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Marvin Worth
Film producer, screenwriter, actor (1925-1998) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 72
Marvin Worth was an American film producer, screenwriter and actor. His efforts to bring the biography of Malcolm X to the big screen started in 1967, when he purchased the rights to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and eventually led to the production of the 1972 documentary, for which he received an Oscar nomination.
Marvin Worth is read about 15 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
DiaboliqueFilm, Producer1992
Malcolm XFilm, Producer1989
See No Evil, Hear No EvilFilm, Writer, Producer1988
Patty HearstFilm, Producer1987
Less Than ZeroFilm, Producer1982
Soup for OneFilm, Producer1980
Up the AcademyFilm, Producer1979
The RoseFilm, Producer1974
LennyFilm, Producer1971
The SheriffFilm, Producer1966
Three on a CouchFilm, Writer1965
Get SmartSeries, Writer1962
Boys' Night OutFilm, Writer1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1925Born6 June 1925People around Marvin
Close ties
- Ron Leibman Marvin produced Rhinestone and Up the Academy
Rob Reiner Marvin produced Where's Poppa? and Fire Sale
Vincent Gardenia Marvin produced Where's Poppa? and Fire Sale
Richard Libertini Marvin produced Unfaithfully Yours and Fire Sale
Robert Downey Jr. Marvin produced Less Than Zero (1988)
Victor Argo Marvin produced Falling in Love and The Rose
Robert Klane Also in Where’s Poppa? and Fire Sale
George Segal Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1990)
Paul Sorvino Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1990)
Tom Atkins Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1973)
Garrett Morris Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1990)
Barnard Hughes Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1990)
Trish Van Devere Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1990)- Alice Drummond Marvin produced Where's Poppa? (1990)
Brad Pitt Marvin produced Less Than Zero (1988)
Robert De Niro Marvin produced Falling in Love (1984)
Meryl Streep Marvin produced Falling in Love (1985)
Sylvester Stallone Marvin produced Rhinestone (1984)
Denzel Washington Marvin produced Malcolm X (1993)
Dustin Hoffman Marvin produced Lenny (1980)
Christopher Plummer Marvin produced Malcolm X (1993)
Sharon Stone Marvin produced Diabolique (1996)
Harvey Keitel Marvin produced Falling in Love (1985)
Dianne Wiest Marvin produced Falling in Love (1985)
Known for
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Malcolm X 1992
Lenny 1974
Gia 1998
James Dean 2001
See No Evil, Hear No Evil 1989
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 24
28 credits on file
Television 2
Awards
About this person
Later on, he would produce Malcolm X, with director Spike Lee. He was nominated for an Oscar for producing Lenny in 1974.
