Ronald L. Schwary Biography (1944-) (original) (raw)

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Full name, Ronald Louis Schwary; born May 23, 1944, in The Dalles, OR; son ofMitchell Louis and Lorraine (maiden name, Ablan) Schwary; children: Brian L., Neil L.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, actor

Birth Details

May 23, 1944

The Dalles, Oregon, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Danny, The Ultimate Thrill (also known as The Ultimate Chase), General Film Corporation, 1974
• Cab driver, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's TheCheap Detective), Columbia, 1978
• Ticket seller, Casey's Shadow, Columbia, 1978
• Phil Weintraub, Tootsie, Columbia, 1982
• (As Ronald Schwary) Louie, *Batteries Not Included, Universal, 1987
• The producer, Cops and Robbersons, TriStar, 1994
• (As Ronald Schwary) Sheik, Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
• Film Work
• Executive Producer
• Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981
• Havana, Universal, 1990
• Scent of a Woman, Universal, 1992
• (As Ronald Schwary) Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
• (As Ronald Schwary; with others) The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar, 1996
• Meet Joe Black, Universal, 1998
• Random Hearts, Columbia, 1999
• Producer
• Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
• Tootsie, Columbia, 1982
• Let's Spend the Night Together (documentary; also known as TimeIs on Our Side), Embassy Pictures, 1983
• A Soldier's Story, Columbia, 1984
• *Batteries Not Included, Universal, 1987
• Cops and Robbersons, TriStar, 1994
• Associate Producer
• Shadow of the Hawk, Columbia, 1976
• California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's California Suite), Columbia, 1978
• The Electric Horseman, Columbia/Universal, 1979
• Assistant Director
• Breakheart Pass, United Artists, 1976
• St. Ives, Warner Bros., 1976
• Shadow of the Hawk, Columbia, 1976
• Casey's Shadow, Columbia, 1978
• First Assistant Director
• Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• Breakout, Columbia, 1975
• Second Assistant Director
• (As Ron Schwary) Save the Tiger, Paramount, 1973
• Production Manager
• California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's California Suite), Columbia, 1978
• The Electric Horseman, Columbia/Universal, 1979
• Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981
• (As Ronald Schwary) Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
• Unit Production Manager
• The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective), Columbia, 1978
• Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
• Television Work
• Executive Producer; Series
• Now and Again, CBS, 1999-2000
• Producer; Series
• Tour of Duty, CBS, 1987-1900
• When I Grow Up, 2001
• Assistant Director; Miniseries
• The Blue Knight, NBC, 1973
• First Assistant Director; Movies
• The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, ABC, 1974
• Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager; Movies
• In the Glitter Palace (also known as A Woman Accused), NBC,1977
• Episodic
• Directed episodes of Now and Again, CBS; Tour of Duty, CBS;and Sisters, NBC.
• Director; Pilots
• M*A*S*H, CBS, 1972