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Roger M. Rothstein(1935-1988)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Roger M. Rothstein was born on 31 August 1935. He was a production manager and producer, known for Murder by Death (1976), Serpico (1973) and Play It Again, Sam (1972). He died on 12 September 1988 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornAugust 31, 1935
DiedSeptember 12, 1988(53)
BornAugust 31, 1935
DiedSeptember 12, 1988(53)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Murder by Death (1976)
Murder by Death
7.2
  • Producer
  • 1976
Serpico (1973)
Serpico
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1973
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Play It Again, Sam
7.6
  • Production Management
  • 1972
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Two of a Kind (1983)
Two of a Kind
4.8
  • Producer
  • 1983

Credits

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Production Management

  • Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
    Amazing Grace and Chuck
    5.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1987
  • Tom Hanks, Sela Ward, Bess Armstrong, Hector Elizondo, Jackie Gleason, and Eva Marie Saint in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Nothing in Common
    5.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1986
  • Kevin Kline and Sissy Spacek in Violets Are Blue... (1986)
    Violets Are Blue...
    5.8
    • unit production manager
    • 1986
  • Max Dugan Returns (1983)
    Max Dugan Returns
    6.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • Walter Matthau and Dinah Manoff in I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
    I Ought to Be in Pictures
    6.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1982
  • Seems Like Old Times (1980)
    Seems Like Old Times
    6.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Anne Archer and John Ritter in Hero at Large (1980)
    Hero at Large
    5.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • James Caan and Marsha Mason in Chapter Two (1979)
    Chapter Two
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Barry Gibb, Peter Frampton, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, and The Bee Gees in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    4.3
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1978
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in The Goodbye Girl (1977)
    The Goodbye Girl
    7.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1977
  • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
    The Turning Point
    6.8
    • production manager
    • 1977
  • Sebastian Cabot in Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
    Miracle on 34th Street
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as Roger Rothstein)
    • 1973
  • Joanne Woodward in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
    Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
    6.3
    • production supervisor
    • 1973
  • The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
    The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
    7.4
    • production manager
    • 1972
  • Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Play It As It Lays
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1972

Producer

  • Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
    Amazing Grace and Chuck
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Tom Hanks, Sela Ward, Bess Armstrong, Hector Elizondo, Jackie Gleason, and Eva Marie Saint in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Nothing in Common
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Kevin Kline and Sissy Spacek in Violets Are Blue... (1986)
    Violets Are Blue...
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Two of a Kind (1983)
    Two of a Kind
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Max Dugan Returns (1983)
    Max Dugan Returns
    6.7
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Walter Matthau and Dinah Manoff in I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
    I Ought to Be in Pictures
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • Kristy McNichol and Marsha Mason in Only When I Laugh (1981)
    Only When I Laugh
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Seems Like Old Times (1980)
    Seems Like Old Times
    6.7
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Anne Archer and John Ritter in Hero at Large (1980)
    Hero at Large
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • James Caan and Marsha Mason in Chapter Two (1979)
    Chapter Two
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in The Goodbye Girl (1977)
    The Goodbye Girl
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1977
  • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
    The Turning Point
    6.8
    • associate producer
    • 1977
  • Murder by Death (1976)
    Murder by Death
    7.2
    • associate producer
    • 1976
  • The Sunshine Boys (1975)
    The Sunshine Boys
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 1975
  • The Stepford Wives (1975)
    The Stepford Wives
    6.9
    • associate producer
    • 1975

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Pretty Poison (1968)
    Pretty Poison
    7.0
    • assistant director (as Roger Rothstein)
    • 1968
  • Hermione Gingold and Eugene Troobnick in Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965)
    Harvey Middleman, Fireman
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • George Hamilton, Jack Klugman, Jason Robards, Sam Levene, and Eli Wallach in Act One (1963)
    Act One
    6.0
    • second assistant director (as Roger Rothstein)
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Roger Michael Rothstein
  • Born
    • August 31, 1935
  • Died
    • September 12, 1988
    • Santa Monica, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is one of three people that the movie Scrooged (1988) was dedicated to.

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