Irwin Winkler Biography (1931-)

Born May 28, 1931, in New York, NY; son of Sol and Anna Winkler; married Margo Melson, c. 1959; children: Charles (a director), Adam, David (a director).Addresses: Office: Winkler Films, 211 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 220, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, director, screenwriter

Birth Details

May 28, 1931

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• with Robert Chartoff
• (And with Judd Bernard) Point Blank, 1967
• (And with Bernard) Double Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
• (And with Bernard) Blue, Paramount, 1968
• The Split, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• (And with Sydney Pollack) They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, ABC-Cinerama, 1969
• Leo the Last, United Artists, 1970
• The Strawberry Statement, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
• Believe in Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (also known as The Gang That Couldn't Shoot), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• (And with Louis John Carlino) The Mechanic (also known as Killer of Killers), United Artists, 1972
• The New Centurions (also known as Precinct 45: Los Angeles Police), Columbia, 1972
• Thumb Tripping, Avco Embassy, 1972
• Up the Sandbox, National General, 1972
• Busting, United Artists, 1974
• The Gambler, Paramount, 1974
• S*P*Y*S* (also known as Spies), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• Breakout, 1975
• Peeper (also known as Fat Chance), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
• Rocky, United Artists, 1976
• New York, New York, United Artists, 1977
• Valentino, United Artists, 1977
• Uncle Joe Shannon, United Artists, 1978
• Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
• Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980
• True Confessions, United Artists, 1981
• Author! Author!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
• Rocky III, United Artists, 1982
• The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
• Revolution, Warner Bros., 1985
• Film Executive Producer
• with Robert Chartoff
• Comes a Horseman, 1978
• Film Producer
• Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• 'Round Midnight (also known as Autour de minuit), Warner Bros., 1986
• Betrayed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Music Box, TriStar, 1989
• Goodfellas (also known as GoodFellas), Warner Bros., 1990
• Rocky V, United Artists, 1990
• Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La listed noire), WarnerBros., 1991
• Night and the City, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• The Net, Columbia, 1995
• The Juror, Columbia, 1996
• At First Sight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
• Life As a House, New Line Cinema, 2001
• The Shipping News, 2001
• Enough, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
• Film Director
• Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La listed noire), WarnerBros., 1991
• Night and the City, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• The Net, Columbia, 1995
• At First Sight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
• Life As a House, New Line Cinema, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, 1998
• Himself, In the Shadow of Hollywood (also known as A l'ombre d'Hollywood), 2000
• Specials
• "Martin Scorsese Directs," American Masters, PBS, 1990
• Television Work
• Series
• Executive producer, Monty, 1994
• Executive producer, The Net, USA Network, 1998
• Movies
• Producer, Scandal Sheet, 1985
• Executive producer, Nobody's Children, USA Network, 1994
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La listed noire), WarnerBros., 1991
• The Net, Columbia, 1995
• (Cowriter) At First Sight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996

• American Film, December/January, 1976
• American Premiere, May/June, 1991, pp. 4-8