Carl Gottlieb | |
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 Gottlieb in 2009 | |
| Born | March 18, 1938 New York City, U.S. |
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| Period | 1966–present |
| Genre | Comedy, thriller |
| Notable works | Jaws |
Carl Gottlieb (born March 18, 1938) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian, and executive. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws (1975) and its first two sequels, as well as directing the 1981 film Caveman .
Gottlieb was born to a middle class Jewish family [1] in New York City, the son of Elizabeth, a medical administrative assistant, and Sergius M. Gottlieb, an engineer. [2]
Gottlieb studied drama at Syracuse University where he befriended character actor Larry Hankin. [3] After graduating, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as an entertainment specialist in the Special Services division from 1961 to 1963. [4] [5] Following his discharge, he became a member, later in the 1960s, of the San Francisco improvisational comedy troupe The Committee. They made one feature film: A Session with the Committee.
He began writing comedy for TV, contributing to The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for which he won an Emmy Award in 1969, The Music Scene, The Bob Newhart Show , All in the Family , and The Odd Couple . He also appeared on camera on Ken Berry's Wow Show variety summer television program in 1972. Minor acting roles have included Robert Altman's M*A*S*H and the film Clueless .
Gottlieb also cowrote David Crosby's two autobiographies, 1989's Long Time Gone and 2006's Since Then.
Gottlieb was hired as an actor to appear as Harry Meadows, the editor of the local newspaper, in Jaws. He was hired by his friend, Steven Spielberg, to redraft the script, adding more dimensions to the characters, particularly humor. His redrafts reduced the role of Meadows (who still appears in the Town Hall corridor and the Tiger Shark scene).
He wrote a book, The Jaws Log, about the notoriously difficult production of the film. [6] [7]
He was enlisted under similar circumstances to work on the Jaws 2 screenplay. He co-wrote the screenplays for The Jerk , in which he played Iron Balls McGinty, and Jaws 3-D . Gottlieb contributes to Jaws related activities, such as interviews (including the documentary The Shark Is Still Working ) and attended JawsFest on Martha's Vineyard in June 2005.
Gottlieb joined the Writers Guild of America in 1968 and became interested in Guild politics and with a desire to serve fellow writers following writers' strikes in the 1970s and 1981. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1983, and re-elected for numerous terms thereafter, including two stints as vice-president (1991–1994). He was again appointed VP of the Writers Guild of America, West in 2004 [8] and served until the following year. [9] In September 2011, he was elected as WGA-West secretary-treasurer. [10]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1975 | Jaws | Steven Spielberg | Credited with Peter Benchley Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| 1977 | Which Way Is Up? | Michael Schultz | Credited with Cecil Brown |
| 1978 | Jaws 2 | Jeannot Szwarc | Credited with Howard Sackler |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Carl Reiner | Credited with Steve Martin & Michael Elias |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Joe Alves | Credited with Richard Matheson |
| Doctor Detroit | Michael Pressman | Credited with Bruce Jay Friedman & Robert Boris |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1977 | The Absent-Minded Waiter | Short Film |
| 1981 | Caveman | Also Writer |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Co-Directed with Joe Dante, Peter Horton, John Landis & Robert K. Weiss Directed Segments: Pethouse Video, Son of the Invisible Man, Art Sale & Peter Pan Theatre |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1968 | Maryjane | Larry Kane | |
| 1970 | MASH | 'Ugly John' | |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Vinnie | |
| Something Evil | Party Guest | TV Movie | |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Wade Party Guest | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Jaws | Ben Meadows | |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Terry McMillan | |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Iron Balls McGinty | |
| 1983 | The Sting II | Maitre D' | |
| 1984 | Johnny Dangerously | Dr. Magnus | |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Federal Agent | |
| 1995 | Clueless | Priest | |
| 2017 | Decker | Himself | TV Series: 1 Episode |
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