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George P. Cosmatos

George P. Cosmatos

Actor, Director, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born January 4, 1941 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Died April 19, 2005

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George Pan Cosmatos (January 4, 1941 in Florence, Italy - April 19, 2005 in Victoria, Canada) was a Greek/Italian film director. After studying film in London, he became assistant director to Otto Preminger on Exodus (1960), Leon Uris's epic about the birth of Israel. Thereafter he worked on Zorba the Greek (1964), in which Cosmatos had a small part as Boy with Acne. Cosmatos grew up in Egypt and Cyprus and is said to have spoken six languages. He was famous in Italy for the movies Rappresaglia (1973) with Marcello Mastroianni and The Cassandra Crossing (1976) with Sophia Loren. In 1979, he made the famous and successful World War II adventure movie Escape to Athena, starring a gigantic all star cast including Roger Moore, David Niven, Telly Savalas, Elliot Gould and Claudia Cardinale. Cosmatos was nominated for a 1985 Golden Raspberry Award for his role as director of Rambo: First Blood Part II starring Sylvester Stallone. He also directed another Stallone vehicle, Cobra, in 1986.

Late in his career, Cosmatos received more praise for Tombstone, a 1993 Western movie about Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. This film was particularly praised for the exceptional performance of Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. After his death it was revealed by Tombstone star Kurt Russell that Cosmatos had ghost-directed the movie on Russell's behalf. Sylvester Stallone recommended Cosmatos after the departure of the first director, and informed Russell that Cosmatos had also ghost-directed Rambo: First Blood Part II on Stallone's behalf.

George P. Cosmatos died of lung cancer on April 19, 2005 at the age of 64.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Escape to Athena: Cast and Crew Interviews Poster

Escape to Athena: Cast and Crew Interviews Documentary2004Self - Director

Director's Original Storyboard: O.K. Corral Sequence Video2002Self

Rambo: First Blood Pasrt II: Audio Commentary with George P. Cosmatos Video2002Self

The Making of 'Tombstone' Documentary2002Self

We Get to Win This Time Poster

We Get to Win This Time Documentary2002Self

The Making of 'Cobra' Documentary1986Self

First Blood Part II: Action in the Jungle Documentary1985Self

First Blood Part II: Behind the Scenes Documentary1985Self

First Blood Part II: The Last American POW Documentary1985Self

De película Poster

De película TV Series1982Self - Interviewee

V.I.P.-Schaukel Poster

V.I.P.-Schaukel TV Series1971Self

Apropos Film TV Series1967Self

Zorba the Greek Poster

Zorba the Greek Feature Film1964Acne Faced Boy

Today TV Series1952Self

Director

10

Shadow Conspiracy Poster

Shadow Conspiracy Feature Film1997

Tombstone Poster

Tombstone Feature Film1993

Leviathan Poster

Leviathan Feature Film1989

Cobra Feature Film1986

Rambo: First Blood Part II Poster

Rambo: First Blood Part II Feature Film1985

Of Unknown Origin Poster

Of Unknown Origin Feature Film1983

Escape to Athena Poster

Escape to Athena Feature Film1979

The Cassandra Crossing Poster

The Cassandra Crossing Feature Film1976

Massacre in Rome Poster

Massacre in Rome Feature Film1973

The Beloved Poster

The Beloved Feature Film1971

2nd Unit / Asst Director

5

The Cassandra Crossing Poster

The Cassandra Crossing Feature Film1976

Assignment Skybolt Poster

Assignment Skybolt Feature Film1968

The Day the Fish Came Out Poster

The Day the Fish Came Out Feature Film1967

Zorba the Greek Poster

Zorba the Greek Feature Film1964

Exodus Feature Film1960

Writer

4

Escape to Athena Poster

Escape to Athena Feature Film1979

The Cassandra Crossing Poster

The Cassandra Crossing Feature Film1976

Massacre in Rome Poster

Massacre in Rome Feature Film1973

The Beloved Poster

The Beloved Feature Film1971

Thanks

3

Type

Year

War Gene Poster

War Gene Short Film2020

Afghanistan: Land in Crisis Poster

Afghanistan: Land in Crisis Documentary2002

We Get to Win This Time Poster

We Get to Win This Time Documentary2002

Casting Department

1

The Day the Fish Came Out Poster

The Day the Fish Came Out Feature Film1967

Producer

1

The Beloved Poster

The Beloved Feature Film1971

Production Manager

1

All the Way to Paris Poster

All the Way to Paris Feature Film1966

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