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Sam Manners(1921-2012)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Sam Manners was born on 29 March 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for Route 66 (1960), Naked City (1958) and Dummy (1979). He was married to Joyce. He died on 1 June 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 29, 1921
DiedJune 1, 2012(91)
BornMarch 29, 1921
DiedJune 1, 2012(91)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
Route 66
7.7
TV Series
  • Production Management
Naked City (1958)
Naked City
8.2
TV Series
  • Production Management
Paul Sorvino and LeVar Burton in Dummy (1979)
Dummy
7.3
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1979
The Treasure Seekers (1979)
The Treasure Seekers
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1979

Credits

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Production Management

  • Steve Guttenberg in Bad Medicine (1985)
    Bad Medicine
    4.7
    • production manager
    • 1985
  • Kelly Preston and Doug McKeon in Mischief (1985)
    Mischief
    6.5
    • production manager
    • 1985
  • James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, and Carole Lombard in Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
    Going Hollywood: The '30s
    7.3
    • production manager
    • 1984
  • Sparrow
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1978
  • Charlton Heston, James Coburn, and Barbara Hershey in The Last Hard Men (1976)
    The Last Hard Men
    6.2
    • production manager
    • 1976
  • Barbary Coast (1975)
    Barbary Coast
    6.8
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1975
  • Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
    Petrocelli
    7.2
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • unit production manager
    • 1974–1975
  • Tom Bosley in Let's Call It Quits (1974)
    Let's Call It Quits
    6.2
    Short
    • unit production manager
    • 1974
  • The Underground Man (1974)
    The Underground Man
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1974
  • Night Games (1974)
    Night Games
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1974
  • The Deadly Trackers (1973)
    The Deadly Trackers
    5.7
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1973
  • Shelley Winters and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)
    Cleopatra Jones
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1973
  • Black Gunn (1972)
    Black Gunn
    5.8
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1972
  • Something Evil (1972)
    Something Evil
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1972
  • Mongo's Back in Town (1971)
    Mongo's Back in Town
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1971

Producer

  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Easter
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • produced by
    • 1997
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Wedding
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • produced by
    • 1995
  • Richard Dean Anderson and Susan Dey in Beyond Betrayal (1994)
    Beyond Betrayal
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Jennie Garth and Gregory Harrison in Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994)
    Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • produced by
    • 1993
  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)
    Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Richard Chamberlain in Casanova (1987)
    Casanova
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Steve Guttenberg in Bad Medicine (1985)
    Bad Medicine
    4.7
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Kelly Preston and Doug McKeon in Mischief (1985)
    Mischief
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982)
    Divorce Wars: A Love Story
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Hardcase
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
    The Pride of Jesse Hallam
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Shaun Cassidy, Barbara Barrie, and Vincent Gardenia in Breaking Away (1980)
    Breaking Away
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980–1981
  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1980
  • The Treasure Seekers (1979)
    The Treasure Seekers
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1979

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Steve Guttenberg in Bad Medicine (1985)
    Bad Medicine
    4.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • Shaun Cassidy, Barbara Barrie, and Vincent Gardenia in Breaking Away (1980)
    Breaking Away
    7.3
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • 1980–1981
  • Before and After (1979)
    Before and After
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • second unit director
    • 1979
  • Paul Sorvino and LeVar Burton in Dummy (1979)
    Dummy
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • second unit director
    • 1979
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • 1960–1961
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • 1960–1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Savino Maneri
  • Born
    • March 29, 1921
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • June 1, 2012
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Joyce? - June 1, 2012 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Kim Manners and Tana M. Manners

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