Larry Gordon


Executive, Producer

About

Birth Place
Belzoni, Mississippi, USA
Born
March 25, 1936

Biography

Commercially successful producer of both independent and studio-based films; president of 20th Century-Fox from 1984 to 1986. Gordon, whose brother Charles is also a producer, began his career as an assistant to Aaron Spelling....

Biography

Commercially successful producer of both independent and studio-based films; president of 20th Century-Fox from 1984 to 1986. Gordon, whose brother Charles is also a producer, began his career as an assistant to Aaron Spelling.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Christian Licorice Store (1971)

Writer (Feature Film)

Five Desperate Women (1971)
From Story
The Devil's 8 (1969)
Story

Producer (Feature Film)

The Predator (2018)
Producer
Hellboy (2018)
Producer
Watchmen (2009)
Producer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Producer
Hellboy (2004)
Producer
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Producer
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Producer
K-Pax (2001)
Producer
Mystery Men (1999)
Producer
K-911 (1999)
Executive Producer
Event Horizon (1997)
Producer
The Devil's Own (1997)
Producer
Boogie Nights (1997)
Executive Producer
Used People (1992)
Producer
The Rocketeer (1991)
Producer
Predator 2 (1990)
Producer
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Producer
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Producer
Field Of Dreams (1989)
Producer
Leviathan (1989)
Executive Producer
Family Business (1989)
Producer
Lock Up (1989)
Producer
K-9 (1989)
Producer
The Couch Trip (1988)
Producer
Die Hard (1988)
Producer
The Wrong Guys (1988)
Executive Producer
Predator (1987)
Producer
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Producer
Lucas (1986)
Producer
Streets Of Fire (1984)
Producer
Brewster's Millions (1983)
Producer
48 Hrs. (1982)
Producer
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
Producer
Paternity (1981)
Producer
Xanadu (1980)
Producer
Stunts Unlimited (1980)
Executive Producer
The Warriors (1979)
Producer
It's Not the Size That Counts (1979)
Executive Producer
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978)
Executive Producer
The Driver (1978)
Producer
Hooper (1978)
Executive Producer
The End (1978)
Producer
Dog and Cat (1977)
Executive Producer
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Executive Producer
Hard Times (1975)
Producer
The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
Executive Producer

Producer (Special)

The Brotherhood (1991)
Executive Consultant
The Streets (1984)
Executive Producer
Lone Star (1983)
Executive Producer
The Nightengales (1979)
Executive Producer
Home Cookin' (1975)
Executive Producer

Life Events

1964

Star Television

1965

Hired by ABC-TV in California to work in talent development

1965

Joined Bob Banner Associates

1968

Hired by Roger Corman's American International Pictures as vp project development

1971

Named vp of Screen Gems television

1973

First film as executive producer "Dillinger"

1975

First US film as producer "Hard Times"

1984

President of 20th Century-Fox

1986

Co-produced the Broadway musical "Smile"

1994

Formed Lawrence Gordon Productions at Universal

Family

Charles Gordon
Brother
Producer. Frequent business partner.

Bibliography