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Harry Caplan(1908-1994)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Art Department
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Harry Caplan was born on 2 June 1908 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Von Ryan's Express (1965), Love Is a Ball (1963) and Avalanche Express (1979). He died on 25 January 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 2, 1908
DiedJanuary 25, 1994(85)
BornJune 2, 1908
DiedJanuary 25, 1994(85)
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Known for

Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Von Ryan's Express
7.1
  • Production Manager(as Harry A. Caplan)
  • 1965
Charles Boyer, Glenn Ford, and Hope Lange in Love Is a Ball (1963)
Love Is a Ball
6.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1963
Lee Marvin, Maximilian Schell, Robert Shaw, and Linda Evans in Avalanche Express (1979)
Avalanche Express
4.9
  • Production Manager
  • 1979
Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
One-Eyed Jacks
7.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1961

Credits

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Production Manager

  • Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
    Take This Job and Shove It
    5.0
    • executive production manager
    • 1981
  • Lee Marvin, Maximilian Schell, Robert Shaw, and Linda Evans in Avalanche Express (1979)
    Avalanche Express
    4.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • The Evil (1978)
    The Evil
    5.6
    • production manager
    • 1978
  • Bittersweet Love (1976)
    Bittersweet Love
    4.5
    • production manager
    • 1976
  • Mastermind (1976)
    Mastermind
    4.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1976
  • George Segal in The Black Bird (1975)
    The Black Bird
    5.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1975
  • Burt Lancaster, Will Geer, Paul Carr, and Robert Ryan in Executive Action (1973)
    Executive Action
    6.7
    • production manager
    • 1973
  • Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
    Happy Birthday, Wanda June
    6.1
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • Anthony Quinn, Sam Levene, Irene Papas, and Inger Stevens in A Dream of Kings (1969)
    A Dream of Kings
    6.3
    • executive production manager (as Harry A. Caplan)
    • 1969
  • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
    6.2
    • executive production manager (as Harry A. Caplan)
    • 1969
  • Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    The Stalking Moon
    6.6
    • executive production manager (as Harry A. Caplan)
    • 1968
  • How Sweet It Is! (1968)
    How Sweet It Is!
    5.9
    • executive production manager (as Harry A. Caplan)
    • 1968
  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)
    The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
    7.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1967
  • A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
    A Guide for the Married Man
    6.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1967
  • Paul Newman and Diane Cilento in Hombre (1967)
    Hombre
    7.4
    • unit production manager (as Harry A. Caplan)
    • 1967

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Bittersweet Love (1976)
    Bittersweet Love
    4.5
    • assistant director
    • 1976
  • Barbra Streisand in For Pete's Sake (1974)
    For Pete's Sake
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
    Happy Birthday, Wanda June
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Charles Boyer, Glenn Ford, and Hope Lange in Love Is a Ball (1963)
    Love Is a Ball
    6.0
    • second unit director
    • 1963
  • Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter, and Lilli Palmer in The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
    The Pleasure of His Company
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Danny Kaye, Diana Dors, and Dana Wynter in On the Double (1961)
    On the Double
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
    One-Eyed Jacks
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, and Forrest Tucker in Hurricane Smith (1952)
    Hurricane Smith
    5.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Groucho Marx, Bing Crosby, Charles Coburn, Gower Champion, Marge Champion, Dorothy Kirsten, Nancy Olson, and The Merry Macs in Mr. Music (1950)
    Mr. Music
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Alan Ladd in Branded (1950)
    Branded
    6.7
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • William Holden, Edward Arnold, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, and Mary Philips in Dear Wife (1949)
    Dear Wife
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, and Mona Freeman in Streets of Laredo (1949)
    Streets of Laredo
    6.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, and Cedric Hardwicke in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Barry Fitzgerald, Wanda Hendrix, John Lund, and Monty Woolley in Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
    Miss Tatlock's Millions
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1948
  • Alan Ladd and Donna Reed in Beyond Glory (1948)
    Beyond Glory
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1948

Art Department

  • W.C. Fields and Baby LeRoy in It's a Gift (1934)
    It's a Gift
    7.1
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • W.C. Fields, George P. Breakston, Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, and Virginia Weidler in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
    6.2
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)
    Duck Soup
    7.7
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Thelma Todd, and The Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers (1932)
    Horse Feathers
    7.5
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx in Monkey Business (1931)
    Monkey Business
    7.4
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Harry A. Caplan
  • Born
    • June 2, 1908
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • January 25, 1994
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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