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Donald Baer(1932-2023)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Donald Baer was born on 26 September 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Torn Curtain (1966), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) and Lou Grant (1977). He died on 25 October 2023 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
BornSeptember 26, 1932
DiedOctober 25, 2023(91)
BornSeptember 26, 1932
DiedOctober 25, 2023(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
Torn Curtain
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Donald A. Baer)
  • 1966
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
Tales of the Gold Monkey
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer(as Donald A. Baer)
Lou Grant (1977)
Lou Grant
7.3
TV Series
  • Production Management(as Donald A. Baer)
Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
Airwolf
6.7
TV Series
  • Director(as Donald A. Baer)

Credits

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Production Management

  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1977–1979
  • Lloyd Bridges and Robert Wagner in The Critical List (1978)
    The Critical List
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1978
  • Panache (1976)
    Panache
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1976
  • John Anderson, Ken Howard, Gary Lockwood, and Stefanie Powers in The Manhunter (1974)
    The Manhunter
    7.0
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Don Baer)
    • 1974
  • I Love a Mystery (1973)
    I Love a Mystery
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit manager
    • 1973
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • unit manager
    • 1972
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
    5.9
    TV Series
    • supervising production manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1969–1970
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • supervising production manager
    • production manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1969–1970
  • My World and Welcome to It (1969)
    My World and Welcome to It
    8.5
    TV Series
    • supervising production manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1969–1970
  • Michael J. Pollard in Jigsaw (1968)
    Jigsaw
    5.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1968
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • unit manager
    • 1967–1968
  • Henry Fonda and Dan Duryea in Stranger on the Run (1967)
    Stranger on the Run
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • unit manager (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1967

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Tony Randall Show (1976)
    The Tony Randall Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1976–1977
  • Shadow Over Elveron (1968)
    Shadow Over Elveron
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965–1966
  • Laredo (1965)
    Laredo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
    Torn Curtain
    6.6
    • assistant director (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1966
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963–1965
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963–1965
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961–1964
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962–1964
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960–1963
  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
    8.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962–1963
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961–1962
  • Checkmate (1960)
    Checkmate
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960–1962

Producer

  • Blue Thunder (1984)
    Blue Thunder
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1984
  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
    Tales of the Gold Monkey
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer (as Donald A. Baer, as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1982–1983
  • Stephanie Zimbalist and William Atherton in Tomorrow's Child (1982)
    Tomorrow's Child
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1982
  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)
    Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1980
  • The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
    The Boy Who Drank Too Much
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Donald A. Baer)
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Don A. Baer
  • Born
    • September 26, 1932
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 25, 2023
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Other works
    Executive in charge of Production for Danny Thomas/Sheldon Leonard Productions 1969-1970.

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