Outstanding Made For Television Movie - 2000
- Nominee
- Robert Katz
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
- HBO
Robert Katz
Date of Birth
Date of Birth:
February 07, 1943
Date of Passing:
June 22, 2022
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California
Obituary:
The Hollywood Reporter
Robert A. Katz was an American producer.
Katz launched Esparza/Katz Productions with Moctesuma Esparza in 1986, and they produced more than 20 projects together, including the films Gettysburg (1993), The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1996), Selena (1997) and Gods and Generals (2003).
Their television work included the 1997 TNT miniseries Rough Riders (1997), featuring Tom Berenger as Teddy Roosevelt; the 1999 HBO telefilm Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, which starred Halle Berry and received an Emmy nomination for outstanding made for TV movie; and the 2006 HBO telefilm Walkout.
Robert A. Katz was an American producer.
Katz launched Esparza/Katz Productions with Moctesuma Esparza in 1986, and they produced more than 20 projects together, including the films Gettysburg (1993), The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1996), Selena (1997) and Gods and Generals (2003).
Their television work included the 1997 TNT miniseries Rough Riders (1997), featuring Tom Berenger as Teddy Roosevelt; the 1999 HBO telefilm Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, which starred Halle Berry and received an Emmy nomination for outstanding made for TV movie; and the 2006 HBO telefilm Walkout.
Katz also was a founder of the medical education company Medcom Inc., which he took public, and a pioneer in the home video market, producing exercise projects with Jane Fonda, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others.
Katz died June 22, 2022 in Van Nuys, California. He was 79.
Awards & Nominations
1 Nomination
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