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  • Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (also known as Finishing Touch, A Slow Descent into Hell, Au-dela de cette limite votre ticketn'est plus valable, and L'ultime passion), Ambassador Film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