Gordon Carroll
Gordon Carroll | |
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Born | Charles Gordon Carroll III February 2, 1928 |
Died | May 20, 2005 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1968–2005 |
Notable work | Alien (1979) Aliens (1986) |
Family | Robert Carroll (brother) |
Charles Gordon Carroll III (February 2, 1928 – May 20, 2005) was an American film producer. He is known for his work on Alien (1979), Aliens (1986) and Alien 3 (1992). He died on May 20, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. He also co-founded Brandywine Productions with David Giler and Walter Hill, a film company most famously associated with the Alien film series.
Early life and career[]
Carroll was raised in New York City where he was influenced by his father's love of literature. He received his education from Princeton University in advertising and after military duty as a first lieutenant in the Korean War, he returned to Manhattan and entered the advertising world at Foote, Cone & Belding. He began his film career in 1965 as executive producer of How to Murder Your Wife. From there he went on to produce films like Cool Hand Luke (1967), Blue Thunder (1983) and Red Heat (1988).
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1965 | How to Murder Your Wife | Executive Producer |
1967 | Luv | Executive Producer |
1967 | Cool Hand Luke | |
1969 | The April Fools | |
1973 | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | |
1979 | Alien | |
1983 | Blue Thunder | |
1986 | The Best of Times | |
1986 | Aliens | Executive Producer |
1988 | Red Heat | |
1992 | Alien 3 | |
1997 | Alien Resurrection | |
2004 | Alien vs. Predator |
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- 1928 births
- 2005 deaths
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- American film producers
- Businesspeople from Baltimore
- Businesspeople from New York City
- Princeton University alumni
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American film producer stubs