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Mel Stuart

Mel Stuart

Actor, Producer, Director

Born September 2, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA

Died August 9, 2012

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

15

Type

Year

Remembering Gene Wilder Poster

Remembering Gene Wilder Feature Film2023

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018

Casting By Poster

Casting By Documentary2012

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself Poster

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself Documentary2012

Hollywood Treasure Poster

Hollywood Treasure TV Series2010

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Poster

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Documentary2010

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's Poster

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's Video2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure Documentary2008

LDN Wrestling: Legends Showdown I Video2008

Best Ever Family Films Documentary2005

The 100 Greatest Family Films Poster

The 100 Greatest Family Films Documentary2005

The 100 Greatest Musicals Documentary2003

Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' Poster

Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' Documentary2001

After They Were Famous Poster

After They Were Famous TV Series1999

Hollywood Beat Poster

Hollywood Beat TV Series1993

Producer

58

Type

Year

The Mystery of Sleep Poster

The Mystery of Sleep Documentary2010

Acting Normal Documentary2009

The Hobart Shakespeareans Poster

The Hobart Shakespeareans TV Movie2005

Louise Glück: The Poet's View Documentary2004

Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom Poster

Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom Documentary2003

John Ashbery: The Poet's View Documentary2003

W. S. Merwin: The Poet's View Documentary2003

Still Perfect: 20 Unforgettable Photographs Documentary2002

Anthony Hecht: The Poet's View Documentary2001

BBC: A Window on the World Documentary2001

Seeing Stars... with Hy Gardner TV Movie2001

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 Poster

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 Documentary2000

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Against the Grain Documentary1998

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of Poster

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of Documentary1998

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love Documentary1998

Best of the Worst TV Series1991

Unclaimed Fortunes TV Movie1989

With Peter Beard in Africa: Last Word from Paradise Documentary1988

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Poster

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Documentary1987

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Poster

Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV Series1982

Bill TV Movie1981

The Future: What's Next? TV Series1981

Life Goes to the Movies Poster

Life Goes to the Movies Documentary1976

Flight: The Sky's the Limit Documentary1975

Up from the Ape Poster

Up from the Ape Documentary1975

Welcome Back, Kotter Poster

Welcome Back, Kotter TV Series1975

Birds Do It, Bees Do It Poster

Birds Do It, Bees Do It Documentary1974

Wattstax Poster

Wattstax Documentary1973

Here Comes Tomorrow: The Fear Fighters Documentary1972

Making of the President 1968 Documentary1969

Sophia: A Self-Portrait Documentary1968

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Poster

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Documentary1968

A Nation of Immigrants Documentary1967

China: Roots of Madness Poster

China: Roots of Madness Documentary1967

Revolution in the 3 R'S Documentary1966

The Making of a President: 1964 Poster

The Making of a President: 1964 Documentary1966

The Thin Blue Line Poster

The Thin Blue Line Documentary1966

Wall Street: Where the Money Is Documentary1966

In Search of Man Documentary1965

Prelude to War: Beginning of World War II Documentary1965

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon Poster

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon Documentary1965

Revolution in Our Time Documentary1965

The Bold Men Poster

The Bold Men Documentary1965

The Teenage Revolution Documentary1965

The Way Out Men Documentary1965

Time-Life Specials: The March of Time TV Series1965

Four Days in November Poster

Four Days in November Documentary1964

Krebiozen and Cancer: Thirteen Years of Bitter Conflict Documentary1964

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Poster

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Documentary1963

Hollywood and the Stars Poster

Hollywood and the Stars TV Series1963

Hollywood: The Great Stars Poster

Hollywood: The Great Stars Documentary1963

Story of a Rodeo Cowboy Poster

Story of a Rodeo Cowboy Short Film1963

The Making of the President 1960 Poster

The Making of the President 1960 Documentary1963

D-Day June 6, 1944 Poster

D-Day June 6, 1944 Documentary1962

Hollywood: The Fabulous Era Poster

Hollywood: The Fabulous Era Documentary1962

Story of... TV Series1962

The Rafer Johnson Story Documentary1961

Director

54

Type

Year

Shakespeare in Watts Poster

Shakespeare in Watts Short Film2013

The Mystery of Sleep Poster

The Mystery of Sleep Documentary2010

The Hobart Shakespeareans Poster

The Hobart Shakespeareans TV Movie2005

Louise Glück: The Poet's View Documentary2004

Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom Poster

Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom Documentary2003

John Ashbery: The Poet's View Documentary2003

W. S. Merwin: The Poet's View Documentary2003

Still Perfect: 20 Unforgettable Photographs Documentary2002

Anthony Hecht: The Poet's View Documentary2001

BBC: A Window on the World Documentary2001

Seeing Stars... with Hy Gardner TV Movie2001

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 Poster

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 Documentary2000

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love Documentary1998

Unclaimed Fortunes TV Movie1989

With Peter Beard in Africa: Last Word from Paradise Documentary1988

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Poster

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Documentary1987

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Casablanca Poster

Casablanca TV Series1983

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Poster

Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV Series1982

The White Lions Poster

The White Lions Feature Film1981

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story Poster

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story TV Movie1980

The Chisholms Poster

The Chisholms TV Series1979

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal Poster

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal TV Movie1979

Mean Dog Blues Poster

Mean Dog Blues Feature Film1978

Ruby and Oswald Poster

Ruby and Oswald TV Movie1978

Brenda Starr Poster

Brenda Starr TV Movie1976

Life Goes to the Movies Poster

Life Goes to the Movies Documentary1976

Up from the Ape Poster

Up from the Ape Documentary1975

Welcome Back, Kotter Poster

Welcome Back, Kotter TV Series1975

Get Christie Love! Poster

Get Christie Love! TV Series1974

Love from A to Z TV Movie1974

Here We Go Again Poster

Here We Go Again TV Series1973

Wattstax Poster

Wattstax Documentary1973

One is a Lonely Number Poster

One is a Lonely Number Feature Film1972

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Poster

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Feature Film1971

I Love My Wife Poster

I Love My Wife Feature Film1970

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy Poster

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy Documentary1970

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Poster

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Feature Film1969

Making of the President 1968 Documentary1969

Sophia: A Self-Portrait Documentary1968

A Nation of Immigrants Documentary1967

China: Roots of Madness Poster

China: Roots of Madness Documentary1967

The Making of a President: 1964 Poster

The Making of a President: 1964 Documentary1966

Wall Street: Where the Money Is Documentary1966

The Way Out Men Documentary1965

Time-Life Specials: The March of Time TV Series1965

Four Days in November Poster

Four Days in November Documentary1964

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Poster

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Documentary1963

Hollywood and the Stars Poster

Hollywood and the Stars TV Series1963

The Making of the President 1960 Poster

The Making of the President 1960 Documentary1963

D-Day June 6, 1944 Poster

D-Day June 6, 1944 Documentary1962

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1961

The DuPont Show of the Week Poster

The DuPont Show of the Week TV Series1961

The Rafer Johnson Story Documentary1961

Writer

6

Type

Year

The Mystery of Sleep Poster

The Mystery of Sleep Documentary2010

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Poster

Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV Series1982

Welcome Back, Kotter Poster

Welcome Back, Kotter TV Series1975

A Nation of Immigrants Documentary1967

D-Day June 6, 1944 Poster

D-Day June 6, 1944 Documentary1962

Story of... TV Series1962

Other Crew

9

Type

Year

The 51st Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 51st Annual Academy Awards Documentary1979

Visions of Eight Poster

Visions of Eight Documentary1973

Men from Boys: The First Eight Weeks Documentary1968

Race for the Moon Documentary1965

Krebiozen and Cancer: Thirteen Years of Bitter Conflict Documentary1964

The Race for Space Documentary1959

The Twentieth Century Poster

The Twentieth Century TV Series1957

Producers' Showcase Poster

Producers' Showcase TV Series1954

Project Twenty Poster

Project Twenty TV Series1954

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Poster

Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV Series1982

Production Manager

3

Type

Year

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon Poster

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon Documentary1965

Hollywood and the Stars Poster

Hollywood and the Stars TV Series1963

Hollywood: The Golden Years Documentary1961

Thanks

4

Type

Year

Gonzo Documentary2008

Citizen Candy Man: A Chocumentary Poster

Citizen Candy Man: A Chocumentary Short Film2005

Independent's Day Poster

Independent's Day Documentary1998

The Hellstrom Chronicle Poster

The Hellstrom Chronicle Documentary1971

Editorial Department

1

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1981

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