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Marty Katz has spent over 30 years in the motion picture and television industries, holding various producing and executive roles overseeing production. In October 1992, after an eight-year tenure at The Walt Disney Studios—including serving as Executive Vice President, Motion Pictures and Television Production—he launched his independent company, Marty Katz Productions. Based at Disney, it operated under an exclusive overall deal with the studio. Under this banner, Katz produced the comedies "Man Of The House," starring Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and "Mr. Wrong," featuring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman. Alongside this exclusive Disney production agreement, he continued consulting for the studio on various film and television projects as well as new technology matters.
Katz joined The Walt Disney Studios in 1985 as Senior Vice President, Motion Picture and Television Production, managing all aspects of physical production—including post-production—for Disney’s various labels: Disney, Touchstone, and Hollywood Pictures. He also oversaw productions for Walt Disney Television, the Theme Parks, and Feature Animation. His credits during this period include hits such as "Down & Out in Beverly Hills," "Outrageous Fortune," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Three Men and a Baby," "The Color Of Money," "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids," "Dead Poets Society," "Dick Tracy," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "Pretty Woman," "Father Of The Bride," "The Rocketeer," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," and "New York Stories." Two years later, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Motion Picture and Television Production, continuing to oversee the studio’s expanding global film and television production slate.
After returning from Vietnam in 1969, where he served as a US Army 1st Lieutenant and Combat Pictorial Unit Director, Katz began his career in the industry with Roger Corman's New World Pictures as a Production Manager and Associate Producer on various low-budget films. In 1971, he became Director of Film Production for ABC Circle Films during the Barry Diller and Michael Eisner era. Over five years there, he supervised production of more than 75 television movies—including "Eleanor and Franklin" and "Love Among The Ruins"—which collectively earned 25 Emmy Awards.
From 1976 to 1978, he served as Executive Vice President of Quinn Martin Productions, overseeing series such as "Streets of San Francisco" and "Barnaby Jones," along with television films. Between 1978 and 1980, Katz worked as a Producer and Production Consultant for Paramount Pictures. Before joining Disney, he produced several television and theatrical films, including Fox’s "Heart Like A Wheel" (1983) and Geffen/Warner Bros.’ "Lost In America" (1985).
After departing Disney in 1996, Marty Katz Productions operated independently from its Santa Monica offices. In 1997, Katz was Supervising Producer at Twentieth Century Fox for James Cameron’s "Titanic." He produced "Reindeer Games" (2000), directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, and Gary Sinise, followed by "Impostor" (2001), directed by Gary Fleder and starring Gary Sinise and Madeline Stowe.
In 2001, Katz produced "The Four Feathers," directed by Shekhar Kapur, featuring Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson, and Wes Bentley. In 2004, he produced "The Great Raid," a World War II epic about the liberation of American survivors of the Bataan Death March at the Japanese Cabanatuan POW Camp in the Philippines. Directed by John Dahl and starring Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, and Joe Fiennes, the film was released by Miramax.
Additionally, Katz served as a Production Consultant for Miramax on "The Lord of the Rings" (2000), playing a key role in securing its greenlight, as well as on "Gangs of New York" (2001), "Cold Mountain" (2002), and other studio productions.
His production "Love Ranch," directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, and Gina Gershon, was released in June 2010. Marty Katz continues to develop new projects through Marty Katz Productions.
