Gary Kurtz
Production · Producer · Executive Producer · Assistant Director
Born Jul 27, 1940 · Los Angeles, California, United States
Active 1965–2018
Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz…
Filmography
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — ProducerStar Wars (1977) — ProducerThe Godfather Part II (1974) — Photographer in Court (uncredited)American Graffiti (1973) — Co-ProducerThe Dark Crystal (1982) — ProducerReturn to Oz (1985) — Executive ProducerTwo-Lane Blacktop (1971) — Associate ProducerThe Shooting (1966) — Assistant CameraThe Making of Star Wars (1977) — Executive ProducerFriends and Heroes (2007) — Supervising ProducerThe Empire Strikes Door (2019)5-25-77 (2008) — ProducerSlipstream (1989) — ProducerThe Steal (1995) — ProducerThe Definitive History of Star Wars (2015) — ContributorThe Destruction of Troy and the Adventures of Odysseus (1998) — Animation Supervisor · DirectorBeach Ball (1965) — Assistant DirectorChandler (1971) — Associate ProducerImago (1970) — EditorGangster Kittens (2016) — Executive ProducerThe Making of Slipstream (1989) — Executive ProducerTo Be Free (1973) — Editor