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Elton MacPherson(1942-2025)

  • Production Finance and Accounting
  • Additional Crew
  • Production Manager
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Elton MacPherson was born on 1 October 1942 in Helena, Montana, USA. He was a production manager, known for The Firm (1993), The Phantom (1996) and From Hell (2001). He was married to Diane Gavran and Lucinda "Cindy"Reynolds. He died on 12 November 2025 in Ventura, California, USA.
BornOctober 1, 1942
DiedNovember 12, 2025(83)
BornOctober 1, 1942
DiedNovember 12, 2025(83)
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Known for

Tom Cruise in The Firm (1993)
The Firm
6.9
  • Production Finance and Accounting
  • 1993
Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
The Phantom
5.1
  • Production Finance and Accounting
  • 1996
Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)
From Hell
6.7
  • Production Finance and Accounting(as Elton L. Macpherson)
  • 2001
Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis in Blind Date (1987)
Blind Date
6.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 1987

Credits

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Production Finance and Accounting

  • Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)
    From Hell
    6.7
    • supervising production accountant (as Elton L. Macpherson)
    • 2001
  • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
    The Phantom
    5.1
    • production auditor
    • 1996
  • Halle Berry and Jessica Lange in Losing Isaiah (1995)
    Losing Isaiah
    6.4
    • production auditor (as Elton L. Macpherson)
    • 1995
  • Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
    Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
    6.5
    • production accountant
    • 1994
  • Tom Cruise in The Firm (1993)
    The Firm
    6.9
    • production accountant
    • 1993
  • Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, and Henry Winkler in Night Shift (1982)
    Night Shift
    6.5
    • production auditor
    • 1982
  • James A. Osmond in The Great Brain (1978)
    The Great Brain
    5.7
    • production controller
    • 1978
  • Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977)
    The Greatest
    5.9
    • auditor (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in The Domino Principle (1977)
    The Domino Principle
    5.7
    • auditor (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
    The Return of a Man Called Horse
    6.1
    • auditor (as Elton Macpherson)
    • 1976
  • The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
    The Day of the Dolphin
    6.0
    • production accountant (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek, and Lee Marvin in Prime Cut (1972)
    Prime Cut
    6.7
    • location auditor (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Brian Keith and Dean Martin in Something Big (1971)
    Something Big
    5.8
    • location auditor
    • 1971
  • Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal in Love Story (1970)
    Love Story
    6.9
    • auditor (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • C.C. & Company (1970)
    C.C. & Company
    4.9
    • location auditor
    • 1970

Additional Crew

  • Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat in Anna and the King (1999)
    Anna and the King
    6.7
    • financial representative
    • 1999
  • Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito in Hoffa (1992)
    Hoffa
    6.6
    • production controller
    • 1992
  • Bruce Willis, Kathleen Quinlan, and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    Sunset
    5.7
    • production controller
    • 1988
  • Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis in Blind Date (1987)
    Blind Date
    6.0
    • production controller
    • 1987
  • Jack Lemmon in That's Life! (1986)
    That's Life!
    6.0
    • production controller
    • 1986
  • A Fine Mess (1986)
    A Fine Mess
    4.8
    • production controller
    • 1986
  • Micki + Maude (1984)
    Micki + Maude
    6.0
    • production controller
    • 1984
  • Burt Reynolds in The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
    The Man Who Loved Women
    5.3
    • production controller
    • 1983
  • Mariel Hemingway in Star 80 (1983)
    Star 80
    6.8
    • production controller
    • 1983
  • Porky's (1981)
    Porky's
    6.2
    • representative: Simon Distribution Inc.
    • 1981
  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
    Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
    4.3
    • representative: Simon production
    • 1981
  • George Hamilton in Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)
    Zorro: The Gay Blade
    6.3
    • production executive: Simon
    • 1981
  • Inside Moves (1980)
    Inside Moves
    7.0
    • production controller
    • 1980
  • Bo Derek and Dudley Moore in 10 (1979)
    10
    6.2
    • production controller
    • 1979
  • Cliff Robertson in J W Coop (1971)
    J W Coop
    6.5
    • production controller
    • 1971

Production Management

  • Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
    Switch
    5.8
    • executive in charge of production and post-production
    • 1991
  • Peter Strauss in Peter Gunn (1989)
    Peter Gunn
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1989
  • Skin Deep (1989)
    Skin Deep
    6.1
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1989
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Elton L. Macpherson
  • Born
    • October 1, 1942
    • Helena, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 2025
    • Ventura, California, USA(short illness)
  • Spouses
      Diane GavranDecember 14, 1988 - November 12, 2025 (his death)

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