Ronald L. Schwary Biography (1944-)

Full name, Ronald Louis Schwary; born May 23, 1944, in The Dalles, OR; son ofMitchell Louis and Lorraine (maiden name, Ablan) Schwary; children: Brian L., Neil L.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, actor
Birth Details: May 23, 1944; The Dalles, Oregon, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Danny, The Ultimate Thrill (also known as The Ultimate Chase), General Film Corporation, 1974
Cab driver, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's TheCheap Detective), Columbia, 1978
Ticket seller, Casey's Shadow, Columbia, 1978
Phil Weintraub, Tootsie, Columbia, 1982
(As Ronald Schwary) Louie, *Batteries Not Included, Universal, 1987
The producer, Cops and Robbersons, TriStar, 1994
(As Ronald Schwary) Sheik, Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
Film Work
Executive Producer
Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981
Havana, Universal, 1990
Scent of a Woman, Universal, 1992
(As Ronald Schwary) Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
(As Ronald Schwary; with others) The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar, 1996
Meet Joe Black, Universal, 1998
Random Hearts, Columbia, 1999
Producer
Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
Tootsie, Columbia, 1982
Let's Spend the Night Together (documentary; also known as TimeIs on Our Side), Embassy Pictures, 1983
A Soldier's Story, Columbia, 1984
*Batteries Not Included, Universal, 1987
Cops and Robbersons, TriStar, 1994
Associate Producer

Shadow of the Hawk, Columbia, 1976
California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's California Suite), Columbia, 1978
The Electric Horseman, Columbia/Universal, 1979
Assistant Director
Breakheart Pass, United Artists, 1976
St. Ives, Warner Bros., 1976
Shadow of the Hawk, Columbia, 1976
Casey's Shadow, Columbia, 1978
First Assistant Director
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
Breakout, Columbia, 1975
Second Assistant Director
(As Ron Schwary) Save the Tiger, Paramount, 1973
Production Manager
California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's California Suite), Columbia, 1978
The Electric Horseman, Columbia/Universal, 1979
Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981
(As Ronald Schwary) Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
Unit Production Manager
The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective), Columbia, 1978
Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
Television Work
Executive Producer; Series
Now and Again, CBS, 1999-2000
Producer; Series
Tour of Duty, CBS, 1987-1900
When I Grow Up, 2001
Assistant Director; Miniseries
The Blue Knight, NBC, 1973
First Assistant Director; Movies
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, ABC, 1974
Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager; Movies
In the Glitter Palace (also known as A Woman Accused), NBC,1977
Episodic
Directed episodes of Now and Again, CBS; Tour of Duty, CBS;and Sisters, NBC.
Director; Pilots
M*A*S*H, CBS, 1972

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