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Peter V. Herald(1920-2007)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Actor
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Peter V. Herald was born on 20 December 1920 in Berlin, Germany. He was a producer and production manager, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Silver Streak (1976) and Foul Play (1978). He was married to Marlene Felton. He died on 17 February 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 20, 1920
DiedFebruary 17, 2007(86)
BornDecember 20, 1920
DiedFebruary 17, 2007(86)
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Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Production Management(as Peter Herald)
  • 1977
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak (1976)
Silver Streak
6.9
  • Production Management
  • 1976
Foul Play (1978)
Foul Play
6.8
  • Producer
  • 1978
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1974

Credits

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Producer

  • Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Beau Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, and Ron Silver in Married to It (1991)
    Married to It
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Bette Midler and Shelley Long in Outrageous Fortune (1987)
    Outrageous Fortune
    6.2
    • co-produced by
    • 1987
  • D.C. Cab (1983)
    D.C. Cab
    5.6
    • associate producer
    • 1983
  • Dan Aykroyd, Fran Drescher, Donna Dixon, Lynn Whitfield, and Lydia Lei in Doctor Detroit (1983)
    Doctor Detroit
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 1983
  • Anne Ramsey, Zane Buzby, Blackie Dammett, Barry Diamond, Art Evans, Miriam Flynn, Stephen Furst, Gerrit Graham, Fred McCarren, Marla Pennington, Randolph Powell, Misty Rowe, Mews Small, Shelley Smith, Jim Staahl, and Jacklyn Zeman in Class Reunion (1982)
    Class Reunion
    4.6
    • co-producer
    • 1982
  • Nightwing (1979)
    Nightwing
    5.2
    • associate producer
    • 1979
  • Foul Play (1978)
    Foul Play
    6.8
    • associate producer
    • 1978
  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1974
  • Assignment: Vienna (1972)
    Assignment: Vienna
    6.7
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1972–1973
  • The Great Waltz (1972)
    The Great Waltz
    5.1
    • associate producer
    • 1972
  • The Young Loner (1968)
    The Young Loner
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1968
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • co-producer
    • producer ...
    • 1963–1966
  • Emil and the Detectives (1964)
    Emil and the Detectives
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1964
  • The Waltz King (1963)
    The Waltz King
    7.2
    • associate producer
    • 1963
  • Robert Taylor and Lilli Palmer in Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
    Miracle of the White Stallions
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 1963

Production Management

  • Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Beau Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, and Ron Silver in Married to It (1991)
    Married to It
    5.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • Bette Midler and Shelley Long in Outrageous Fortune (1987)
    Outrageous Fortune
    6.2
    • unit production manager
    • 1987
  • Candice Bergen, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, George Segal, and Dar Robinson in Stick (1985)
    Stick
    5.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1985
  • D.C. Cab (1983)
    D.C. Cab
    5.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • Dan Aykroyd, Fran Drescher, Donna Dixon, Lynn Whitfield, and Lydia Lei in Doctor Detroit (1983)
    Doctor Detroit
    5.3
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • Anne Ramsey, Zane Buzby, Blackie Dammett, Barry Diamond, Art Evans, Miriam Flynn, Stephen Furst, Gerrit Graham, Fred McCarren, Marla Pennington, Randolph Powell, Misty Rowe, Mews Small, Shelley Smith, Jim Staahl, and Jacklyn Zeman in Class Reunion (1982)
    Class Reunion
    4.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1982
  • Nightwing (1979)
    Nightwing
    5.2
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Foul Play (1978)
    Foul Play
    6.8
    • unit production manager
    • 1978
  • Fire Sale (1977)
    Fire Sale
    5.5
    • production manager
    • 1977
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • production manager: second unit (as Peter Herald)
    • 1977
  • Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak (1976)
    Silver Streak
    6.9
    • production manager
    • 1976
  • Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Alex & the Gypsy
    5.2
    • production manager
    • 1976
  • Rod Steiger and Valerie Perrine in W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
    W.C. Fields and Me
    6.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1976
  • Mandingo (1975)
    Mandingo
    6.5
    • production manager
    • 1975
  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
    5.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1974

Actor

  • Assignment: Vienna (1972)
    Assignment: Vienna
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Klimenko (as Peter Herald)
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Peter Herald
  • Born
    • December 20, 1920
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • February 17, 2007
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Marlene FeltonAugust 2, 1961 - 1995 (her death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Michael Herald and Tory Herald (married to Robert Knepper).

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