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Dusty Symonds

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Dusty Symonds was born on 3 May 1944 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an assistant director and producer, known for Superman (1978), The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and Superman III (1983). She was previously married to Virginia Harris.
BornMay 3, 1944
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • Production Management
    • 1978
    Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
    The Phantom of the Opera
    7.2
    • Production Management
    • 2004
    Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1983
    Event Horizon (1997)
    Event Horizon
    6.6
    • Production Management
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
      Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
      7.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2006
    • Catherine Zeta-Jones in Catherine the Great (1995)
      Catherine the Great
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Morgan Fairchild, Christopher Lee, and Patrick Macnee in Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
      Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
      Little Shop of Horrors
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase in Spies Like Us (1985)
      Spies Like Us
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
      Superman III
      5.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1983
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
      The Dark Crystal
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1982
    • Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
      The Great Muppet Caper
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1981
    • Sam Neill in The Final Conflict (1981)
      The Final Conflict
      5.5
      • assistant director
      • 1981
    • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
      Superman II
      6.8
      • assistant director
      • 1980
    • George Cole in Minder (1979)
      Minder
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1979
    • Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, and Nicol Williamson in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
      The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
      6.6
      • first assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1976
    • The Ritz (1976)
      The Ritz
      6.8
      • assistant director
      • 1976
    • The Message (1976)
      The Message
      8.1
      • second assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1976
    • Malcolm McDowell and Oliver Reed in Royal Flash (1975)
      Royal Flash
      6.3
      • assistant director
      • 1975

    Producer

    • Dinotopia (2002)
      Dinotopia
      6.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002–2003
    • Dinotopia (2002)
      Dinotopia
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • produced by
      • 2002
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2000
    • Paul McCartney in Paul McCartney's Get Back (1991)
      Paul McCartney's Get Back
      7.1
      • associate producer
      • 1991
    • Anjelica Huston, Jasen Fisher, and Mai Zetterling in The Witches (1990)
      The Witches
      6.8
      • line producer
      • 1990
    • Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr., and Michael O'Keefe in Finders Keepers (1984)
      Finders Keepers
      5.3
      • associate producer
      • 1984

    Production Management

    • Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
      The Phantom of the Opera
      7.2
      • unit production manager
      • 2004
    • Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow (1999)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      • unit production manager
      • 1999
    • Robin Williams in Jakob the Liar (1999)
      Jakob the Liar
      6.5
      • unit production manager
      • 1999
    • Whoopi Goldberg in A Knight in Camelot (1998)
      A Knight in Camelot
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1998
    • Event Horizon (1997)
      Event Horizon
      6.6
      • unit production manager
      • 1997
    • Joshua Then and Now (1985)
      Joshua Then and Now
      6.5
      • production manager: UK
      • 1985
    • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
      Superman
      7.4
      • production manager
      • 1978
    • Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Denholm Elliott, Richard Harris, Robert Shaw, Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Haigh, and Nicol Williamson in Robin and Marian (1976)
      Robin and Marian
      6.5
      • unit manager
      • 1976

    Personal details

    • Born
      • May 3, 1944
      • Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Virginia Harris1997 - January 2022 (his death)

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