Frank Hildebrand obit

Frank Hildebrand Dies: ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ & ‘Into The Wild’ Producer Was 73

 

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Frank Hildebrand, a producer and production manager who most recently worked on Fear the Walking Dead, has died. He was 73.

Hildebrand’s family confirmed to Deadline through a statement from his rep that he died following a brief illness on November 21, a little more than a week before his 74th birthday.

Born and educated in Zurich, Switzerland, Hildebrand began his filmmaking career in the UK before moving to Hollywood in the 1980s, working on such indie films as Vice Squad (1982) and Once Bitten (1985).

He then went on to line produce and supervise on such films as Triumph of the Spirit (1989), Freeway (1996), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Into the Wild (2007), The Runaways (2010), Fair Game (2010) and The Tree of Life (2011). In recent years, Hildebrand served as a producer on the last seven seasons of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead.

Throughout his career, Hildebrand also held various heads of production positions at The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Epic Entertainment and River Road Productions. He was also a member of the DGA and PGA.

Hildrebrand is survived by his wife Olivier; as well as his daughters Natacha and Briana Hildebrand, whom he shares with ex-wife Penny Karlin. The family of Hildrebrand, a passionate water skier and scuba diver, said donations made to any ocean conservancy organization “would be immensely appreciated.”

Actor

Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)

Fear the Walking Dead

6.8

TV Series

Hildy

Lawton Ranger

2020–2023

4 episodes

 

Producer

Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)

Fear the Walking Dead

6.8

TV Series

producer (produced by)

2016–2023

98 episodes

 

Pierce Brosnan, Stefanie Scott, and James Frecheville in I.T. (2016)

I.T.

5.5

executive producer

2016

 

Finding Happiness (2014)

Finding Happiness

5.8

producer

2014

 

Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart in The Runaways (2010)

The Runaways

6.5

co-producer

2010

 

Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)

Into the Wild

8.1

executive producer

2007

 

Vinessa Shaw in The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

The Hills Have Eyes

6.4

executive producer

2006

 

Steven Seagal and mink in Into the Sun (2005)

Into the Sun

4.3

line producer

2005

 

Steven Seagal and Agnieszka Wagner in Out of Reach (2004)

Out of Reach

4.0

Video

producer

2004

 

Jessica Alba and Hugh Dancy in The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

The Sleeping Dictionary

6.5

executive producer

2003

 

Gabrielle Anwar, Vincent D'Onofrio, and James D'Arcy in Sherlock (2002)

Sherlock

5.8

TV Movie

associate producer: Romania

2002

 

They Nest (2000)

They Nest

5.2

TV Movie

producer

2000

 

Christopher Lambert and Rhona Mitra in Beowulf (1999)

Beowulf

4.1

co-producer

1999

 

Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, and John Lithgow in Johnny Skidmarks (1998)

Johnny Skidmarks

5.5

co-producer

1998

 

Michael Biehn, Adrian Paul, and Barbara Eve Harris in Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)

Dead Men Can't Dance

4.4

co-producer

1997

 

Project: Metalbeast (1995)

Project: Metalbeast

4.5

producer

1995

 

Robot Jox (1989)

Robot Jox

5.5

associate producer

1989

 

Ghoulies II (1987)

Ghoulies II

4.7

associate producer

1987

 

Death of an Angel (1985)

Death of an Angel

5.1

line producer

1985

 

Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, and Karen Kopins in Once Bitten (1985)

Once Bitten

5.6

producer (as Frank E. Hildebrand)

1985

 

Warrior of the Lost World (1983)

Warrior of the Lost World

2.7

producer (as Frank E. Hildebrand)

1983

 

Vice Squad (1982)

Vice Squad

6.4

associate producer

1982

 

Savage Harvest (1981)

Savage Harvest

5.7

associate producer

1981

 

Production Manager

Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)

Fear the Walking Dead

6.8

TV Series

unit production manager

2016–2023

98 episodes

 

The Tree of Life (2011)

The Tree of Life

6.8

executive in charge of production

2011

 

Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in Fair Game (2010)

Fair Game

6.8

executive in charge of production

2010

 

Vinessa Shaw in The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

The Hills Have Eyes

6.4

production manager

2006

 

Jessica Alba and Hugh Dancy in The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

The Sleeping Dictionary

6.5

unit production manager

2003

 

Lauren Holly, Burt Reynolds, and Benjamin Bratt in The Last Producer (2000)

The Last Producer

4.6

executive in charge of production (uncredited)

2000

 

Woody Allen, Kiefer Sutherland, Cheech Marin, David Schwimmer, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta in Picking Up the Pieces (2000)

Picking Up the Pieces

4.7

executive in charge of production (uncredited)

2000

 

Christopher Lambert and Rhona Mitra in Beowulf (1999)

Beowulf

4.1

unit production manager

1999

 

Susan's Plan (1998)

Susan's Plan

5.2

executive in charge of production (uncredited)

1998

 

Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, and John Lithgow in Johnny Skidmarks (1998)

Johnny Skidmarks

5.5

unit production manager

1998

 

Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)

Freeway

6.8

unit production manager

1996

 

Why Me? (1990)

Why Me?

5.8

production executive

1990

 

Triumph of the Spirit (1989)

Triumph of the Spirit

6.8

executive in charge of production

1989

 

Bo Derek in Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)

Ghosts Can't Do It

2.2

executive in charge of production (uncredited)

1989

 

Charlie Sheen and Juliette Caton in Courage Mountain (1989)

Courage Mountain

5.7

executive in charge of production (uncredited)

1989

 

Night Game (1989)

Night Game

5.1

production executive

1989

 

Paul Satterfield in Arena (1989)

Arena

5.3

executive in charge of production: US

1989

 

Transformations (1988)

Transformations

3.9

executive in charge of production: USA

1988

 

Buy & Cell (1988)

Buy & Cell

5.0

executive in charge of production: USA

1988

 

Prison (1987)

Prison

5.8

executive in charge of production

1987

 

Malcolm McDowell and Madolyn Smith Osborne in The Caller (1987)

The Caller

6.1

executive in charge of production: USA

1987

 

Additional Crew

Food, Inc. (2008)

Food, Inc.

7.8

for: River Road Entertainment

2008

 

Self

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

Self

Post-production