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Hal W. Polaire(1918-1999)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Hal W. Polaire was born on 16 August 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Hal W. was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Apartment (1960), Raging Bull (1980) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Hal W. died on 11 July 1999 in Honduras.
BornAugust 16, 1918
DiedJuly 11, 1999(80)
BornAugust 16, 1918
DiedJuly 11, 1999(80)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment
8.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Hal Polaire)
  • 1960
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1980
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
8.0
  • Additional Crew(as Hal Polaire)
  • 1966
Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)
Rocky
8.1
  • Production Management(as Hal Polaire)
  • 1976

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Senta Berger and Gene Barry in Istanbul Express (1968)
    Istanbul Express
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • second unit director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1968
  • James Caan, Katharine Ross, Marjorie Bennett, Simone Signoret, and Don Stroud in Games (1967)
    Games
    6.4
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1967
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1964–1966
  • Seven Days in May (1964)
    Seven Days in May
    7.8
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1964
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    Irma la Douce
    7.3
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1963
  • Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea in Ride the High Country (1962)
    Ride the High Country
    7.4
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1962
  • Everglades! (1961)
    Everglades!
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1962
  • All Fall Down (1962)
    All Fall Down
    6.8
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1962
  • George Hamilton, Richard Boone, and Luana Patten in A Thunder of Drums (1961)
    A Thunder of Drums
    6.0
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1961
  • Rex Allen and Candy Moore in Tomboy and the Champ (1961)
    Tomboy and the Champ
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Richard Davalos, Darryl Hickman, and Gigi Perreau in The Americans (1961)
    The Americans
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1961
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    The Apartment
    8.3
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1960
  • Blood and Steel (1959)
    Blood and Steel
    4.3
    • assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1959
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
    Anatomy of a Murder
    8.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot
    8.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1959

Production Management

  • Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, and Andrew McCarthy in Class (1983)
    Class
    6.0
    • unit production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1983
  • Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
    Comes a Horseman
    6.3
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1978
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    6.6
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1977
  • Jane Fonda and George Segal in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
    Fun with Dick and Jane
    6.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1977
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)
    Rocky
    8.1
    • executive in charge of production (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1976
  • Lynda Carter in The New Original Wonder Woman (1975)
    The New Original Wonder Woman
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive production manager
    • 1975
  • Kate Reid and A Martinez in Death Among Friends (1975)
    Death Among Friends
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive production manager
    • 1975
  • The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
    The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
    6.4
    • production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1975
  • Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975)
    Who Is the Black Dahlia?
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1975
  • George Hamilton, Ray Milland, and Reggie Nalder in The Dead Don't Die (1975)
    The Dead Don't Die
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • executive production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1975
  • James Caan in The Gambler (1974)
    The Gambler
    7.1
    • production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1974
  • Elliott Gould and Robert Blake in Busting (1974)
    Busting
    6.4
    • executive in charge of production (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1974
  • The Stranger (1973)
    The Stranger
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1973
  • Voyage of the Yes (1973)
    Voyage of the Yes
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1973
  • Barbra Streisand in Up the Sandbox (1972)
    Up the Sandbox
    5.8
    • executive in charge of production (as Hal Polaire)
    • 1972

Producer

  • Scissors (1991)
    Scissors
    5.1
    • produced by
    • 1991
  • Music Box (1989)
    Music Box
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)
    Betrayed
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in Stagecoach (1986)
    Stagecoach
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1986
  • George C. Scott, Gina Bellman, and Gunnar Möller in Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
    Mussolini: The Untold Story
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Splendor in the Grass (1981)
    Splendor in the Grass
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
    Raging Bull
    8.1
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Lapin 360 (1972)
    Lapin 360
    4.4
    • associate producer
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Hal Polaire
  • Born
    • August 16, 1918
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • July 11, 1999
    • Honduras(heart failure)
  • Relatives
    • Rocky Polan(Cousin)

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