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Guy Polzel(1930-1995)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Guy Polzel Jr. grew up the oldest of 4 children. He was very hard working many all his life. He never graduated from high school but did serve his country in the Air force. He married a lady named Jackie and had 2 children with her, a son named Richard and a daughter named Debbie. After their divorce he married Kathleen Zimmerman and went on to have 3 more children: Kathy, Terry, and Margaret. He worked in the movie industry tell the early 1990s. After he retired he moved his wife, daughter Margaret, her 2 children Louise and Krystal to Grants Pass, Oregon. Five days after his 65th birthday his family said their good-byes. He died of cancer, having been an avid smoker. He wasn't around for his children while they grew up as he was working all the time, but he was here for his grandchildren.

He loved NASCAR - Ricky Rudd was his driver. He would get up every Sunday morning just to watch a race. He also loved Bald eagles, he had statues and pictures around his house. People who worked with him loved him. He helped his son-in-law get in to the business, and he's still in it to this day.
BornJanuary 1, 1930
DiedJanuary 6, 1995(65)
BornJanuary 1, 1930
DiedJanuary 6, 1995(65)
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Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1985
Time After Time (1979)
Time After Time
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Guy Polzell)
  • 1979
Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)
Meteor
5.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1979
Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
High Anxiety
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1977

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  • Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)
    Designing Women
    7.3
    TV Series
    • key grip
    • 1986–1993
  • A Family for Joe (1990)
    A Family for Joe
    6.4
    TV Series
    • key grip
    • 1990
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • key grip
    • 1988
  • Tom Berenger, Liam Neeson, David Keith, and Madolyn Smith Osborne in If Tomorrow Comes (1986)
    If Tomorrow Comes
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • key grip
    • 1986
  • Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
    The Goonies
    7.7
    • key grip: second unit
    • 1985
  • Lust in the Dust (1984)
    Lust in the Dust
    5.9
    • key grip
    • 1984
  • Kirstie Alley, Barbara Carrera, Kim Cattrall, Debby Boone, and Tracy Reed in Sins of the Past (1984)
    Sins of the Past
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • key grip
    • 1984
  • Rosanna Arquette, Maxwell Caulfield, and Frederic Forrest in The Parade (1984)
    The Parade
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • key grip
    • 1984
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.1
    TV Series
    • key grip
    • 1983
  • And They're Off (1982)
    And They're Off
    4.8
    • key grip
    • 1982
  • Michael Crichton, Susan Dey, Albert Finney, Vanna White, and Tawny Moyer in Looker (1981)
    Looker
    6.1
    • key grip
    • 1981
  • Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (1981)
    Mommie Dearest
    6.6
    • key grip
    • 1981
  • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
    4.1
    • key grip
    • 1981
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Loni Anderson in The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)
    The Jayne Mansfield Story
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • key grip
    • 1980
  • Nicole Eggert and Cheryl Ladd in When She Was Bad... (1979)
    When She Was Bad...
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • key grip
    • 1979

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Guy Polzell
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • January 1, 1930
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • January 6, 1995
    • Grants Pass, Oregon, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Kathleen A. ZimmermanJanuary 12, 1955 - January 6, 1995 (his death, 3 children)

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