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Derek Kavanagh(I)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Sound Department
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Derek Kavanagh was born on 10 May 1930 in Kingston, Surrey, England, UK. He is a production manager and producer, known for Dances with Wolves (1990), The Italian Job (1969) and Ronin (1998). He was previously married to Shirley Kavanagh.
BornMay 10, 1930
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins total

    Known for

    Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
    Dances with Wolves
    8.0
    • Production Management
    • 1990
    The Italian Job (1969)
    The Italian Job
    7.2
    • Production Management
    • 1969
    Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998)
    Ronin
    7.2
    • Production Management
    • 1998
    Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
    Species II
    4.6
    • Production Management
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Production Management

    • Secret Santa (2003)
      Secret Santa
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2003
    • Skyler Day and Bill Butler in The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2002)
      The Adventures of Ociee Nash
      6.1
      • unit production manager
      • 2002
    • Sidney Poitier in The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
      The Last Brickmaker in America
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2001
    • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
      The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1999
    • Hit and Run (1999)
      Hit and Run
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1999
    • Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998)
      Ronin
      7.2
      • unit production manager
      • 1998
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
      Species II
      4.6
      • unit production manager
      • 1998
    • Gena Rowlands and Linda Lavin in Best Friends for Life (1998)
      Best Friends for Life
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1998
    • Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
      Miss Evers' Boys
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1997
    • Peter Horton in Death Benefit (1996)
      Death Benefit
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1996
    • Redwood Curtain (1995)
      Redwood Curtain
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1995
    • Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton in Scarlett (1994)
      Scarlett
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1994
    • Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (1993)
      Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1993
    • Laura Linney and Joanne Woodward in Blind Spot (1993)
      Blind Spot
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1993
    • Gary Busey in Chrome Soldiers (1992)
      Chrome Soldiers
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1992

    Producer

    • Was It Funnier Across the Pond?
      • co-producer
      • Pre-production
    • Dr. Shoe and Dangerous Doug (2015)
      Dr. Shoe and Dangerous Doug
      8.5
      Short
      • co-producer
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Doug Price and Randy Birge in Dr. Shoe and Dangerous Doug II (2015)
      Dr. Shoe and Dangerous Doug II
      9.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Skyler Day and Bill Butler in The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2002)
      The Adventures of Ociee Nash
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Sidney Poitier in The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
      The Last Brickmaker in America
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2001
    • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
      The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Gena Rowlands and Linda Lavin in Best Friends for Life (1998)
      Best Friends for Life
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • line producer
      • 1998
    • Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
      Miss Evers' Boys
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Peter Horton in Death Benefit (1996)
      Death Benefit
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1996
    • Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (1993)
      Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Gary Busey in Chrome Soldiers (1992)
      Chrome Soldiers
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Grass Roots (1992)
      Grass Roots
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1992
    • Lisa Arrindell and Terrence 'T.C.' Carson in Livin' Large! (1991)
      Livin' Large!
      5.1
      • line producer
      • 1991
    • Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
      Dances with Wolves
      8.0
      • line producer
      • 1990
    • Tim Matheson in The Littlest Victims (1989)
      The Littlest Victims
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1989
    • Unconquered (1989)
      Unconquered
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • supervising producer
      • 1989

    Sound Department

    • Carry on Screaming! (1966)
      Carry on Screaming!
      6.7
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1966
    • Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier in Khartoum (1966)
      Khartoum
      6.8
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1966
    • Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Martin Amis, Deborah Baxter, Jeffrey Chandler, Karen Flack, Roberta Tovey, and Viviane Ventura in A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
      A High Wind in Jamaica
      6.5
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1965
    • Sean Connery, Martine Beswick, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lisa Guiraut, and Aliza Gur in From Russia with Love (1963)
      From Russia with Love
      7.3
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1963
    • Laurence Harvey in The Running Man (1963)
      The Running Man
      6.5
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1963
    • The Boys (1962)
      The Boys
      7.2
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1962
    • Only Two Can Play (1962)
      Only Two Can Play
      6.5
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1962
    • The Spaniard's Curse (1958)
      The Spaniard's Curse
      5.7
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1958
    • Anita Ekberg and Victor Mature in Zarak (1956)
      Zarak
      5.5
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1956
    • Odongo (1956)
      Odongo
      5.3
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1956
    • José Ferrer and Dora Bryan in The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
      The Cockleshell Heroes
      6.5
      • assistant boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1955
    • They Can't Hang Me (1955)
      They Can't Hang Me
      5.8
      • boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1955
    • The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
      The Deep Blue Sea
      6.3
      • assistant boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1955
    • Jack Hawkins in The Intruder (1953)
      The Intruder
      6.7
      • assistant boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1953
    • Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Ronald Shiner, and Forrest Tucker in Laughing Anne (1953)
      Laughing Anne
      5.7
      • assistant boom operator (uncredited)
      • 1953
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    Personal details

    • Born
      • May 10, 1930
      • Kingston, Surrey, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Shirley Kavanagh1955 - October 17, 2014 (her death)

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