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Mel Dellar(1912-1994)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Mel Dellar was born on 3 July 1912 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for No Way Out (1987), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Black Rain (1989). He was married to Violet N. Cane. He died on 5 July 1994 in Orange, California, USA.
BornJuly 3, 1912
DiedJuly 5, 1994(82)
BornJuly 3, 1912
DiedJuly 5, 1994(82)
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Known for

Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
No Way Out
7.1
  • Production Management
  • 1987
Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1985
Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain
6.6
  • Production Management(as Mel D. Dellar)
  • 1989
Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder
8.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1954

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid (1979)
    The Frisco Kid
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • Gene Wilder in The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
    The World's Greatest Lover
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    6.6
    • first assistant director (as Melvin D. Dellar)
    • 1977
  • Henry Jones, Nancy Kelly, and Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed (1956)
    The Bad Seed
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Van Johnson and Jane Wyman in Miracle in the Rain (1956)
    Miracle in the Rain
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954)
    The Silver Chalice
    4.6
    • assistant director (as Melvin Dellar)
    • 1954
  • Marian Carr and Mickey Spillane in Ring of Fear (1954)
    Ring of Fear
    5.0
    • assistant director (as Melvin A. Dellar)
    • 1954
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)
    Dial M for Murder
    8.1
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
    Three Sailors and a Girl
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Frank Lovejoy and Joan Weldon in The System (1953)
    The System
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
    Stop, You're Killing Me
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Rita Moreno and Dennis Morgan in Cattle Town (1952)
    Cattle Town
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Eddie Bracken and Gordon MacRae in About Face (1952)
    About Face
    5.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Doris Day, Randolph Scott, Virginia Gibson, Ron Hagerthy, Phil Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman, Louella Parsons, Ruth Roman, Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Jane Wyman, and Patrice Wymore in Starlift (1951)
    Starlift
    5.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in On Moonlight Bay (1951)
    On Moonlight Bay
    6.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951

Production Management

  • Madonna and Willem Dafoe in Body of Evidence (1993)
    Body of Evidence
    4.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1993
  • Milla Jovovich and Christian Slater in Kuffs (1992)
    Kuffs
    5.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1992
  • Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)
    Thelma & Louise
    7.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • Mickey Rourke in Desperate Hours (1990)
    Desperate Hours
    5.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1990
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    6.6
    • unit production manager (as Mel D. Dellar)
    • 1989
  • Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
    No Way Out
    7.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1987
  • Randall 'Tex' Cobb and Kelly Junkerman in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Uncommon Valor
    6.3
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
    Airplane II: The Sequel
    6.2
    • unit production manager
    • 1982
  • Some Kind of Hero (1982)
    Some Kind of Hero
    5.8
    • unit production manager
    • 1982
  • Paternity (1981)
    Paternity
    5.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1981
  • Blood Beach (1980)
    Blood Beach
    4.5
    • production supervisor
    • 1980
  • Serial (1980)
    Serial
    6.5
    • production manager
    • 1980
  • Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)
    Hooper
    6.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1978
  • Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise in The End (1978)
    The End
    6.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1978
  • The Last Waltz (1978)
    The Last Waltz
    8.1
    • unit production manager (as Melvin D. Dellar)
    • 1978

Producer

  • Madonna and Willem Dafoe in Body of Evidence (1993)
    Body of Evidence
    4.6
    • line producer
    • 1993
  • Milla Jovovich and Christian Slater in Kuffs (1992)
    Kuffs
    5.9
    • line producer
    • 1992
  • Mickey Rourke in Desperate Hours (1990)
    Desperate Hours
    5.4
    • line producer
    • 1990
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
    Rambo: First Blood Part II
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 1985
  • Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
    Airplane II: The Sequel
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1982
  • Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid (1979)
    The Frisco Kid
    6.4
    • associate producer (as Melvin Dellar)
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Mel D. Dellar
  • Born
    • July 3, 1912
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 1994
    • Orange, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Violet N. CaneNovember 16, 1954 - July 5, 1994 (his death, 1 child)

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