Bernard Williams

Bernard Williams

Bernard Telvin Williams (10 May 1942–4 January 2015) was a British film producer. Williams' credits included producer on two movies with Stanley Kubrick, as well as six films for director Frank Oz.

Williams was born in London. He began his career in filmmaking by working inside the mailroom of Associated British Pictures when he was a teenager. He later married Valerie Norman Dannels, the daughter of the film director Leslie Norman, with whom he had three children, Dana, Vanessa, and Howard. He and his family moved from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles, California, in 1981 to pursue his production career. Williams' marriage to Valerie Norman Dannels ended in divorce. Williams served as the second and third director for two films in the early 1960s: the science fiction film, The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), and Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), directed by Otto Preminger. Williams also worked as a production manager for the British television series The Prisoner (1967–68), a project associated with actor Patrick McGoohan. Additionally, he served as a production manager for the film Battle of Britain (1969), which was directed by Guy Hamilton. Williams was an associate producer on Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Barry Lyndon (1975). He was a producer or associate producer on six films with director Frank Oz, beginning with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988). His other collaborations with Oz were What About Bob? (1991), Housesitter (1992), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Bowfinger (1999), and The Score (2001). Williams also produced The Big Sleep (1978), a remake of the 1946 film; Flash Gordon (1980); Ragtime (1981); The Bounty (1984), starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins; Manhunter (1986), which was directed by Michael Mann; and Daredevil (2003), a superhero film starring Ben Affleck. With Rosilyn Heller, Williams co-produced Who's That Girl (1987), starring Madonna. His additional production credits included The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993); and Blood and Wine (1996). His last film was Charlotte's Web (2006). Bernard Williams died from stomach cancer in Burbank, California, on 4 January 2015, at the age of 72. He was survived by his former wife and his three children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Williams (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

2006

Charlotte's Web
Movie

Executive Producer

2003

Daredevil
Movie

Executive Producer

2003

Daredevil
Movie

Unit Production Manager

2001

The Score
Movie

Unit Production Manager

2001

The Score
Movie

Executive Producer

1999

Bowfinger
Movie

Executive Producer

1999

Bowfinger
Movie

Unit Production Manager

1996

Blood and Wine
Movie

Executive Producer

1996

Blood and Wine
Movie

Unit Production Manager

1994

Star Trek: Generations
Movie

Unit Production Manager

1994

Star Trek: Generations
Movie

Executive Producer

1993

So I Married an Axe Murderer
Movie

Unit Production Manager

1993

1992

Housesitter
Movie

Unit Production Manager

1992

Housesitter
Movie

Executive Producer

1991

1990

1986

Wisdom
Movie

Producer

1986

1984

1981

Ragtime
Movie

Executive Producer

1980

Flash Gordon
Movie

Executive Producer

1978

The Big Sleep
Movie

Associate Producer

1975

Barry Lyndon
Movie

Associate Producer

1971

A Clockwork Orange
Movie

Associate Producer

1970

Brotherly Love
Movie

Production Manager

1969

Battle of Britain
Movie

Production Manager

Directing

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Movie

First Assistant Director

1986

Wisdom
Movie

First Assistant Director

1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing
Movie

Assistant Director

1961

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Movie

Third Assistant Director

Acting

Infos

Full Name
Bernard Williams
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/1/1942
Date of Death
1/4/2015
Also Known As

Bernie Williams