Lew Grade
Born: 1906-12-25 in Tokmak, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: 1998-12-14
Known For: Production
Biography
Lew Grade, Baron Grade, OStJ (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a Russian-born British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later a talent agent, Grade's interest in television production began in 1954 when he founded the Incorporated Television Company (ITC; commonly known as ITC Entertainment) to distribute programmes, and following the success of The Adventures of Robin Hood decided to focus on bringing them to the American market. Grade had some success in this field with such series as Gerry Anderson's many Supermarionation series such as Thunderbirds, Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner, and Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. Later, Grade invested in feature film production, but several expensive box-office failures caused him to lose control of ITC, and ultimately resulted in the disestablishment of ATV after it lost its ITV franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lew Grade, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2019
- The Performers Act V - Kai ... (Sound Mixer)
2017
- In My Mind as Himself (archive)
2001
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 ... (Executive Producer)
1999
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show ... (Executive Producer)
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 ... (Executive Producer)
1998
- Something to Believe In ... (Producer)
- Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey as Self (as Lord Grade)
1994
- The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1992
- Duel of Hearts ... (Executive Producer)
1988
- The Lady and the Highwayman ... (Executive Producer)
1985
- Mask ... (Executive Producer)
1984
- Six Into One: The Prisoner File as Self
1982
- The Dark Crystal ... (Executive Producer)
1981
- The Great Muppet Caper ... (Executive Producer)
- Green Ice ... (Executive Producer)
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger ... (Producer)
- The Salamander ... (Producer)
1980
- Raise the Titanic ... (Producer)
- From the Life of the Marionettes ... (Executive Producer)
- Magic Night as Self
1979
- The Muppet Movie ... (Executive Producer)
- Killer Fish ... (Executive Producer)
1978
- Autumn Sonata ... (Producer)
- The Boys from Brazil ... (Presenter)
- The Big Sleep ... (Executive Producer)
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth ... (Producer)
- The Domino Principle ... (Producer)
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977 ... (Presenter)
1976
- Clayhanger ... (Executive Producer)
1975
- A Salute to Sir Lew Grade as Self
1974
- Father Brown ... (Creator)
- Moses the Lawgiver ... (Producer)
1973
- James Paul McCartney ... (Executive Producer)