David Valdes


Biography

Filmography

 

Assistant Direction (Feature Film)

Gardens Of Stone (1987)
Assistant Director
Ratboy (1986)
Assistant Director
Pale Rider (1985)
1st Assistant Director
City Heat (1984)
Assistant Director
Tightrope (1984)
1st Assistant Director
Murder 1, Dancer 0 (1983)
Assistant Director
The Outsiders (1983)
Assistant Director
Rumble Fish (1983)
Assistant Director
Sudden Impact (1983)
1st Assistant Director
Partners (1982)
Assistant Director
Firefox (1982)
Assistant Director
In God We Trust (1980)
Assistant Director
Oh God! Book II (1980)
2nd Assistant Director
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Assistant Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Tightrope (1984)
Manes

Producer (Feature Film)

Battle Angel (2018)
Executive Producer
Point Break (2015)
Producer
Transcendence (2014)
Producer
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Producer
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Producer
I Am Number Four (2011)
Executive Producer
The Book of Eli (2010)
Producer
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Producer
Open Range (2003)
Producer
The Time Machine (2002)
Producer
The Green Mile (1999)
Producer
Turbulence (1997)
Producer
The Stars Fell On Henrietta (1995)
Producer
A Perfect World (1993)
Producer
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Executive Producer
Unforgiven (1992)
Executive Producer
White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
Executive Producer
The Rookie (1990)
Producer
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Producer
Bird (1988)
Executive Producer
The Dead Pool (1988)
Producer
Like Father, Like Son (1987)
Producer
Gardens Of Stone (1987)
Co-Executive Producer
Ratboy (1986)
Associate Producer
Pale Rider (1985)
Associate Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

A Perfect World (1993)
Production Manager
Unforgiven (1992)
Production Manager
The Rookie (1990)
Production Manager
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Production Manager
Bird (1988)
Production Manager
The Dead Pool (1988)
Production Manager

Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)

Battle Angel (2018)
Unit Production Manager
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Unit Production Manager
Point Break (2015)
Unit Production Manager
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Unit Production Manager
Open Range (2003)
Unit Production Manager

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

White Hunter Black Heart -- (Movie Clip) Almost Divine Ability Jeff Fahey narrates from the novel written by screenwriter Peter Viertel shortly after shooting The African Queen with John Huston, Clint Eastwood (who also directed) as his subject, Charlotte Cornwell the girl-Friday, opening White Hunter Black Heart, 1990.
White Hunter Black Heart -- (Movie Clip) The Dangerous Life At a Hollywood club, big names gather before shooting for the thinly-veiled The African Queen, George Dzundza modeled on producer Sam Spiegel, Clint Eastwood (also directing) on John Huston, Jeff Fahey on writer Peter Viertel, Marisa Berenson on Hepburn, Richard Vanstone and Jamie Koss on Bogart and Bacall, in White Hunter Black Heart, 1990.
White Hunter Black Heart -- (Movie Clip) Such A Hardy Bugger Director and star Clint Eastwood, modeled on John Huston, introduces Jeff Fahey (modeled on screenwriter Peter Viertel) to a hunter and friend (Martin Jacobs, Mel Martin), then discuss their script (verbatim from Viertel's for The African Queen), in White Hunter Black Heart, 1990.
Bird (1988) -- (Movie Clip) I Owe Dizzy Everything Forest Whitaker the title character, sax player Charlie Parker, with wife Chan (Diane Venora), after his release from hospital following a minor crisis, recalling his obligation to friend and trumpet legend Dizzy "Birks" Gillespie (Samuel E. Wright), in Clint Eastwood's Bird, 1988.
Bird (1988) -- (Movie Clip) Charlie From Just Around Hamilton Camp the hustling "Mayor" of Manhattan's West 52nd Street, meets Keith David as "Buster" Smith (a real person!) who recalls early days in Kansas City with the young Charlie "Yardbird" Parker (Damon Whitaker, nephew of the star Forest Whitaker), in Clint Eastwood's bio-pic Bird, 1988.
Bird (1988) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Lester Leaps In Director Clint Eastwood fashions an intriguing opening, introducing his star Forest Whitaker, then the first of many performances using original recordings by the subject, Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, in this case a Lester Young number he often played, in the 1988 bio-pic Bird.

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