Robert Lantos Biography (1949-)

Born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary; immigrated to Uruguay, 1958; immigrated to Canada, 1963; son of Laszlo (a mechanic and trucking company owner) and Agnes (maiden name, Bodor) Lantos; married Jennifer Dale (an actress; divorced); children: Ari, Sabrina. Addresses: Office: Serendipity Point Films, 9 Prince St., Toronto, Ontario M4W 1Z1, Canada.

Nationality: Hungarian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director
Birth Details: April 3, 1949; Budapest, Hungary

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Producer
L'ange et la femme (also known as The Angel and the Woman),1976
In Praise of Older Women (also known as En hommage aux femmes de trente ans), 1978
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (also known as Finishing Touch, A Slow Descent into Hell, Au-dela de cette limite votre ticketn'est plus valable, and L'ultime passion), Ambassador Film Distributors, 1979
Agency (also known as Mind Games and L'agence de la peur), Vestron Video, 1980
Suzanne, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
Scandale, Ambassador Film Distributors/Vivafilm, 1982
Paradise, AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1982
(Uncredited) Joy, Union Generale Cinematographique/Vivafilm, 1983
One Night Only, 1983
Heavenly Bodies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984
Bedroom Eyes, Pan-Canadian Film Distributors, 1984
Night Magic (also known as La nuit magique), 1985
Joshua Then and Now, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Separate Vacations, Alliance, 1986
Black Robe (also known as Robe noire), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
Exotica, Miramax, 1994
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, Zeitgeist Films/Alliance, 1997
Sunshine (also known as The Taste of Sunshine, A napfenyize, and Sunshine--Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein), Alliance, 1999
eXistenZ, Miramax, 1999
Stardom (also known as 15 Moments and Stardom--Le cultede la celebrite), Alliance, 2000
Picture Claire, DEJ Productions, 2001
Men with Brooms (also known as Quatre gars et un balai), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Ararat, Miramax, 2002
The Statement, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
Painkillers, 2003
Being Julia, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
Film Executive Producer
Mount Royal, 1987
The Gate, 1987
American Boyfriends, 1989
California Dreamin', 1989
The Adjuster, 1991
Leolo, Alta Films, 1992
Buried on Sunday (also known as Northern Extremes), 1992
On My Own (also known as Il colore dei suoi occhi), 1992
Being at Home with Claude, 1992
Calender, 1993
I Love a Man in Uniform (also known as A Man in Uniform), 1993
Paris, France, 1993
La Florida, 1993
Whale Music, Alliance, 1994
Exotica, Miramax, 1994
Johnny Mnemonic (also known as Johnny Mnemonique), TriStar,1995
Never Talk to Strangers (also known as L'inconnu and Spiel mit dem Feuer), Imperial Entertainment, 1995
Eldorado, 1995
When Night Is Falling, October Films, 1995
Crash, Fine Line, 1996
Turning April, 1996
The Sweet Hereafter (also known as De beaux lendemains), Fine Line, 1997
Strike! (also known as The Hairy Bird, All I Wanna Do, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi), Miramax, 1998
No, New Yorker Films, 1998
Loving Evangeline, 1998
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriquez Story, Alliance, 1998

Film Co-Producer
Felicia's Journey (also known as Le voyage de Felicia), 1999
Film Director
Mount Royal, 1987
Television Producer
Series
(Uncredited) Bordertown (also known as Les deux font la loi), The Family Channel, 1989
(Uncredited) Due South (also known as Direction: Sud and Tandem de choc), CBS, 1994
(Uncredited) Once a Thief (also known as John Woo's Once a Thief), Fox, 1997
Television Executive Producer
Series
Night Heat, CBS, 1985
Diamonds, CBS/USA Network, 1987
Mount Royal (also known as Mont-Royal), 1987
Counterstrike (also known as Force de frappe), USA Network,1990
E.N.G., CBC and Lifetime, 1990
North of 60, CBC, 1993
ReBoot (animated), ABC, 1994
The Mighty Jungle, 1994
Taking the Falls, 1995
Beast Wars: Transformers (also known as Beast Wars, Beasties, Beasties: Transformers, and Transformers: Beast Wars), 1996
Fast Track, Showtime, 1997
Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 1998
Powerplay, UPN, 1998
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, CBC, 1998
Total Recall 2070 (also known as Total Recall: The Series),Showtime, 1999
Also worked on Scales of Justice.
Television Producer
Movies
A Matter of Cunning, 1983
Perfect Timing, 1986
The Guardian System, 1986
One Night Only, 1986
Frostfire, Lifetime, 1994
Broken Lullaby, CBS, 1994
At the Midnight Hour, CBS, 1995
Family of Cops, CBS, 1995
The Morrison Murders, USA Network, 1996
The Diana Kilmury Story (also known as Teamster and Mother Trucker), 1996
The Cold Equations, 1996
Gridlock (also known as Gridlock--Die Falle and Obstruction), 1996
Straight Up, 1997
Louisa May Alcott's The Inheritance (also known as The Inheritance), 1997
(Uncredited) Northern Lights (also known as L'etoile du nord), The Disney Channel, 1997
(Uncredited) Dead Silence, HBO, 1997
Television Executive Producer
Movies
Sword of Gideon, HBO, 1986
Ordeal in the Arctic, ABC, 1993
A Family of Strangers (also known as Nee de pere inconnu),CBS, 1993
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (also known as Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story), 1993
Treacherous Beauties, 1994
Another Woman, 1994
A Change of Place, 1994
Broken Lullaby, CBS, 1994
At the Midnight Hour, CBS, 1995
(Uncredited) The Awakening (also known as Harlequin's "The Awakening"), 1995
Family of Cops, CBS, 1995
Gridlock, NBC, 1996
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story, 1996
The Hunchback (also known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame),TNT, 1997
Louisa May Alcott's The Inheritance (also known as The Inheritance), 1997
Breach of Faith: Family of Cops II (also known as Family of Cops II), 1997
Shot through the Heart, HBO, 1998
This Matter of Marriage (also known as Harlequin's This Matterof Marriage), TMC, 1998
Recipe for Revenge (also known as Harlequin's Recipe for Revenge), TMC, 1998
The Waiting Game (also known as Harlequin's The Waiting Game), TMC, 1998
Hard to Forget, TMC, 1998
Family of Cops III, CBS, 1999
Milgaard (also known as Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story), Lifetime, 1999
Miniseries
Cover Me, CBC, 1999
Also worked on The French Revolution.
Television Work
Specials
Producer, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, PBS, 1985
Co-executive producer, The Execution of Raymond Graham, ABC, 1985
Executive producer, Quest for the Lost Tribes (documentary), Artsand Entertainment, 2000
Television Appearances
Episodic
Himself, "Escape from the Newsroom," The Newsroom, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Canadian Business, August 28, 1998, p. 48
Financial Post, April 2, 1994, p. S3; September 17, 1994, p. 10
Maclean's, June 3, 1996, p. 52; November 2, 1998, p. 92
National Post, March 6, 1999, p. B1

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