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Robert Larson(1927-2016)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Production Department
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Robert Larson was born on 6 February 1927. He was a production manager and producer, known for Play Misty for Me (1971), Appointment with Destiny (1971) and Gorky Park (1983). He died on 23 December 2016.
BornFebruary 6, 1927
DiedDecember 23, 2016(89)
BornFebruary 6, 1927
DiedDecember 23, 2016(89)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)
Play Misty for Me
6.9
  • Production Management(uncredited)
  • 1971
Appointment with Destiny (1971)
Appointment with Destiny
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Gorky Park (1983)
Gorky Park
6.7
  • Producer(as Bob Larson)
  • 1983
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
7.1
  • Production Management(as Robert E. Larson)
  • 1970

Credits

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Production Management

  • Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives (1989)
    Fletch Lives
    6.1
    • production manager
    • 1989
  • Richard Pryor in Critical Condition (1987)
    Critical Condition
    5.4
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • September 30, 1955 (1977)
    September 30, 1955
    6.2
    • unit production manager
    • 1977
  • Sorcerer (1977)
    Sorcerer
    7.7
    • production executive: Universal & Paramount (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Visions of Eight (1973)
    Visions of Eight
    6.8
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Wattstax (1973)
    Wattstax
    7.7
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • The 500 Pound Jerk (1973)
    The 500 Pound Jerk
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1973
  • Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)
    Play Misty for Me
    6.9
    • unit production manager (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Elliott Gould, Angel Tompkins, and Brenda Vaccaro in I Love My Wife (1970)
    I Love My Wife
    5.0
    • unit manager
    • 1970
  • Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
    Colossus: The Forbin Project
    7.1
    • unit production manager (as Robert E. Larson)
    • 1970
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production supervisor (as Robert E. Larson)
    • 1970
  • John Wayne and Katharine Ross in Hellfighters (1968)
    Hellfighters
    6.5
    • unit production manager (as Robert E. Larson)
    • 1968
  • Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968)
    Coogan's Bluff
    6.4
    • unit production manager (as Robert E. Larson)
    • 1968
  • Mary Tyler Moore and Robert Wagner in Don't Just Stand There (1968)
    Don't Just Stand There
    5.3
    • unit manager (as Robert E. Larson)
    • 1968
  • Kirk Douglas and Sylva Koscina in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
    A Lovely Way to Die
    5.2
    • production supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1968

Producer

  • Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives (1989)
    Fletch Lives
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Richard Pryor in Critical Condition (1987)
    Critical Condition
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton in The River Rat (1984)
    The River Rat
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Gorky Park (1983)
    Gorky Park
    6.7
    • executive producer (as Bob Larson)
    • 1983
  • Continental Divide (1981)
    Continental Divide
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
    Coal Miner's Daughter
    7.5
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • FM (1978)
    FM
    6.3
    • co-producer
    • 1978
  • Brenda Starr (1976)
    Brenda Starr
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Strange New World (1975)
    Strange New World
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Up from the Ape (1975)
    Up from the Ape
    8.5
    • producer
    • 1975
  • The Honorable Sam Houston
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Horowitz in Dublin (1974)
    Horowitz in Dublin
    6.2
    • producer (as Robert E. Larson)
    • 1974
  • Here Comes Tomorrow: The Fear Fighters
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Appointment with Destiny (1971)
    Appointment with Destiny
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1971–1972
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus (1972)
    The Crucifixion of Jesus
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1972

Production Department

  • Linda Christian and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
    Tarzan and the Mermaids
    5.5
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Brenda Joyce, Patricia Morison, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
    Tarzan and the Huntress
    6.0
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Edward G. Robinson, Rory Calhoun, Julie London, Lon McCallister, and Allene Roberts in The Red House (1947)
    The Red House
    6.7
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Acquanetta, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
    Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
    6.0
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
    Tarzan and the Amazons
    6.2
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Don Castle, Richard Dix, and Frances Gifford in Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
    Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
    6.0
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King, and Wanda McKay in Twilight on the Trail (1941)
    Twilight on the Trail
    6.3
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • William Boyd, Andy Clyde, and Russell Hayden in Wide Open Town (1941)
    Wide Open Town
    6.6
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Larson
  • Born
    • February 6, 1927
  • Died
    • December 23, 2016

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Cousin of actor Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen in Adventures of Superman (1952)).

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