Charles H. Schneer
Age: 88 | From: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1920-05-05 16:45:01
Death: 2009-01-21 16:45:01
Aliases: Charles Schneer
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, he graduated from Columbia University in 1940. Serving in the US Army's Signal Corps Photographic Unit during the war, and moved to Hollywood following demobilisation. After joining Columbia Pictures, he was introduced to Harryhausen by a mutual friend from Schneer's time in the Army.[1] Together they made It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955), about a giant octopus that wreaks havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge. The octopus had only six tentacles, which Schneer is reported to have been correct in claiming no one would notice.[2] This film made use of stop-motion photography which the two men were to use to greater effect in later films including Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and Clash of the Titans (1981). In 1960, he moved his base of operations to London, where he remained for 45 years. Beside the fantasy films, he also produced the film version of the stage musical Half a Sixpence (1967) starring Tommy Steele and Hellcats of the Navy (1957), the only film starring both Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan (as Nancy Davis).[3] Schneer died in Boca Raton, Florida, aged 88.
Most Famous Work
Jason and the Argonauts
(1963) Producer
Clash of the Titans
(1981) Producer
20 Million Miles to Earth
(1957) Producer
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
(1973) Producer
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
(1977) Producer
The Valley of Gwangi
(1969) Producer
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
(1958) Producer
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956) ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Himself | |
| 1983 | Himself | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Producer | |
| 1977 | Producer | |
| 1973 | Producer | |
| 1970 | Producer | |
| 1969 | Producer | |
| 1967 | Producer | |
| 1964 | Producer | |
| 1963 | Producer | |
| 1961 | Producer | |
| 1960 | Producer | |
| 1959 | Executive Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1958 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1957 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1956 | Producer | |
| 1955 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Adaptation | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
