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person_profile-Martin Ransohoff

Martin Ransohoff Age: 97

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Martin Ransohoff

Date of Birth:

Jul 07, 1927

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Martin Ransohoff

    Martin Ransohoff (born November 30, 1926) is a cinema and television producer, and member of the Ransohoff family.

    He graduated from Colgate University in 1949 and is on a list of Distinguished Alumni. He founded the film production company Filmways, Inc. in 1960 and remained with the company until 1972. Filmways started making TV commercials, moved into documentaries then sitcoms; by 1963 Filmways were making $13 million a year. In 1972 he became an independent producer. He attempted to "create" female movie stars during the 1960s; the actresses who achieved the greatest success under his tutelage were Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld and Sharon Tate, who featured in several of his films from 1964 until her death in 1969. He is a cousin of neurosurgeonJoseph Ransohoff. The Beverly Hillbillies brought Ransohoff his first success in 1962 and thereafter he turned his attention to films. Ransohoff went on to produce such films as American Pop.

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Filmography of

Martin Ransohoff

Found 34 Movies in total

Turbulence

Producer

... 1997

... 1993

... 1989

... 1989

... 1988

... 1987

Jagged Edge

Producer

... 1985

Class

Producer

... 1983

Hanky Panky

Producer

... 1982

... 1981

... 1980

... 1979

Nightwing

Producer

... 1979

Silver Streak

Executive Producer

... 1976

The White Dawn

Adaptation

... 1974

... 1973

Fuzz

Producer

... 1972

See No Evil

Producer

... 1971

... 1971

... 1970

Catch-22

Producer

... 1970

Hamlet

Producer

... 1969

Castle Keep

Producer

... 1969

... 1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Executive Producer

... 1968

Our Mother's House

Executive Producer

... 1967

... 1967

... 1966

... 1965

The Loved One

Executive Producer

... 1965

... 1965

... 1964

... 1963

... 1962