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David Chackler(1945-2024)

  • Music Department
  • Producer
  • Executive
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David Chackler was born on 24 April 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and executive, known for Village of the Damned (1995), Kickboxer (1989) and Child's Play (1988). He was married to Cheryl Saban. He died on 27 April 2024 in Moorestown, New Jersey, USA.
BornApril 24, 1945
DiedApril 27, 2024(79)
BornApril 24, 1945
DiedApril 27, 2024(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Village of the Damned (1995)
Village of the Damned
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1995
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michel Qissi in Kickboxer (1989)
Kickboxer
6.4
  • Music Department
  • 1989
Brad Dourif and Dinah Manoff in Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1988
Dorothy Fielding in Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1985

Credits

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Music Department

  • Twisted Tales (2013)
    Twisted Tales
    4.5
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 2013
  • 5 or Die
    5.1
    TV Short
    • executive music producer
    • 2008
  • Spooky House (2001)
    Spooky House
    5.2
    • executive music producer
    • 2001
  • Pam Grier, Jim Brown, and Fred Williamson in Original Gangstas (1996)
    Original Gangstas
    5.7
    • executive music producer
    • 1996
  • Margaux Hemingway, Andrew Stevens, Joseph Bologna, and Richard Roundtree in Deadly Rivals (1993)
    Deadly Rivals
    4.5
    • executive music producer
    • 1993
  • Hulk Hogan, Robert Hy Gorman, and Madeline Zima in Mr. Nanny (1993)
    Mr. Nanny
    3.9
    • music supervisor
    • 1993
  • Christopher Walken in All-American Murder (1991)
    All-American Murder
    5.5
    Video
    • music supervisor
    • 1991
  • Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
    Hangin' with the Homeboys
    6.9
    • music supervisor
    • 1991
  • Midnight Cabaret (1990)
    Midnight Cabaret
    4.2
    Video
    • music supervisor
    • 1990
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    8.0
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1989–1990
  • Richard Roundtree in Crack House (1989)
    Crack House
    5.5
    • music supervisor
    • 1989
  • Whoopi Goldberg and Jim Belushi in Homer and Eddie (1989)
    Homer and Eddie
    5.3
    • music supervisor
    • 1989
  • Ruth Buzzi, Tina Caspary, and John Schuck in My Mom's a Werewolf (1989)
    My Mom's a Werewolf
    4.5
    • music supervisor
    • 1989
  • Chad Lowe and Gail O'Grady in Nobody's Perfect (1989)
    Nobody's Perfect
    5.5
    • music supervisor
    • 1989
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michel Qissi in Kickboxer (1989)
    Kickboxer
    6.4
    • music supervisor
    • 1989

Producer

  • CHOSEN
    • associate producer
    • Post-production
  • Bella Thorne in Saint Clare (2024)
    Saint Clare
    4.6
    • produced by
    • 2024
  • Naliah Hernandez, Sophia Laia, Ivanna Danforth, Luther Maddox, Haven Housh, Elizabeth Anne Waldridge, Kellyn Tuttle, Jenna Vee Winslow, Monica Del Fierro, Gabriella Garcia, and Abigail Guerrero in Teenage Girl: Skip Day (2022)
    Teenage Girl: Skip Day
    8.0
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Michael Berryman, Patricia Vonne, Kurt Wipfli, Rachel Schott, Christian Piercy, Gabby Annalyse, Charlie Rakosky, Aaron Lee Lopez, R. Scott Leisk, Elizabeth V. Lopez, Lee R. Lopez, Stephen Allen Gutierrez, P.G. Marlar, Rob Huey, Jessica Chavez, Valeria Jauregui, Katerina Rakosky, Arlene Cavazos, Bianca Sifuentes, Jaeden Riley Juarez, and Drew Pipkin in It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (2020)
    It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
    5.0
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Kurt Wipfli, Sophia Laia, Mick Buck, Lee Keller, Callista Willeford, Briane Green, Paul Matthew Lopez, Gabriella Garcia, Aaron Lee Lopez, R. Scott Leisk, Stephen Allen Gutierrez, P.G. Marlar, Amy E Sloan, Jack Dullnig, Claire Tablizo, Cynthia Fray, Jack Tablizo, Tres Allison, and Jaeden Riley Juarez in Teenage Vampire (2020)
    Teenage Vampire
    3.2
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Patricia Vonne, Pepe Serna, Olivia Wiley, Ivanna Danforth, Roman Ricardo Juarez, Paul Matthew Lopez, Claire Tablizo, Jack Tablizo, Lexi Villarreal, Jaeden Riley Juarez, and Abigail Guerrero in Teenage Girl: First Wheels (2020)
    Teenage Girl: First Wheels
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Jesse Borrego, Dallin McKay, Montana Leann, Alexis Aguallo, Kurt Wipfli, Xander Arizpe, Ute, Paulina Reyes, Paul Matthew Lopez, Sandra Nori, Claire Tablizo, Dora Corpus, Valeria Perez-Pliego, William Austin Barker, Paulina Chávez, Valeria Jauregui, Katerina Rakosky, and Jaeden Riley Juarez in Teenage Girl: Valerie's Holiday (2019)
    Teenage Girl: Valerie's Holiday
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Julie Carmen in A Beautiful Darkness: The Look of Regine (2016)
    A Beautiful Darkness: The Look of Regine
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Amanda Bearse and Roddy McDowall in Roddy McDowall: From Apes to Bats (2016)
    Roddy McDowall: From Apes to Bats
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Amanda Bearse and Tom Holland in Tom Holland and Amanda Bearse Talk Fright Night (2016)
    Tom Holland and Amanda Bearse Talk Fright Night
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Tom Holland in Tom Holland: Writing Horror (2016)
    Tom Holland: Writing Horror
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • What Is Fright Night? (2016)
    What Is Fright Night?
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys, William Ragsdale, and Jonathan Stark in You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016)
    You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
    8.1
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014)
    Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
    4.1
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Twisted Tales (2013)
    Twisted Tales
    4.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • 5 or Die
    5.1
    TV Short
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 24, 1945
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 27, 2024
    • Moorestown, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Cheryl SabanJuly 17, 1977 - ? (divorced)

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