Ezra Swerdlow

Film producer

Ezra Swerdlow

Born| (1953-03-02)March 2, 1953

Great Neck, Long Island, New York, U.S.

Died| January 3, 2018(2018-01-03) (aged 63)

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Film producer, production manager
Years active| 1980-2018

Ezra Swerdlow (March 2, 1953 – January 23, 2018)[1] was an American film producer and production manager.

In 1980, he served as a unit manager on the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories.[2] He co-owned Schindler/Swerdlow Productions in New York.

## Filmography[edit]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

### Film[edit]

Year  | Film  | Credit  | Notes

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1987 | Radio Days | Associate producer |
Spaceballs | Co-producer |
1989 | The January Man |  |
1990 | Everybody Wins | Co-producer |
1991 | Life Stinks | Executive producer |
1992 | Alien 3 | Executive producer |
1993 | The Good Son | Executive producer |
1995 | Waiting to Exhale |  |
1996 | The First Wives Club | Executive producer |
1997 | Cop Land |  |
Wag the Dog | Executive producer |
1998 | Return to Paradise | Executive producer |
1999 | Whiteboyz |  |
2000 | Twilight: Los Angeles |  |
2001 | Brooklyn Babylon |  |
2002 | Easter | Executive producer |
2003 | Head of State | Executive producer |
2004 | Secret Window | Executive producer |
2005 | Little Manhattan | Executive producer |
2006 | Invincible | Executive producer |
2007 | Enchanted | Executive producer |
2008 | Ghost Town | Executive producer |
2009 | Zombieland | Executive producer |
2010 | When in Rome | Executive producer |
2011 | The Smurfs | Executive producer |
2012 | 21 Jump Street | Executive producer |
2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Executive producer |
2014 | The Equalizer | Executive producer |
2015 | Southpaw | Executive producer | Final film as a producer

Production manager
Year  | Film  | Role

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1980 | Stardust Memories | Unit manager
1981 | Arthur | Assistant unit production manager
1982 | The King of Comedy | Unit manager
1983 | Zelig
1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | Unit production manager
The Muppets Take Manhattan | Production manager
1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters
Heartburn
1996 | The First Wives Club
1998 | Return to Paradise | Unit production manager
2005 | Little Manhattan
2009 | Zombieland
2012 | The Vow | Production manager
2015 | Southpaw | Unit production manager

Second unit director or assistant director
Year  | Film  | Role

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1987 | Radio Days | First assistant director

As an actor
Year  | Film  | Role

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1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Wild Bill

Location management
Year  | Film  | Role

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1982 | Tootsie | Location manager

Thanks
Year  | Film  | Role

|
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2017 | Rough Night | Special thanks

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Credit  | Notes

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2000 | The Huntress | Co-executive producer |
2011 | Too Big to Fail |  | Television film

## References[edit]

1. ^ McNary, Dave (January 30, 2018). "Ezra Swerdlow, '21 Jump Street' and 'Spaceballs' Producer, Dies at 64". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
2. ^ Ezra Swerdlow - Biography and Filmography Hollywood.com

## External links[edit]

* Ezra Swerdlow at IMDb

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