Katz, Marty 1947-

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Katz, Marty 1947-

PERSONAL

Born September 2, 1947, in Landsburg, Germany; married Campbell Hull, April 29, 1982. Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Maryland at College Park.

Addresses:

Office—Walt Disney Pictures, 500 South Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521.

Career:

Producer and executive. ABC Circle Films, Los Angeles, CA, director of film production, 1971-76; Quinn Martin Productions, Los Angeles, executive vice president for production, 1976-77, producer of television movies, 1977-78; Paramount Pictures Corp., Hollywood, CA, producer and production consultant, 1978-80; Marty Katz Productions, Los Angeles, producer, 1980-85; Walt Disney Pictures, Burbank, CA, executive vice president for motion picture and television production, 1985-92. Military service: U.S. Army, film director; served in Vietnam; became first lieutenant; received Bronze Star.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Lost in America, Warner Bros., 1985.

Man of the House (also known as Pals Forever), 1995.

Mr. Wrong, 1996.

Reindeer Games (also known as Deception), 2000.

Imposter, Dimension, 2002.

The Four Feathers, Paramount, 2002.

The Great Raid, Miramax, 2005.

Revolver, Destination, 2005.

Film Production Manager:

The Velvet Vampire (also known as Through the Looking Glass, The Waking Hour, The Devil Is a Woman and Cemetery Girls), 1971.

Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Kidco, 1984.

Lost in America, 1985.

Film Work:

Assistant director, The Velvet Vampire (also known as Through the Looking Glass, The Waking Hour, The Devil Is a Woman and Cemetery Girls), 1971.

Assistant director, Another Nice Mess, 1972.

Unit production manager, Triplecross, 1986.

Second unit director, Reindeer Games (also known as Deception), 2000.

Television Producer; Movies:

Standing Tall, NBC, 1978.

The 11th Victim, CBS, 1979.

(With Stanley R. Greenberg) The Day the Bubble Burst, NBC, 1982.

Triplecross, 1986.

Television Producer; Pilots:

Catalina C-Lab, 1982.

Television Executive Producer; Episodic:

Nickelodeon Wildside Show, Nickelodeon, 1993.

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