedians and television personalities. His first major success came in the 1950s when he managed actor and singer Harry Belafonte.

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2015Died18 June 20152011Woody Allen: A DocumentaryFilm1993Manhattan Murder MysteryFilm, Producer1992Husbands and WivesFilm, Producer1990AliceFilm, Producer1988Another WomanFilm, Producer1987Radio DaysFilm, Producer1986American MastersSeries1985The Purple Rose of CairoFilm, Producer1983ZeligFilm, Producer1982Late Night with David LettermanSeries, Producer1981ArthurFilm, Producer1980The David Letterman ShowSeries, ProducerStardust MemoriesFilm, 1980Producer1978InteriorsFilm, Producer1973SleeperFilm, Producer1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to AskFilm, Producer1969Take the Money and RunFilm, Producer1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeries, Producer1915Born23 March 1915

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Close ties

  • Manhattan 1979
  • Annie Hall 1977
  • Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985

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Filmography 28

55 credits on file

Television 4

About this person

Rollins co-wrote the song "Man Piaba" with Belafonte on his debut RCA Victor album Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites, released in 1954. In 1958, he helped create and promote the comedy duo Nichols and May. He went on to help shepherd the careers of several prominent comedians with his partner Charles H. Joffe, beginning in 1960 with Woody Allen and later with Dick Cavett, Billy Crystal, David Letterman, and Robin Williams.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2015 · aged 100