About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1928-09-02
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

Mel Stuart

Overview

Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance.

Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1974) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000).

Stuart also directed feature documentaries including Four Days in November and Wattstax.

In addition he has directed or produced over 150 films including movies of the week, The Triangle Factory Fire, Bill, The Chisholms, and Ruby and Oswald, the television series Ripley's Believe it Not, and the documentaries The Making of the President 1960, 1964, and 1968, The Hobart Shakespeareans, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Man Ray - The Prophet of the Avant-Garde, George Plimpton and the Philharmonic and The Poet's View. He has been awarded four Emmy awards, an Academy Award nomination, a Peabody and numerous other awards. He served as president of the International Documentary Association for two years.

He was related to TV producer David L. Wolper.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Stuart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Acting
2001 Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' Actor Self 59
Average
1969 Turn-On Actor 68
Fair

Directing
2010 The Mystery of Sleep Directing Director 59
Average
2005 The Hobart Shakespeareans Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde Directing Director N/A
N/A
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Directing Director 59
Average
1981 The White Lions Directing Director N/A
N/A
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story Directing Director 58
Average
1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Mean Dog Blues Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Ruby and Oswald Directing Director 58
Average
1976 Brenda Starr Directing Director 58
Average
1976 LIFE Goes to the Movies Directing Director N/A
N/A
1973 Wattstax Directing Director 59
Average
1972 One Is a Lonely Number Directing Director 58
Average
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Directing Director 72
Good
1970 I Love My Wife Directing Director 58
Average
1970 The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy Directing Director N/A
N/A
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Directing Director 58
Average
1967 China: The Roots of Madness Directing Director 59
Average
1966 The Making of the President: 1964 Directing Director N/A
N/A
1964 Four Days In November Directing Director 59
Average
1963 The Making of the President 1960 Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2010 The Mystery of Sleep Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy Production Producer 59
Average
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Production Producer 59
Average
1981 Bill Production Producer 59
Average
1973 Wattstax Production Producer 59
Average
1968 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1966 The Thin Blue Line Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1965 The Teen-Age Revolution Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1965 The Bold Men Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1964 Four Days In November Production Producer 59
Average