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Walt deFaria(1926-2024)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Walt deFaria was born on 3 September 1926 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), The Borrowers (1992) and Come to Your Senses (1971). He died on 11 November 2024 in Kingston, Washington, USA.
BornSeptember 3, 1926
DiedNovember 11, 2024(98)
BornSeptember 3, 1926
DiedNovember 11, 2024(98)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
The Secret World of Arrietty
7.6
  • Producer
  • 2010
The Borrowers (1992)
The Borrowers
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Come to Your Senses
  • Producer
  • 1971
Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, and Raymond Pickard in The Borrowers (1997)
The Borrowers
5.9
  • Producer
  • 1997

Credits

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Producer

  • Stephen Fry, Christopher Eccleston, Victoria Wood, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Loftus, and Robert Sheehan in The Borrowers (2011)
    The Borrowers
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Walt De Faria)
    • 2011
  • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
    The Secret World of Arrietty
    7.6
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, and Raymond Pickard in The Borrowers (1997)
    The Borrowers
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • The Return of the Borrowers (1993)
    The Return of the Borrowers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • The Borrowers (1992)
    The Borrowers
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
    Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
    Nutcracker Fantasy
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (1978)
    The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour
    5.8
    TV Series
    • coordinating producer
    • 1978
  • All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
    All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
    5.0
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Sally Kellerman, Cloris Leachman, Peter Ustinov, and Andy Devine in The Mouse and His Child (1977)
    The Mouse and His Child
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Metamorphoses (1977)
    Metamorphoses
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Rivalry (1975)
    The Rivalry
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • The Borrowers (1973)
    The Borrowers
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Walt DeFaria)
    • 1973
  • Come to Your Senses
    • producer
    • 1971
  • It Couldn't Be Done
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1970

Director

  • Come to Your Senses
    • Director
    • 1971
  • It Couldn't Be Done
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Children's Letters to God
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Fabulous Shorts
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Travels with Charley
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1968

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
    Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
    6.7
    • second unit director
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Walt De Faria
  • Born
    • September 3, 1926
    • Sacramento, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 11, 2024
    • Kingston, Washington, USA
  • Children
      Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter

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