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Steve Shagan(1927-2015)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Steve Shagan was born on 25 October 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Save the Tiger (1973), Primal Fear (1996) and The Formula (1980). He died on 30 November 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 25, 1927
DiedNovember 30, 2015(88)
BornOctober 25, 1927
DiedNovember 30, 2015(88)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 6 nominations total

Known for

Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973)
Save the Tiger
6.9
  • Producer
  • 1973
Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1996
Marlon Brando and George C. Scott in The Formula (1980)
The Formula
5.6
  • Producer
  • 1980
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Voyage of the Damned
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Producer

  • Marlon Brando and George C. Scott in The Formula (1980)
    The Formula
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1980
  • The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
    The House on Garibaldi Street
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
    W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Brigitte Fossey and Stuart Whitman in The Man Who Died Twice (1973)
    The Man Who Died Twice
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973)
    Save the Tiger
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971)
    Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1971
  • River of Mystery
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Peter Falk, Peter Lawford, and Vic Morrow in A Step Out of Line (1971)
    A Step Out of Line
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Sole Survivor (1970)
    Sole Survivor
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • Ron Ely in Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1968
  • Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968)
    Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
    Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Mike Henry and Diana Millay in Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
    Tarzan and the Great River
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 1967
  • Mike Henry in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • Sylvia (1965)
    Sylvia
    6.7
    • assistant producer
    • 1965

Writer

  • Armand Assante in Gotti (1996)
    Gotti
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as Steven Shagan)
    • 1996
  • Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)
    Primal Fear
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Christopher Lambert in The Sicilian (1987)
    The Sicilian
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Marlon Brando and George C. Scott in The Formula (1980)
    The Formula
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • novel
    • 1980
  • Nightwing (1979)
    Nightwing
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
    The House on Garibaldi Street
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Voyage of the Damned (1976)
    Voyage of the Damned
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • Hustle (1975)
    Hustle
    6.2
    • written by
    • novel "City of Angels" (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973)
    Save the Tiger
    6.9
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Peter Falk, Peter Lawford, and Vic Morrow in A Step Out of Line (1971)
    A Step Out of Line
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971

Actor

  • Ron Ely in Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • (uncredited)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Steven Shagan
  • Born
    • October 25, 1927
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 30, 2015
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of Steve Shagan's eight novels, "The Formula", has been translated into French, Italian, Portugese, Chinese, German, Japanese, and Serbo-Croatian.

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