Byron Roberts (born Aug 20, 1910, Brooklyn, New York, died Jun 11, 2003, Beverly Hills, California), son of Moses L and Esther Silverman, was a Producer, Production Manager, Second Unit Director and Assistant Director, most notably of Logan's Run (1976) and Baby Face Nelson (1957) with Mickey Rooney and Carolyn Jones. He was a frequent collaborator of low budget producer Al Zimbalist.
Logan's Run is a 1976 American science fiction film, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, and Peter Ustinov. The screenplay by David Zelag Goodman is based on the book Logan's Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. It depicts a utopian future society on the surface, revealed as a dystopia where the population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by killing everyone who reaches the age of thirty. The story follows the actions of Logan 5, a "Sandman" who has terminated others who have attempted to escape death, and is now faced with termination himself.
Baby Face Nelson is a 1957 film noir crime film based on the real-life 1930s gangster, directed by Don Siegel, co-written by Daniel Mainwaring—who also wrote the screenplay for Siegel's 1956 sci-fi thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers—and starring Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Leo Gordon, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam and John Hoyt.
Mickey Rooney was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era.
Producer
The Gong Show Movie (1980) (co-producer) The Day the Lord Got Busted (1976) (associate producer) ... aka Soul Hustler (USA) The Hard Ride (1971) (associate producer) Young Dillinger (1965) (associate producer) Valley of the Dragons (1961) (producer) ... aka Prehistoric Valley (UK) Five Gates to Hell (1959) (associate producer) Baby Face Nelson (1957) (associate producer) From Hell It Came (1957) (associate producer) Sierra Stranger (1957) (associate producer) Hot Rod Girl (1956) (associate producer)
The Gong Show Movie is a 1980 American comedy film starring, written and directed by Chuck Barris.
The Hard Ride is a 1971 action film about a U.S. Marine who promises to take care of a dead friend's motorcycle, and is threatened by a rival biker gang in the process. The film was written and directed by Burt Topper, and stars Robert Fuller, Sherry Bain, and Tony Russel.
From Hell It Came is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed by Dan Milner and written by Richard Bernstein, from a story by Bernstein and Jack Milner. It was released by Allied Artists on a double bill with The Disembodied.
External links
Byron Roberts on Internet Movie Database Logan's Run trailer and promo on Turner Classic Movies
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