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Tom Shaw(1920-2008)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Tom Shaw was born on 5 September 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Tequila Sunrise (1988), Courier of Death (1984) and In Cold Blood (1967). He died on 24 April 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 5, 1920
DiedApril 24, 2008(87)
BornSeptember 5, 1920
DiedApril 24, 2008(87)
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Known for

Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Tequila Sunrise
6.1
  • Production Management
  • 1988
Courier of Death (1984)
Courier of Death
5.3
  • Producer
  • 1984
Robert Blake and Scott Wilson in In Cold Blood (1967)
In Cold Blood
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1967
Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)
Victory
6.7
  • Production Management
  • 1981

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)
    The Dead
    7.2
    • first assistant director
    • 1987
  • Stacy Keach in The Ninth Configuration (1980)
    The Ninth Configuration
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, and Amy Wright in Wise Blood (1979)
    Wise Blood
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • Convoy (1978)
    Convoy
    6.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977)
    The Greatest
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • Candice Bergen, James Coburn, and Gene Hackman in Bite the Bullet (1975)
    Bite the Bullet
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • The Bank Shot (1974)
    The Bank Shot
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Royal Dano, and Mitchell Ryan in Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
    Electra Glide in Blue
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Scarecrow (1973)
    Scarecrow
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Goldie Hawn and Warren Beatty in $ (1971)
    $
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • The Happy Ending (1969)
    The Happy Ending
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, and Jean Seberg in Paint Your Wagon (1969)
    Paint Your Wagon
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1969
  • Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, Ted Cassidy, Julie Newmar, Camilla Sparv, and Keenan Wynn in Mackenna's Gold (1969)
    Mackenna's Gold
    6.7
    • second unit director
    • 1969
  • Robert Blake and Scott Wilson in In Cold Blood (1967)
    In Cold Blood
    7.9
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Claudia Cardinale, Lee Marvin, and Robert Ryan in The Professionals (1966)
    The Professionals
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1966

Production Management

  • Man Trouble (1992)
    Man Trouble
    4.7
    • production manager
    • 1992
  • Paul Newman in Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
    Fat Man and Little Boy
    6.5
    • unit production manager
    • 1989
  • Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
    Tequila Sunrise
    6.1
    • production manager
    • unit production manager
    • 1988
  • Anthony Edwards and Anjelica Huston in Mr. North (1988)
    Mr. North
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1988
  • Raul Julia and Armand Assante in The Penitent (1988)
    The Penitent
    6.5
    • production supervisor
    • 1988
  • Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)
    The Dead
    7.2
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • A Walk on the Moon (1987)
    A Walk on the Moon
    5.6
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • Under the Volcano (1984)
    Under the Volcano
    6.8
    • production supervisor
    • 1984
  • Bo Derek in Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
    Tarzan the Ape Man
    3.5
    • unit production manager
    • 1981
  • Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)
    Victory
    6.7
    • production manager
    • unit production manager
    • 1981
  • Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in The Main Event (1979)
    The Main Event
    5.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Convoy (1978)
    Convoy
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1978
  • Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977)
    The Greatest
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1977
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in The Domino Principle (1977)
    The Domino Principle
    5.7
    • executive production manager
    • 1977
  • The Killer Inside Me (1976)
    The Killer Inside Me
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1976

Producer

  • Man Trouble (1992)
    Man Trouble
    4.7
    • line producer
    • 1992
  • Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
    Tequila Sunrise
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Anthony Edwards and Anjelica Huston in Mr. North (1988)
    Mr. North
    5.9
    • co-producer
    • 1988
  • Operation: Take No Prisoners (1987)
    Operation: Take No Prisoners
    4.1
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Courier of Death (1984)
    Courier of Death
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Stacy Keach in The Ninth Configuration (1980)
    The Ninth Configuration
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Maria Potts and Cliff Potts in Cry for Me Billy (1972)
    Cry for Me Billy
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1972
  • Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, and Jean Seberg in Paint Your Wagon (1969)
    Paint Your Wagon
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • T. Shaw
  • Born
    • September 5, 1920
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 24, 2008
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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