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Michael Rauch(1946-2015)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Michael Rauch was born in 1946 in Troy, New York, USA. Michael was a producer and assistant director, known for Point Break (1991), Superman (1978) and Live and Let Die (1973). Michael was married to Vibeke Arntzen. Michael died on 2 July 2015 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born1946
DiedJuly 2, 2015
Born1946
DiedJuly 2, 2015
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
Point Break
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1991
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
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1978
Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die
6.7
  • Production Management
  • 1973
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Dressed to Kill
7.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1980

Credits

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Producer

  • Wild Palms (1993)
    Wild Palms
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Devlin (1992)
    Devlin
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
    Point Break
    7.3
    • co-producer
    • 1991
  • Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, and Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
    Reversal of Fortune
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • H.E.L.P. (1990)
    H.E.L.P.
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and Ron Silver in Blue Steel (1990)
    Blue Steel
    5.8
    • co-producer
    • 1990
  • Bruce Boxleitner, James Arness, and Gregory Harrison in Red River (1988)
    Red River
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Hot Paint (1988)
    Hot Paint
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Apprentice to Murder (1988)
    Apprentice to Murder
    5.0
    • executive producer (as Michael Jay Rauch)
    • 1988
  • Band of the Hand (1986)
    Band of the Hand
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Bob Dylan in Band of the Hand (1986)
    Bob Dylan: Band of the Hand
    6.1
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1986
  • A Killing Affair (1986)
    A Killing Affair
    5.6
    • produced by
    • 1986
  • Nurse (1981)
    Nurse
    7.9
    TV Series
    • coordinating producer
    • 1981–1982
  • Bush Doctor (1982)
    Bush Doctor
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1982

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Dressed to Kill (1980)
    Dressed to Kill
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Alan Arkin in Simon (1980)
    Simon
    6.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1980
  • George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg in Going in Style (1979)
    Going in Style
    7.1
    • assistant director (as Mike Rauch)
    • 1979
  • Roy Scheider and Janet Margolin in Last Embrace (1979)
    Last Embrace
    6.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1979
  • Voices (1979)
    Voices
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • 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
    • assistant director: USA
    • 1978
  • Road Movie (1973)
    Road Movie
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
    The Godfather
    9.2
    • d.g.a. trainee (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    The French Connection
    7.6
    • d.g.a. trainee (uncredited)
    • 1971

Production Management

  • Spot Marks the X (1986)
    Spot Marks the X
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1986
  • John Candy and Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions (1985)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.5
    • unit production manager: New York (as Mike Rauch)
    • 1985
  • Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)
    Kojak: The Belarus File
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1985
  • Rachael Kelly in Scream for Help (1984)
    Scream for Help
    5.8
    • production manager: USA
    • 1984
  • Kirk Douglas, Leah Ayres, Matthew Meece, and John Schneider in Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
    Eddie Macon's Run
    5.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • On the Yard (1978)
    On the Yard
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1978
  • Siege (1978)
    Siege
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1978
  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • unit manager: USA
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Michael Jay Rauch
  • Born
    • 1946
    • Troy, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 2, 2015
    • Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Vibeke Arntzen19?? - July 2, 2015 (his death)

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  • Nickname
    • Mike

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