Charles H. Schneer

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

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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

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1998	Himself	The Harryhausen Chronicles 1998-01-27 Movie
1983	Himself	Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me 1983-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Producer	Clash of the Titans 1981-03-15 Movie
1977	Producer	Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 1977-07-15 Movie
1973	Producer	The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 1973-12-20 Movie
1970	Producer	The Executioner 1970-09-06 Movie
1969	Producer	The Valley of Gwangi 1969-07-24 Movie
1967	Producer	Half a Sixpence 1967-12-21 Movie
1964	Producer	First Men in the Moon 1964-07-01 Movie
1963	Producer	Jason and the Argonauts 1963-06-19 Movie
1961	Producer	Mysterious Island 1961-12-18 Movie
1960	Producer	The 3 Worlds of Gulliver 1960-11-30 Movie
1959	Executive Producer	Face of a Fugitive 1959-05-01 Movie
	Producer	Good Day for a Hanging 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Producer	The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958-12-05 Movie
	Producer	The Case Against Brooklyn 1958-06-01 Movie
1957	Producer	Hellcats of the Navy 1957-05-01 Movie
	Producer	20 Million Miles to Earth 1957-02-08 Movie
1956	Producer	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 1956-07-04 Movie
1955	Producer	It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955-07-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv