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Robert Watts(1938-2024)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Robert Watts in Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)
Robert Watts was born on 23 May 1938 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). He was married to Ene Watts and Julia. He died on 30 September 2024 in London, England, UK.
BornMay 23, 1938
DiedSeptember 30, 2024(86)
BornMay 23, 1938
DiedSeptember 30, 2024(86)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1988
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Producer
  • 1983
Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Production Management
  • 1977
Steven Seagal in On Deadly Ground (1994)
On Deadly Ground
4.6
  • Producer
  • 1994

Credits

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Producer

  • Yasiin Bey and Garry Davis in TheWorldIsMyCountry (2021)
    TheWorldIsMyCountry
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • The World Is My Country (2017)
    The World Is My Country
    8.5
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • The Mysterious Origins of Man (1996)
    The Mysterious Origins of Man
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Steven Seagal in On Deadly Ground (1994)
    On Deadly Ground
    4.6
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)
    Mystery of the Sphinx
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Alive: 20 Years Later (1993)
    Alive: 20 Years Later
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Ethan Hawke, Jack Noseworthy, Josh Hamilton, David Kriegel, and John Newton in Alive (1993)
    Alive
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1993
  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
    An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    8.2
    • produced by
    • 1989
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • produced by
    • 1988
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • produced by
    • 1984
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • co-producer
    • 1983
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    8.4
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
    Meetings with Remarkable Men
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 1979

Production Management

  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    8.4
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Marie-France Pisier in The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
    The Other Side of Midnight
    6.0
    • unit manager: Greece
    • 1977
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • production supervisor
    • 1977
  • James Coburn, Charles Aznavour, Robert Culp, and Susannah York in Sky Riders (1976)
    Sky Riders
    6.0
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Inside Out (1975)
    Inside Out
    5.8
    • production supervisor
    • 1975
  • Alfie Darling (1975)
    Alfie Darling
    4.6
    • production supervisor
    • 1975
  • Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier in The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
    The Wilby Conspiracy
    6.4
    • production manager
    • 1975
  • Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen in Papillon (1973)
    Papillon
    8.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1973
  • Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Victor Buono, and John Colicos in The Wrath of God (1972)
    The Wrath of God
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1972
  • Flight of the Doves (1971)
    Flight of the Doves
    6.2
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)
    El Condor
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1970
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    8.3
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Alan Arkin in Inspector Clouseau (1968)
    Inspector Clouseau
    4.7
    • unit manager
    • 1968

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
    Thunderball
    6.9
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    Darling
    7.0
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)
    Repulsion
    7.5
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Hysteria (1965)
    Hysteria
    6.0
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Alain Delon, Rex Harrison, George C. Scott, Omar Sharif, and Jeanne Moreau in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
    The Yellow Rolls-Royce
    6.4
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Anne Bancroft in The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
    The Pumpkin Eater
    7.1
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, France Nuyen, and Barry Sullivan in The Winston Affair (1964)
    The Winston Affair
    6.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1964
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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • May 23, 1938
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 30, 2024
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Ene Watts1963 - ? (divorced)
  • Relatives
    • Jeremy Bulloch(Half Sibling)
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    • 3 Interviews

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is the elder half-brother of Jeremy Bulloch.
  • Quotes
    Making movies is an apprenticeship for life" Talking about Star Wars (1977) "In the end, it was a film that was entirely Greorge's (Lucas)

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