About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1927-07-07
Place of birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Website:
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Martin Ransohoff

Overview

Martin Ransohoff (born November 30, 1926) is a cinema and television producer, and member of the Ransohoff family.

He graduated from Colgate University in 1949 and is on a list of Distinguished Alumni. He founded the film production company Filmways, Inc. in 1960 and remained with the company until 1972. Filmways started making TV commercials, moved into documentaries then sitcoms; by 1963 Filmways were making $13 million a year. In 1972 he became an independent producer. He attempted to "create" female movie stars during the 1960s; the actresses who achieved the greatest success under his tutelage were Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld and Sharon Tate, who featured in several of his films from 1964 until her death in 1969. He is a cousin of neurosurgeonJoseph Ransohoff. The Beverly Hillbillies brought Ransohoff his first success in 1962 and thereafter he turned his attention to films. Ransohoff went on to produce such films as American Pop.

Known for

Acting
2002 Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence Actor Self 58
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1966 All Eyes on Sharon Tate Actor Self 58
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1965 The Big Sur Actor Self 58
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1964 Action on the Beach Actor Self N/A
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Too Young to Die: Sharon Tate Actor Self N/A
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Writing
1980 A Change of Seasons Writing Story 58
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1974 The White Dawn Writing Adaptation 59
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1965 The Sandpiper Writing Story 59
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Production
1997 Turbulence Production Producer 57
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1993 Guilty as Sin Production Producer 58
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1989 Welcome Home Production Producer 58
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1989 Physical Evidence Production Producer 58
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1988 Switching Channels Production Producer 59
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1987 The Big Town Production Producer 58
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1985 Jagged Edge Production Producer 60
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1983 Class Production Producer 58
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1982 Hanky Panky Production Producer 58
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1981 American Pop Production Producer 60
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1980 A Change of Seasons Production Producer 58
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1979 The Wanderers Production Producer 62
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1979 Nightwing Production Producer 58
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1979 Co-Ed Fever Production Producer 69
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1976 Silver Streak Production Executive Producer 62
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1974 The White Dawn Production Producer 59
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1973 Save the Tiger Production Producer 59
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1972 Fuzz Production Producer 58
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1971 See No Evil Production Producer 59
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1971 10 Rillington Place Production Producer 62
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1970 The Moonshine War Production Producer 58
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1970 Catch-22 Production Producer 61
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1969 Hamlet Production Producer 58
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1969 Castle Keep Production Producer 58
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1968 Ice Station Zebra Production Producer 59
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1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Production Executive Producer 58
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1967 Our Mother's House Production Executive Producer 59
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1967 Don't Make Waves Production Producer 58
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1966 Eye of the Devil Production Producer 59
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1965 The Cincinnati Kid Production Producer 62
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1965 The Loved One Production Executive Producer 59
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1965 The Sandpiper Production Producer 59
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1964 The Americanization of Emily Production Producer 59
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1963 The Wheeler Dealers Production Producer 59
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1962 Boys' Night Out Production Producer 59
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