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Gary Kurtz

Producer

Gary Kurtz

Born July 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United StatesDied September 23, 201813 films

Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill.

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13 films
  1. 2016Gangster KittensExecutive Producer
  2. 20085-25-77Producer
  3. 1995The StealProducer
  4. 1989The Making of SlipstreamExecutive Producer
  5. 1989SlipstreamProducer
  6. 1985Return to OzExecutive Producer
  7. 1982The Dark CrystalProducer
  8. 1980The Empire Strikes BackProducer
  9. 1977The Making of Star WarsExecutive Producer
  10. 1977Star WarsProducer
  11. 1973American GraffitiCo-Producer
  12. 1971ChandlerAssociate Producer
  13. 1971Two-Lane BlacktopAssociate Producer