Joe Wizan

Joe Wizan
Born	January 7, 1935 United States
Died	March 21, 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 76) United States
Occupation(s)	Film producer, studio executive

Joe Wizan (January 7, 1935 – March 21, 2011) was an American film producer and studio executive. He was head of 20th Century Fox's motion picture division from 1983 to 1984. His credits as a producer or executive producer include Jeremiah Johnson, Junior Bonner, The Last American Hero, Audrey Rose, Along Came a Spider and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. Wizan died on March 21, 2011, at an assisted-living facility in Westlake Village, California. He was 76.[1]

After leaving as president of 20th Century Fox Productions in July 1984, he resumed his independent producer status at the studio.[2]

In 1987, Joe Wizan Productions decided to invest in a $5 million Canadian investment firm for the total financing of his company's projects over the U.S., and merged his company Sterobcar Productions, with a Canadian investment firm Black Pearl Resources, in order to start out a new company Wizan Film Properties, and that Brian Findlay would be a principal of the firm, which lined up Canadian principals in the new fund, and instead of going hat-in-hand to studios, Wizan is planning on to develop screenplays in close collaborations with writers, and to flesh out packages with stars and majors before shopping the properties to the majors.[3]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1972	Jeremiah Johnson
	Prime Cut
	Junior Bonner
1973	The Last American Hero	Executive producer
1974	99 and 44/100% Dead
1977	Audrey Rose
1979	Voices
	...And Justice for All	Executive producer
1982	Best Friends	Executive producer
1983	Two of a Kind
1984	Unfaithfully Yours
1986	Iron Eagle
	Tough Guys
1988	Split Decisions
	Spellbinder
1990	The Guardian
	Short Time	Executive producer
1991	Becoming Colette	Executive producer
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Executive producer
	Class Act	Executive producer
1993	Fire in the Sky
	Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1996	Dunston Checks In
1997	Kiss the Girls
2001	Along Came a Spider		Final film as a producer

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Film	Role
1979	...And Justice for All	Presenter
1981	Hard Feelings
1988	Iron Eagle II

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
1979	Natural Enemies	Special thanks
2011	Under the Bridge	Dedicatee

Television

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1979	The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan	Executive producer	Television film
1981	Dark Night of the Scarecrow	Executive producer	Television film
1985	Silent Witness	Executive producer	Television film
1986	Sunday Drive	Executive producer	Television film
1990	El Diablo		Television film
1991	Perfect Harmony	Executive producer	Television film
1993	Official Denial	Executive producer	Television film
1999	Sealed with a Kiss		Television film

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Preppie Murder	Mr. Maitland	Television film

References

1. Dennis McLellan (25 March 2011). "Joe Wizan dies at 76; former 20th Century Fox executive, independent producer". Los Angeles Times.
2. "Day-by-Day News Summary, Oct. '83-Sept. '84". Daily Variety. October 30, 1984. p. 136.
3. "Indie Producer Joe Wizan Pacts With Vancouver Investment Firm". Variety. 1987-04-22. p. 7.

External links

• Joe Wizan at IMDb