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Frederic B. Blankfein(1948-2024)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Frederic B. Blankfein was born on 11 February 1948 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Annie Hall (1977), Masters of the Universe (1987) and The Phantom (1996). He was married to Largo Woodruff. He died on 29 January 2024 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1948
DiedJanuary 29, 2024(75)
BornFebruary 11, 1948
DiedJanuary 29, 2024(75)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Fred Blankfein)
  • 1977
Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
Masters of the Universe
5.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1987
Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
The Phantom
5.1
  • Production Manager(second unit)
  • 1996
John Cleese, Brendan Fraser, Scooper, Binx, Tookie, Zakery, Emely, and Hopper in George of the Jungle (1997)
George of the Jungle
5.6
  • Production Manager(as Fredric B. Blankfein)
  • 1997

Credits

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Production Manager

  • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (2022)
    Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 2022
  • Fluidity (2019)
    Fluidity
    4.8
    • unit production manager
    • 2019
  • Peyton List, Luke Mitchell, and Robbie Amell in The Tomorrow People (2013)
    The Tomorrow People
    7.1
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Fredric B. Blankfein)
    • 2013–2014
  • Gretchen Mol and Chris Klein in The Valley of Light (2006)
    The Valley of Light
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as Frederic Blankfein)
    • 2006
  • The Law and Mr. Lee (2003)
    The Law and Mr. Lee
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager: shoot
    • 2003
  • The Temptations (1998)
    The Temptations
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1998
  • Matt Craven, Sheryl Lee, and Rick Roberts in L.A. Doctors (1998)
    L.A. Doctors
    5.9
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1998
  • John Cleese, Brendan Fraser, Scooper, Binx, Tookie, Zakery, Emely, and Hopper in George of the Jungle (1997)
    George of the Jungle
    5.6
    • unit production manager (as Fredric B. Blankfein)
    • 1997
  • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
    The Phantom
    5.1
    • unit production manager: second unit
    • 1996
  • It's My Party (1996)
    It's My Party
    7.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1996
  • Tom Berenger in The Avenging Angel (1995)
    The Avenging Angel
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as Fredric Blankfein)
    • 1995
  • Couples
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1994
  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994)
    Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1994
  • Tony Goldwyn and Lynn Whitfield in Taking the Heat (1993)
    Taking the Heat
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1993
  • Susan Lucci in Between Love and Hate (1993)
    Between Love and Hate
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1993

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • James Franco, Zachary Quinto, and Emma Roberts in I Am Michael (2015)
    I Am Michael
    5.6
    • first assistant director (as Fredric B. Blankfein)
    • 2015
  • Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
    Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
    8.0
    • first assistant director
    • 2012
  • Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, and Sara Rue in Popular (1999)
    Popular
    7.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director (as Fredric B. Blankfein)
    • 1999
  • Matt Craven, Sheryl Lee, and Rick Roberts in L.A. Doctors (1998)
    L.A. Doctors
    5.9
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1999
  • Scott Bairstow and Nancy Travis in My Last Love (1999)
    My Last Love
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1999
  • Thora Birch, Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, and Elijah Wood in Paradise (1991)
    Paradise
    6.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1991
  • Parent Trap III (1989)
    Parent Trap III
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Fredric B. Blankfein)
    • 1989
  • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
    ALF
    7.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director (as Fred Blankfein)
    • 1987
  • Foxfire (1987)
    Foxfire
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Fred Blankfein)
    • 1987
  • Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
    Masters of the Universe
    5.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1987
  • Long Time Gone (1986)
    Long Time Gone
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Fred Blankfein)
    • 1986
  • Larry Hagman, Dale Midkiff, David Marshall Grant, and Molly Hagan in Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
    Dallas: The Early Years
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1986
  • Doubletake (1985)
    Doubletake
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • Malice in Wonderland (1985)
    Malice in Wonderland
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Two of a Kind (1983)
    Two of a Kind
    4.7
    • first assistant director (as Fredric Blankfein)
    • 1983

Producer

  • Proof Film (2018)
    Proof Film
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Wendie Malick in Strange Frequency 2 (2002)
    Strange Frequency 2
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Tony Goldwyn and Lynn Whitfield in Taking the Heat (1993)
    Taking the Heat
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • line producer
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frederic Blankfein
  • Born
    • February 11, 1948
    • Queens, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 2024
    • Franklin, Tennessee, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Largo Woodruff? - present (3 children)

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  • Trivia
    Directed student theater productions at Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, New York, as he was beginning his career.

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