Mark Damon
Biography
Mark Damon was an American actor who became a film producer. Born Alan Harris in Chicago, he moved to Los Angeles as a child. He began his Hollywood career in 1956 with a contract at 20th Century Fox. In 1960 he won a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for Roger Corman's House of Usher. He later moved to Italy for Spaghetti Westerns and was part of the 1960s Dolce Vita set in Rome. In the mid-1970s he left acting to produce, founding Producers Sales Organization, Vision Productions, MDP Worldwide and Foresight Unlimited. His productions earned 10 Oscar nominations, and he was involved in international licensing for more than 300 feature pictures, including Prizzi's Honor and Once Upon A Time In America. He was one of the founders of the American Film Marketing Association.
91years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Alan Harris (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 41 years1956 to 1997
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First role
Damon was scouted as an actor by Groucho Marx while he was a high school senior, but he chose to attend dental school at UCLA instead.
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After he came back to the U.S. in 1977, Damon started Producers Sales Organization, a company that sold American films to distributors overseas and was the first of its kind to rival the major studios.
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Damon's productions brought in more than 2 billion dollars at the worldwide theatrical box office and earned 10 Oscar nominations.
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Worked with
Mark Damon made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Robert Ryan's page
All films by Roger Corman
Jonas PateDirector, 1 film, 1997
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Josh PateDirector, 1 film, 1997
All films by Josh Pate
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