Don Carmody | |
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 Carmody at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee Reception | |
| Born | Donald Carmody April 16, 1951 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, television producer |
Donald Carmody (born April 16, 1951) is an American-born Canadian film and television producer. [1] [2]
Born in Rhode Island and raised in Montreal, he earned a BA in communication studies from Loyola College, one of Concordia University's founding institutions, in 1972. [3]
He began his career in the 1970s at Cinèpix Film Properties, where he worked on the early films of David Cronenberg with Ivan Reitman, and later moved to Harold Greenberg’s Astral Bellevue Pathé, where he was an executive in charge of production. Leaving Astral, he served as co-producer on Bob Clark’s box office smash, Porky's , for decades, Canada's highest-grossing film worldwide.
Carmody has produced some 100 films thus far, [4] including Denis Villeneuve's Polytechnique (2009), The Mighty , Yesterday , The Boondock Saints , and he was a member of the producing team on the hit musical Chicago , which was shot in Toronto and won an Academy Award in 2002 for Best Picture. He has also produced the video game adaptations the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series. [5] He is the recipient of five Canadian Screen Awards, and is a board member of the Canadian Film Centre. [6]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Surrogate | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1985 | Junior | No | Yes | Yes |
| 1989 | Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | No | Yes | No |
| 1991 | The Hitman | No | Yes | Yes |
Producer
Co-producer
Executive producer
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Production assistant | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Keep It in the Family | ||
| The Pyx | Uncredited | ||
| 1975 | The True Story of Eskimo Nell | Second unit coordinator | |
| 1976 | Death Weekend | Associate producer | |
| 1977 | Battle Beyond the Street | ||
| 1979 | Meatballs | Production executive | |
| 1980 | Death Ship | ||
| Terror Train | |||
| 1981 | Hard Feelings | ||
| 1985 | Jagged Edge | Assistant producer | Uncredited |
| 1989 | Winter People | Bond representative | |
| Speed Zone | |||
| 1996 | The Substitute | ||
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Production consultant | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Knock Off | Bond representative |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | U-Turn | Assistant production manager | |
| 1974 | The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds | Production manager | |
| 1975 | Eskimo Nell | Uncredited | |
| Tout feu, tout femme | |||
| Shivers | |||
| The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck | |||
| 1977 | Rabid | ||
| 1981 | Heartbreak High |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Archangel Officer |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Maitre d' |
| 1999 | The Boondock Saints | Mafioso #2 |
| The Third Miracle | Jack Da Sica | |
| 2011 | Goon | Guy in Leather Jacket |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Keep It in the Family | |
| 1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | Uncredited |
| The White Dawn |
Executive producer
Line producer
Producer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Chairman of the Board | Production auditor | TV movie |
| 2015−16 | Between | President: Don Carmody Television |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Across This Land | TV movie |
| 1980 | Guilty or Not Guilty | |
| 1991 | Payoff |
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