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Dennis Stuart Murphy(1945-2018)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Dennis Stuart Murphy was born on 26 January 1945. He was a producer and production manager, known for Powder (1995), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981). He was married to Cynthia Gates Fujikawa. He died on 24 January 2018 in Los Angeles California, USA.
BornJanuary 26, 1945
DiedJanuary 24, 2018(72)
BornJanuary 26, 1945
DiedJanuary 24, 2018(72)
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Known for

Sean Patrick Flanery in Powder (1995)
Powder
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1995
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1992
Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th: Part 2
6.1
  • Producer(as Dennis Murphy)
  • 1981
Jeffrey Combs in Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator
7.1
  • Production Management
  • 1985

Credits

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Producer

  • Eye for an Eye (2019)
    Eye for an Eye
    3.5
    • line producer
    • 2019
  • Michael Caine and Odeya Rush in Dear Dictator (2017)
    Dear Dictator
    5.0
    • line producer
    • 2017
  • Fire City: End of Days (2015)
    Fire City: End of Days
    4.9
    • line producer
    • 2015
  • Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)
    The Bridge
    7.6
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2013–2014
  • Fire City: King of Miseries (2013)
    Fire City: King of Miseries
    5.9
    Short
    • line producer
    • 2013
  • David Duchovny and Ed Harris in Phantom (2013)
    Phantom
    5.9
    • co-producer
    • line producer
    • 2013
  • Christian Martyn in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
    Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
    3.5
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 2012
  • Frank Grillo, Luke Mably, Rhona Mitra, Marisol Nichols, Skyler Samuels, and Travis Caldwell in The Gates (2010)
    The Gates
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Genevieve Padalecki in Wildfire (2005)
    Wildfire
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Southern Comfort (2006)
    Southern Comfort
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Roselyn Sanchez in Yellow (2006)
    Yellow
    5.2
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Jeff Goldblum, Alec Baldwin, Carrie-Anne Moss, Luke Wilson, and Nikki Reed in Mini's First Time (2006)
    Mini's First Time
    5.8
    • line producer
    • 2006
  • Bounty Hunters (2005)
    Bounty Hunters
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Dennis Murphy)
    • 2005
  • 12 Days of Terror (2004)
    12 Days of Terror
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Miracles (2003)
    Miracles
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2003

Production Management

  • Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)
    The Bridge
    7.6
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 2013–2014
  • 12 Days of Terror (2004)
    12 Days of Terror
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 2004
  • Jennifer Lopez in Enough (2002)
    Enough
    5.8
    • unit production manager
    • 2002
  • The Magnificent Seven (1998)
    The Magnificent Seven
    7.4
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1998
  • Lori Loughlin in Tell Me No Secrets (1997)
    Tell Me No Secrets
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1997
  • Beau Bridges, Allison Jones, and Carl Lumbly in Nightjohn (1996)
    Nightjohn
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1996
  • Loni Anderson and Gigi Rice in Deadly Family Secrets (1995)
    Deadly Family Secrets
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1995
  • Sean Patrick Flanery in Powder (1995)
    Powder
    6.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1995
  • Meredith Baxter and Swoosie Kurtz in Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (1995)
    Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1995
  • Markie Post in Someone She Knows (1994)
    Someone She Knows
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1994
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    ER
    7.9
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Dennis Murphy)
    • 1994
  • James Woods, Kate Capshaw, Randy Quaid, and Lucinda Jenney in Next Door (1994)
    Next Door
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1994
  • Patty Duke and Kimberly Cullum in Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992)
    Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1992
  • Patricia Arquette, Reese Witherspoon, and Beau Bridges in Wildflower (1991)
    Wildflower
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1991
  • Runaway Father (1991)
    Runaway Father
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1991

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)
    A Gnome Named Gnorm
    4.5
    • first assistant director: second unit
    • 1990
  • Goodbye, New York (1985)
    Goodbye, New York
    4.7
    • assistant director: New York
    • 1985
  • Playing for Time (1980)
    Playing for Time
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as Dennis Murphy)
    • 1980
  • Boardwalk (1979)
    Boardwalk
    6.1
    • second assistant director
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dennis Murphy
  • Born
    • January 26, 1945
  • Died
    • January 24, 2018
    • Los Angeles California, USA(brain hemorrhage)
  • Spouse
    • Cynthia Gates Fujikawa? - January 24, 2018 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Worked for American Documentary Films after graduating from college.

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