Bernard Williams

Known for ProductionBorn 1942-01-01Died 2015-01-04London, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Clockwork Orange

Barry Lyndon

Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Ragtime

What About Bob?

The Score

Battle of Britain

The Bounty

Star Trek: Generations

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Charlotte's Web

Brotherly Love

Bowfinger

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Housesitter

Flash Gordon

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Wisdom

Blood and Wine

The Big Sleep

Lady Caroline Lamb

Amityville II: The Possession

The Quiller Memorandum

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

Who's That Girl

Daredevil

Navy Seals

Miracles