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Film producer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as film producer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Ananta Singh
December 1, 1903 – January 25, 1979
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Indulal Yagnik
February 22, 1892 – July 17, 1972
Indian independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)
Modern era
Dadasaheb Phalke
April 30, 1870 – February 16, 1944
Indian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944)
Modern era
Ardeshir Irani
December 5, 1886 – October 14, 1969
Indian film director (1886–1969)
Modern era
Himansu Rai
1892 – May 19, 1940
Indian filmmaker (1892–1940)
Modern era
Sohrab Modi
November 2, 1897 – January 28, 1984
Indian film actor, director, producer (1897-1984)
Modern era
V. Shantaram
November 18, 1901 – October 30, 1990
Indian film director and actor (1901–1990)
Modern era
Jamshedji Framji Madan
April 27, 1857 – June 28, 1923
Indian film producer
Modern era
A. R. Kardar
October 2, 1904 – November 22, 1989
Indian actor and director
Contemporary era
Volodymyr Zelensky
b. January 25, 1978
President of Ukraine since 2019
Modern era
Upton Sinclair
September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968
American writer (1878–1968)
Modern era
L. Frank Baum
May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919
American author of children's books (1856–1919)
Modern era
Billy Wilder
June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002
Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)
Modern era
Frank Capra
May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991
Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)
Modern era
John Ford
February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973
American film director (1894–1973)
Modern era
David Lean
March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991
British filmmaker and editor (1908–1991)
Modern era
Sergio Leone
January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989
Italian filmmaker (1929–1989)
Modern era
Francois Truffaut
February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984
French film director (1932–1984)
Modern era
George Lucas
b. May 14, 1944
American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)
Modern era
Ridley Scott
b. November 30, 1937
English filmmaker (born 1937)
Contemporary era
Peter Jackson
b. October 31, 1961
New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961)
Contemporary era
Tim Burton
b. August 25, 1958
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
Contemporary era
Spike Lee
b. March 20, 1957
American filmmaker (born 1957)
Contemporary era
Kathryn Bigelow
b. November 27, 1951
American filmmaker (born 1951)
Contemporary era
Zhang Yimou
b. April 2, 1950
Chinese filmmaker
Contemporary era
Guillermo del Toro
b. October 9, 1964
Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)
Modern era
Stan Lee
December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
Modern era
Jim Henson
September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990
American puppeteer (1936–1990)
Modern era
Gregory Peck
April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003
American actor (1916–2003)
Modern era
Kirk Douglas
December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020
American actor (1916–2020)
Modern era
Toshiro Mifune
April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997
Japanese actor (1920–1997)
Modern era
Peter O'Toole
August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013
British-Irish actor (1932–2013)
Modern era
Anthony Hopkins
b. December 31, 1937
Welsh–American actor and director (born 1937)
Contemporary era
Bill Murray
b. September 21, 1950
American actor and comedian
Contemporary era
Samuel L. Jackson
b. December 21, 1948
American actor (born 1948)
Contemporary era
Tom Cruise
b. July 3, 1962
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
Modern era
Harrison Ford
b. July 13, 1942
American actor (born 1942)
Contemporary era
Sylvester Stallone
b. July 6, 1946
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
Contemporary era
Arnold Schwarzenegger
b. July 30, 1947
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
Modern era
Raj Kapoor
December 14, 1924 – June 2, 1988
Indian actor and filmmaker (1924–1988)
Contemporary era
Sridevi
August 13, 1963 – February 24, 2018
Indian actress (1963–2018)
Contemporary era
Rajinikanth
b. December 12, 1950
Indian actor (born 1950)
Contemporary era
Paul Walker
September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013
American actor (1973–2013)
Contemporary era
Philip Seymour Hoffman
July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014
American actor (1967–2014)
Modern era
Dean Martin
June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995
American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917–1995)