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Ezra Swerdlow

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Ezra Swerdlow
Born(1953-03-02)March 2, 1953
Great Neck, Long Island, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2018(2018-01-03) (aged 63)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film producer, production manager
Years active1980-2018

Ezra Swerdlow (March 2, 1953 – January 23, 2018)[1] was an American film producer and production manager.

In 1980, he served as a unit manager on the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories.[2] He co-owned Schindler/Swerdlow Productions in New York.

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit Notes
1987 Radio Days Associate producer
Spaceballs Co-producer
1989 The January Man
1990 Everybody Wins Co-producer
1991 Life Stinks Executive producer
1992 Alien 3 Executive producer
1993 The Good Son Executive producer
1995 Waiting to Exhale
1996 The First Wives Club Executive producer
1997 Cop Land
Wag the Dog Executive producer
1998 Return to Paradise Executive producer
1999 Whiteboyz
2000 Twilight: Los Angeles
2001 Brooklyn Babylon
2002 Easter Executive producer
2003 Head of State Executive producer
2004 Secret Window Executive producer
2005 Little Manhattan Executive producer
2006 Invincible Executive producer
2007 Enchanted Executive producer
2008 Ghost Town Executive producer
2009 Zombieland Executive producer
2010 When in Rome Executive producer
2011 The Smurfs Executive producer
2012 21 Jump Street Executive producer
2013 The Smurfs 2 Executive producer
2014 The Equalizer Executive producer
2015 Southpaw Executive producer Final film as a producer
Production manager
Year Film Role
1980 Stardust Memories Unit manager
1981 Arthur Assistant unit production manager
1982 The King of Comedy Unit manager
1983 Zelig
1984 Broadway Danny Rose Unit production manager
The Muppets Take Manhattan Production manager
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters
Heartburn
1996 The First Wives Club
1998 Return to Paradise Unit production manager
2005 Little Manhattan
2009 Zombieland
2012 The Vow Production manager
2015 Southpaw Unit production manager
Second unit director or assistant director
Year Film Role
1987 Radio Days First assistant director
As an actor
Year Film Role
1995 Waiting to Exhale Wild Bill
Location management
Year Film Role
1982 Tootsie Location manager
Thanks
Year Film Role
2017 Rough Night Special thanks

Television

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Year Title Credit Notes
2000 The Huntress Co-executive producer
2011 Too Big to Fail Television film

References

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  1. ^ McNary, Dave (January 30, 2018). "Ezra Swerdlow, '21 Jump Street' and 'Spaceballs' Producer, Dies at 64". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Ezra Swerdlow - Biography and Filmography Hollywood.com
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