Tim Zinnemann

Tim Zinnemann (born April 15, 1940) is an American film producer, former assistant director, and photographer. He is best known for his work on the films The Cowboys, The Long Riders, The Running Man and The Island of Dr. Moreau.

Tim Zinnemann
Born	(1940-04-15) April 15, 1940 (age 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film producer, assistant director, photographer
Years active	1960–present
Spouses	Sharon M. McLaglen ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1972)​ Meg Tilly ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1989)​ Christine M. Walton ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2001)​
Children	5

Life and career

Zinnemann was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of director Fred Zinnemann and Renee Bartlett.^[1] He attended Columbia University, but left before graduation to work as a film editor in Italy.^[1]

He began his career as an assistant director on the film Harlow (1965). Other films followed such as Cast a Giant Shadow, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (both released in 1966), The Happening (1967), Bullitt (1968), and the Western television series Cimarron Strip. His other assistant directorial credits include The Great White Hope (1970), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Day of the Locust (1975), Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and Smile (1975).

He then became a line producer. His credits include Straight Time (1978), A Small Circle of Friends (1980), The Long Riders (1980), Impulse (1984), Fandango (1985), The Running Man (1987), Lies of the Twins (1991), Street Fighter and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), his last producing credit. In 1985, he directed an episode of Miami Vice, his only directing credit to date.

Since 1992, Zinnemann focused on photography, working for various publications.^[2]

Personal life

Zinnemann married his first wife, Anna Bellini, in Italy. He married his second wife, Sharon M. McLaglen, in 1967. The couple had one child before divorcing in 1972. In 1983, Zinnemann married actress Meg Tilly,^[1] who was 20 years his junior. Together they had two children, Emily (b. 1984) and David (b. 1986), before their divorce in 1989. Zinnemann's fourth marriage was to actress Christine M. Walton in 1995. They also had two children, before divorcing in 2001.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit
1972	The Cowboys	Associate producer
1975	Smile	Associate producer
1976	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Associate producer
1978	Straight Time
1980	A Small Circle of Friends
	The Long Riders
1982	Tex
1984	Impulse
1985	Fandango
1986	Crossroads	Executive producer
1987	The Running Man
1989	Pet Sematary	Executive producer
1994	Street Fighter	Executive producer
1996	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Executive producer

Second unit director or assistant director

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1964	Kiss Me, Stupid	Assistant director	Uncredited
1965	The Hallelujah Trail
	Harlow
1966	Cast a Giant Shadow
	What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1967	The Happening
1968	Bullitt
1969	The Reivers
1970	The Great White Hope
1971	Carnal Knowledge
1972	The Cowboys
	The King of Marvin Gardens
1973	Cinderella Liberty	First assistant director
1975	Smile	Assistant director
	The Day of the Locust
	Farewell, My Lovely	First assistant director

Production manager

Year	Film	Role
1973	Cinderella Liberty	Production manager
	The Day of the Dolphin
1975	Farewell, My Lovely	Unit production manager
1976	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Editorial department

Year	Film	Role
1963	The Pink Panther	Assistant film editor

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
1998	The Thin Red Line	Thanks

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1979	The Jericho Mile	Television film
1991	Lies of the Twins	Television film

Second unit director or assistant director

Year	Title	Role
1967−68	Cimarron Strip	Assistant director

As director

Year	Title
1985	Miami Vice

References

1. "Meg Tilly Interviews" People Weekly – 31 Mar 86
2. Tim Zinnemann biography at official website Archived February 4, 2013, at archive.today

External links

• Official website
• Tim Zinnemann at IMDb