Edward S. Feldman Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Witness’ Producer Was 91
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Edward S. Feldman, the longtime Hollywood movie and TV producer whose credits included the Oscar-nominated Witness and K-19 The Widowmaker both starring Harrison Ford, died October 2 in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 91.
Feldman was nominated for the Oscar for producing Witness, Peter Weir’s 1985 drama starring Ford as a cop who goes undercover in Amish country to protect a boy who witnessed a murder. It scored eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture and won for its writing and editing.
Feldman would later reunite with Weir for 1998’s The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey which scored three Oscar nominations. His other film credits include Save the Tiger, The Other Side of the Mountain, Near Dark, The Hitcher, Honey I Blew Up The Kid, Hot Dog…The Movie, The Golden Child, Wired, Green Card, The Doctor, Forever Young, the live-action The Jungle Book, and the live-action 101 Dalmatians and its sequel 102 Dalmatians.
His TV producing credits include Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story, 21 Hours at Munich and King, the latter two earning Emmy nominations.
The Bronx-born Feldman broke into the business working at 20th Century Fox as a writer in the studio’s press book department in Manhattan. In 1959, after a stint in the Air Force, he left Fox to promote The World of Suzie Wong and its producer, Ray Stark, for Paramount, and later joined Embassy Pictures as the head of advertising and publicity.
Feldman and Stark later worked together at Seven Arts Productions, where Feldman’s first project as head of publicity was Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita. Feldman relocated to Hollywood in 1967 when Seven Arts acquired Warner Bros, then joined Filmways where he landed his first producer credit: 1971’s What’s the Matter with Helen? starring Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters.
K-19 The Widowmaker in 2002 was his final producing credit.
Feldman was married to wife Lorraine for 63 years, who predeceased him. He is survived by children, Shari, Mark and Richard Feldman; and four grandchildren. Suggested donations are to City of Hope, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Filmography
Film
Producer
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978)
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
The Sender (1982)
Hot Dog…The Movie (1984)
Witness (1985)
Explorers (1985)
The Golden Child (1986)
Wired (1989)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
The Jungle Book (1994)
The Truman Show (1998)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Executive producer
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Fuzz (1972)
Save the Tiger (1973)
Six Pack (1982)
The Hitcher (1986)
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)
Near Dark (1987)
Green Card (1990)
The Doctor (1991)
Forever Young (1992)
My Father the Hero (1992)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Acting roles
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Hot Dog…The
Movie Man in Bar Watching Wet T-shirt
Contest
Uncredited
1990 Green Card Taxi Driver
1992 Honey, I Blew
Up the Kid Las Vegas Couple
1985 Witness Tour Bus Guide
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role
1981 One from the
Heart Production representative
Television
Executive producer
Year Title Notes
1972 Moon of the
Wolf Television film
1973 Pioneer Woman
1974 The Stranger
Who Looks Like Me
1975 My Father's
House
1976 21 Hours at
Munich
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1978 King
1979 Valentine Television film
1981 300 Miles for
Stephanie
1982 Charles &
Diana: A Royal Love Story
Not in Front of the Children
1985 Obsessed
with a Married Woman
Midas Valley
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