About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1934-06-06
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Gilbert Cates

Overview

Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, who was a dress manufacturer. There he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He is the uncle of noted actress Phoebe Cates and a brother of the producer and director Joseph Cates, with whom he collaborated from time to time.

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Known for

Acting
2000 $pent Actor Mr. Walsh 59
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1998 Inside the Golden Statue Actor Self 59
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Directing
2002 A Death in the Family Directing Director 59
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1996 Innocent Victims Directing Director 59
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1994 Confessions: Two Faces of Evil Directing Director 58
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1991 Absolute Strangers Directing Director N/A
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1990 Call Me Anna Directing Director 59
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1989 Do You Know the Muffin Man? Directing Director 58
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1988 My First Love Directing Director 58
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1988 Fatal Judgement Directing Director 58
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1988 Backfire Directing Director 58
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1986 Child's Cry Directing Director 59
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1985 Consenting Adult Directing Director 59
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1984 Burning Rage Directing Director 59
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1984 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Directing Director 59
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1983 Hobson's Choice Directing Director N/A
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1983 Rapunzel Directing Director 59
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1982 Country Gold Directing Director 59
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1980 Oh, God! Book II Directing Director 58
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1980 The Last Married Couple in America Directing Director 58
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1979 The Promise Directing Director 59
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1977 Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye Directing Director 58
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1976 Dragonfly Directing Director 59
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1974 After the Fall Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Affair Directing Director 59
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1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Directing Director 59
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1972 To All My Friends on Shore Directing Director 58
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1970 I Never Sang for My Father Directing Director 59
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1967 Rings Around the World Directing Director 59
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Production
2002 A Death in the Family Production Producer 59
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1992 In My Daughter's Name Production Executive Producer 58
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1991 Absolute Strangers Production Executive Producer N/A
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1986 Child's Cry Production Producer 59
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1982 Country Gold Production Supervising Producer 59
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1982 The Kid From Nowhere Production Producer 59
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1980 The Last Married Couple in America Production Executive Producer 58
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1979 Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol Production Executive Producer 59
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1979 The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree Production Executive Producer 58
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1978 Stubby Pringle's Christmas Production Executive Producer N/A
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1977 Have I Got a Christmas for You Production Executive Producer N/A
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1976 Dragonfly Production Producer 59
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1974 After the Fall Production Producer N/A
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1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Production Producer 59
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1972 To All My Friends on Shore Production Producer 58
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1970 I Never Sang for My Father Production Producer 59
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1967 Rings Around the World Production Producer 59
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