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Occupation(s) | Film producer, actor |
Paul Hertzberg (born December 7, 1949) is an American film producer and former actor. His genres included thrillers, action, drama, and sci-fi. He was the president and chief executive officer of CineTel Films, Inc. [1] Alongside his company's vice president, Lisa M. Hansen, Hertzberg also frequently made cameos in the films he was involved with.
Hertzberg founded Chicago Teleproductions in 1980 [2] and recruited Hansen a year later. They later moved to Los Angeles in 1983 to do sales for the company, which was renamed CineTel Films. [3] [4] Later, during the early 1980s, Hertzberg, along with Hansen, went to Cannes for the first time and attended what would later become MIPCOM. [4] During the festival, the two CineTel executives found themselves with unsalable entertainment shows, with the exception of Hansen's film acquisition The Courier of Death, which sold out quickly. Observing this success, CineTel switched its business focus from television programming to feature film production. [4]
Under Hertzberg's auspices and direct involvement since its founding, CineTel became one of the leading independent production and distribution companies in the entertainment industry. He said, "From the company's inception, we placed a major emphasis on the creation of quality product at reasonable cost. This has remained central to our company's philosophy and has been directly responsible for our success." [1]
He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-Producers Division, the Screen Actors Guild, and has served as a consultant to the American Film Marketing Association Publications and Research Committee. He served two terms as Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance. [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Say Yes | associate producer | completed in 1982 |
1986 | The Tomb | executive producer | |
1986 | Armed Response | producer | a.k.a. Jade Jungle |
1987 | Cyclone | producer | |
1987 | Cold Steel | executive producer | |
1988 | Fear | producer | a.k.a. Honor Betrayed |
1988 | Bulletproof | producer | |
1988 | 976-EVIL | executive producer | |
1989 | Hit List | producer | |
1989 | Relentless | executive producer | |
1989 | Tripwire | executive producer | |
1990 | Far Out Man | executive producer | a.k.a. Soul Man II |
1991 | Fast Getaway | producer | direct-to-video |
1991 | Past Midnight | executive producer | |
1991 | Where the Day Takes You | producer | |
1991 | 976-Evil II | producer | a.k.a. 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (UK: DVD box title) (US: video box title) and 976 EVIL II: The Return (UK: video title) |
1992 | Dead On: Relentless II | executive producer | a.k.a. Dead On and Relentless II: Dead On (US: video title); direct-to-video |
1992 | We're Talking Serious Money | producer | |
1993 | Relentless 3 | producer | a.k.a. Relentless III (US: TV title); direct-to-video |
1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | executive producer | |
1994 | Fast Getaway II | executive producer | direct-to-video |
1994 | Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes | executive producer | direct-to-video |
1995 | Dream a Little Dream 2 | producer | direct-to-video |
1995 | Excessive Force II: Force on Force | executive producer | |
1996 | Vampirella | producer | direct-to-video |
1996 | Demolition High | executive producer | direct-to-video |
1996 | Poison Ivy II | producer | a.k.a. Poison Ivy 2 and Poison Ivy II: Lily |
1996 | Carried Away | producer | a.k.a. Acts of Love |
1997 | Below Utopia | producer | a.k.a. Body Count (video title) |
1998 | Butter | producer | a.k.a. Never 2 Big (US: video box title) |
1998 | The Pandora Project | executive producer | |
1999 | The Settlement | executive producer | |
1999 | Supreme Sanction | executive producer | TV film |
1999 | Judgment Day | producer | direct-to-video |
1999 | Stealth Fighter | executive producer | |
2000 | Chain of Command | producer | TV film |
2000 | Green Sails | executive producer | TV film |
2000 | Militia | producer | |
2000 | A Rumor of Angels | producer | a.k.a. A Rumour of Angels (UK) |
2001 | They Crawl | producer | |
2001 | Guardian | producer | |
2001 | Time Lapse | producer | direct-to-video |
2002 | Project Viper | producer | TV film |
2002 | Storm Watch | producer | |
2002 | Malevolent | producer | |
2002 | Scorcher | producer | |
2002 | Global Effect | producer | |
2002–2003 | Hotel Erotica | executive producer | 25 episodes |
2003 | Detonator | producer | a.k.a. Detonator - Spiel gegen die Zeit (Germany) |
2003 | Lost Treasure | producer | |
2003 | Momentum | producer | TV film; a.k.a. Momentum - Wenn Gedanken töten können (Germany: DVD title) and Projekt Momentum (Germany) |
2003 | Devil Winds | executive producer | TV film |
2004 | Gargoyle | executive producer | direct-to-video; a.k.a. Gargoyles' Revenge (International: English title) and Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness (US: TV title) |
2005 | Cerberus | executive producer | TV film |
2005 | Crash Landing | producer | |
2005 | Komodo vs. Cobra | producer | TV film; a.k.a. KVC: Komodo vs. Cobra (US: DVD box title) and Komodo vs. King Cobra (US: long title) |
2006 | Caved In | executive producer | TV film; a.k.a. Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (US: long title) |
2006 | A.I. Assault | producer | direct-to-video; a.k.a. Shockwave (US: DVD title) |
2007 | Bone Eater | producer | TV film |
2008 | Sea Beast | executive producer | TV film; a.k.a. Troglodyte (original title) |
2009 | Ratko: The Dictator's Son | executive producer | a.k.a. National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son (US: complete title) |
2009 | Wyvern | executive producer | TV film |
2009 | Hydra | producer | TV film |
2009 | Polar Storm | executive producer | TV film |
2009 | Ice Twisters | executive producer | |
2010 | Icarus | executive producer | a.k.a. The Killing Machine (US: working title) |
2010 | I Spit on Your Grave | producer | |
2010 | Mongolian Death Worm | executive producer | TV film |
2010 | Stonehenge Apocalypse | executive producer | TV film |
2010 | Mandrake | executive producer | TV film |
2010 | Ice Quake | executive producer | |
2011 | Iron Invader | executive producer | TV film; a.k.a. Iron Golem (US title) and Metal Shifters (Canada: TV title) |
2011 | Collision Earth | executive producer | TV film |
2011 | Doomsday Prophecy | executive producer | TV film |
2011 | Seeds of Destruction | executive producer | TV film; a.k.a. The Terror Beneath (original title) |
2011 | Earth's Final Hours | executive producer | TV film |
2011 | Snowmageddon | executive producer | TV film |
2011 | End of the Innocents | executive producer | short film |
2012 | Mega Cyclone | executive producer | TV film |
2012 | The Philadelphia Experiment | executive producer | TV film |
2012 | The 12 Disasters of Christmas | executive producer | TV film; a.k.a. The 12 Disasters (US: TV title) |
2013 | I Spit on Your Grave 2 | producer | |
2013 | Grave Halloween | executive producer | |
2014 | Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse | executive producer | TV film |
2014 | Christmas Icetastrophe | executive producer | TV film |
2015 | Earthfall | executive producer | direct-to-video |
2015 | LA Apocalypse | executive producer | direct-to-video |
2015 | Lavalantula | executive producer | TV film |
2015 | I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine | executive producer | |
2015 | Stormageddon | executive producer | |
2016 | Drone Wars | executive producer | |
2016 | Dam Sharks | executive producer | TV film |
2016 | 2 Lava 2 Lantula! | executive producer | TV film |
2016 | Earthtastrophe | executive producer | TV film |
2016 | Shadows of the Dead | executive producer | TV film |
2016 | Mind Blown | executive producer | TV film |
2017 | Global Meltdown | executive producer | TV film |
2017 | Pandora's Box | executive producer | TV film; a.k.a. Doomsday Device (original title) |
2017 | Truth or Dare | executive producer | TV film |
2019 | Kill Chain | producer | |
2019 | Acceleration | executive producer |
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Say Yes | Businessman | Finished in 1982 |
1989 | Relentless | Police Photographer | |
1990 | Far Out Man | Drunk with wine | a.k.a. Soul Man II |
1992 | 976-Evil II | Anchorman | a.k.a. 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (UK: DVD box title) (US: video box title) and 976 EVIL II: The Return (UK: video title) |
1992 | Dead On: Relentless II | Detective at House | a.k.a. Dead On and Relentless II: Dead On (US: video title) |
1992 | We're Talking Serious Money | Stiff | |
1992 | Munchie | Drunk Party Guest | |
1993 | Little Miss Millions | Delbert Botts | a.k.a. Home for Christmas (US: video title) and ... Little Miss Zillions |
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Armed Response | writer (story) | a.k.a. Jade Jungle |
1995 | Black Scorpion | casting advisor | |
1997 | Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | special thanks |
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