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Paul Helmick(1919-2006)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Paul Helmick was born on 24 January 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Marty (1955), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Funny Girl (1968). He died on 23 May 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 24, 1919
DiedMay 23, 2006(87)
BornJanuary 24, 1919
DiedMay 23, 2006(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)
Marty
7.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1955
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1953
Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
Funny Girl
7.4
  • Production Management
  • 1968
Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
El Dorado
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1966

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
    5.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1979
  • Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
    Comes a Horseman
    6.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • Little Mo (1978)
    Little Mo
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
    The Cheyenne Social Club
    6.8
    • assistant director (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1970
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
    A Guide for the Married Man
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967)
    The 39th Annual Academy Awards
    6.9
    TV Special
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Hatari! (1962)
    Hatari!
    7.1
    • second unit director
    • 1962
  • Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
    Porgy and Bess
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)
    Rio Bravo
    7.9
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
    The Defiant Ones
    7.5
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan in The Real McCoys (1957)
    The Real McCoys
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957–1958
  • Olivia de Havilland, Alan Ladd, and David Ladd in The Proud Rebel (1958)
    The Proud Rebel
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
    The Helen Morgan Story
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Ride the High Iron (1956)
    Ride the High Iron
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1956

Production Management



  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1980
  • Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
    Chilly Scenes of Winter
    7.0
    • production manager
    • 1979
  • Spencer's Pilots (1976)
    Spencer's Pilots
    6.8
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1976
  • Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)
    Movin' On
    7.3
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1976
  • Alex Rocco in Three for the Road (1975)
    Three for the Road
    7.4
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • production manager (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1975
  • Robby Benson, John Savage, Samantha Eggar, Stacy Keach, Arlene Farber, Brent Campbell, Patti Parkison, and Tim Parkison in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
    All the Kind Strangers
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1974
  • Crime Club (1973)
    Crime Club
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1973
  • The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
    The Cheyenne Social Club
    6.8
    • unit production manager (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1970
  • Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
    Funny Girl
    7.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1968

Producer



  • The Migrants (1974)
    The Migrants
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1974
  • The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
    The Culpepper Cattle Co.
    6.9
    • producer (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1972
  • John Wayne and Jack Elam in Rio Lobo (1970)
    Rio Lobo
    6.7
    • associate producer (as Paul A. Helmick)
    • 1970
  • Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
    El Dorado
    7.5
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • Red Line 7000 (1965)
    Red Line 7000
    5.6
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Rock Hudson, Charlene Holt, and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
    Man's Favorite Sport?
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1964
  • Hatari! (1962)
    Hatari!
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Paul A. Helmick
  • Born
    • January 24, 1919
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 23, 2006
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    • Paul A. Helmick

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