Mark Damon

Not to be confused with Mark Harmon.
Mark Damon
Damon in 2015
Born
Alan Harris

(1933-04-22)April 22, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 2024(2024-05-12) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Alma materUCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1956–2024
Spouses
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    (m. 1971; div. 1973)​
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Children2

Mark Damon (born Alan Harris; April 22, 1933 – May 12, 2024) was an American film producer and actor. In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his performance in Roger Corman's House of Usher, and later moved to Italy to work in Spaghetti Westerns. He was a member of the 1960s Dolce Vita set of actors and actresses in Rome. During the early 1970's he switched to producing films, founding the production companies Producers Sales Organization, Vision International, MDP Worldwide and Foresight Unlimited.[1]

Early life

Mark Damon, the son of a grocer, was born Alan Harris in Chicago. His family was Jewish and their surname was originally "Herscovitz".[2] Damon moved to Los Angeles at a young age where he attended Fairfax High School.[3]

As a senior in high school, Damon was scouted as an actor by comedian Groucho Marx, but chose to attend dental school at UCLA. He switched to the Anderson School of Management, eventually graduating with an MBA and a BA in English. Damon also began taking theater classes and decided to pursue a career in acting.[4]

Career

Actor

In 1956, Damon started his career in Hollywood, signing a contract with 20th Century Fox.[5] In 1960, Damon won a Golden Globe Award as a "Star of Tomorrow" for his performance in the film House of Usher.[6] He would later relocate to Italy to work in Spaghetti Westerns.[7]

Producer

In the mid-1970s Damon left acting to become a film producer. He entered the world of independent sales and production while in Italy after meeting independent international distributors interested in popular American movies.[8]

Upon returning to the U.S. in 1977, he founded Producers Sales Organization (PSO), which sold American pictures to international distributors, becoming the first such company to compete with the major studios.[9] Damon's subsequent success with PSO led to his reputation as the inventor of the foreign sales business.[10][8] After PSO ran into financial problems and was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1986, Damon started Vision Productions (formerly Vision Producers and Distribution Group) with Peter Guber and Jon Peters.

In 1987, Vision International grew into Vision p.d.g.[11] Vision International formed a pact with Epic Productions, where they assumed international responsibilities for the studio.[12]

In 1993, after a period of legal battling with Credit Lyonnais over the company's control of Epic,[13][14] Damon started MDP Worldwide (aka Mark Damon Productions), which in 1998 was sold to Behaviour Communications, a Canadian company.[15] In 2003, MDP Worldwide was renamed Media 8 Entertainment to expand their theatrical activity and their products.[16] Damon resigned in 2004.[17]

Damon's productions have grossed over $2 billion in theatrical box office worldwide[18] and have garnered 10 Oscar nominations. He has been involved in the international licensing of over 300 feature length pictures, including Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery, Prizzi's Honor with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston, Once Upon A Time In America with Robert De Niro and James Woods, The Cotton Club with Richard Gere, and The Final Countdown starring Kirk Douglas.[6] Damon was a founding member of the American Film Marketing Association (now IFTA) and is a recurring board member of the IFTA.[18][19]

In 2005, Damon founded the film production and sales company Foresight Unlimited. Foresight handled the international sales for the Rob Reiner comedy And So It Goes, served as executive producer of Universal Studios' 2 Guns starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington, and Universal's Lone Survivor, also starring Mark Wahlberg.[18] The company was sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment in 2019.[20] In 2019, DCR Finance Group launched a $100 million film fund to produce their film organization, with Damon serving as managing partner.[21]

Personal life and death

Damon died of natural causes in Los Angeles in 2024 at the age of 91 with his wife, actress Margaret Markov, and two children by his side.[22][23]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Last Full Measure Producer
2018 The Hurricane Heist Producer
2017 Blind Executive Producer Starring Alec Baldwin
2014 And So It Goes Producer Starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton
2013 Lone Survivor Executive Producer Starring Mark Wahlberg
2013 2 Guns Executive Producer Starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg
2012 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Executive Producer Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren
2011 Flypaper Producer Starring Patrick Dempsey and Ashley Judd
2011 The Ledge Producer Starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, and Terrence Howard
2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration Executive Producer Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren
2009 It's Alive Executive Producer
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Producer Starring Michael Douglas
2007 Captivity Producer
2006 O Jerusalem Producer
2005 The Upside of Anger Executive Producer Starring Kevin Costner and Joan Allen
2004 Beyond The Sea Executive Producer Starring Kevin Spacey
2004 The I Inside Producer
2003 Monster Producer Starring Charlize Theron
Academy Award for Best Actress
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
2003 11:14 Executive Producer
2003 The United States of Leland Executive Producer Starring Don Cheadle
2002 Extreme Ops Executive Producer
2002 FeardotCom Executive Producer
2001 The Musketeer Executive Producer
2001 The Body Executive Producer
2000 Love & Sex Executive Producer
1999 Eye of the Beholder Executive Producer Starring Ewan McGregor
1999 A Dog of Flanders Executive Producer
1997 Deceiver Wayland's Father
Executive Producer
1997 The Blackout Executive Producer
1997 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo Executive Producer
1996 The Winner Executive Producer
1994 The Jungle Book Executive Producer
1993 Stalingrad Executive Producer
1991 Diary of a Hitman Executive Producer
1990 Vietnam, Texas Executive Producer
1989 Wild Orchid Producer Starring Mickey Rourke
1988 High Spirits Executive Producer
1988 Bat*21 Co-Producer
1988 Mac and Me Executive Producer
1987 The Lost Boys Executive Producer
1986 Flight of the Navigator Executive Producer
1986 Short Circuit Executive Producer
1986 8 Million Ways to Die Executive Producer Starring Jeff Bridges
1986 9½ Weeks Producer Starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger
Directed by Adrian Lyne
1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear Executive Producer
1984 Metropolis Sales Agent
1984 The NeverEnding Story Executive Producer Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
1981 Das Boot Executive Producer Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Nominated for Six Academy Awards
1977 The Choirboys Executive Producer
1974 There Is No 13 George Thomas
1974 The Arena Producer Starred Damon's future wife Margaret Markov
1973 Crypt of the Living Dead Peter
1973 The Devil's Wedding Night Karl Schiller
1973 Little Mother Riano
1972 Byleth: The Demon of Incest Duke Lionello Shandwell [24]
1972 Great Treasure Hunt Kansas Lee
1972 I leoni di Pietroburgo Eldar
1972 Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura Domenico
1972 They Call Him Veritas Veritas
1971 Long Live Robin Hood Allen
1971 Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman Ivanhoe
1971 Pistol Packin' Preacher Slim
1968 Dead Men Don't Count Johnny Dalton
1968 Anzio Wally Richardson Directed by Edward Dmytryk
1968 All Out Johnny
1968 The Young, the Evil and the Savage Richard Barrett
1968 Train for Durango Brown
1967 Golden Chameleon Vittorio
1967 No Killing Without Dollars Laurence
1967 Requiescant George Ferguson Also starring Pier Paolo Pasolini
1966 Johnny Yuma Johnny Yuma
1966 Ringo and His Golden Pistol Johnny Oro/Ringo aka Johnny Oro, directed by Sergio Corbucci
1966 Dio, Come Ti Amo! Luis Also starring Gigliola Cinquetti, 2 times the Festival of San Remo winner.
1965 Secret Agent 777 Dr. Bardin
1964 Son of Cleopatra El Kebir
1964 100 Horsemen Don Fernando Herrera y Menendez
1963 The Tyrant of Castile Peter I: King of Castile
1963 Black Sabbath Vladimire d'Urfe Also starring Boris Karloff
Directed by Mario Bava
1963 The Shortest Day Un ufficiale austriaco Directed by Sergio Corbucci
1963 The Young Racers Stephen Children Directed by Roger Corman
1962 The Reluctant Saint Aldo Directed by Edward Dmytryk
1962 The Longest Day Private Harris Also starring Richard Burton and Sean Connery, Uncredited
1962 Beauty and the Beast Eduardo
1962 Peccati d'estate Dr. Gianni Orgei
1960 House of Usher Philip Winthrop Won Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Also starring Vincent Price
Directed by Roger Corman
Screenplay by Richard Matheson
1960 This Rebel Breed Frank Serano
1958 The Party Crashers Twig Webster
1958 Life Begins at 17 Russ Lippincott
1957 Young and Dangerous Tommy Price
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ray Clements Season 1 Episode 22: "Place of Shadows"
1956 Between Heaven and Hell Private Terry, Company G
1956 Screaming Eagles Private Lambert
1956 Inside Detroit Gregg Linden

References

  1. ^ "Mark Damon, Veteran International Sales Executive and Actor, Dies at 91". Variety. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Moneywood : Hollywood in its last age of excess
  3. ^ Schreyer, Linda and Mark Damon (2008). From Cowboy To Mogul To Monster: The Neverending Story of Film Pioneer Mark Damon. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4343-7736-4.
  4. ^ Schreyer and Damon, From Cowboy, 42-43.
  5. ^ Anderson, Susan Heller (May 25, 1980). "He Sells Hollywood to Europe". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b "Mark Damon – IMDb". IMDb.
  7. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (May 18, 2024). "Mark Damon, B-movie heartthrob, spaghetti Western cowboy and later indie movie mogul – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Natale, Richard (October 22, 1984). "It takes the right accent to sell U.S. films abroad". Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
  9. ^ Paris, Ellen (February 27, 1984). "Ronald Reagan is not the only actor who made good". Forbes.
  10. ^ Abrams, Rachel (May 20, 2013). "Foresight CEO Mark Damon Looks Back at Cannes". Variety.
  11. ^ "Damon Unveils 9 Pix For Hi-Concept And Mainstream Lineups". Variety. May 13, 1987. pp. 6, 50.
  12. ^ "Epic Prods. Aligns With Vision For Global Film Distribution". Variety. May 6, 1991. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Brennan, Judy (June 8, 1993). "Vision head Damon has new firm". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  14. ^ O'Steen, Kathleen (February 22, 1994). "Dispute over, Damon moves forward with full slate". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Behaviour changes moniker to MDP". Variety. May 31, 2000. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  16. ^ Dunkley, Cathy (October 10, 2003). "MDP changes name, focus". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  17. ^ Dunkley, Cathy; Harris, Dana (October 15, 2004). "Damon late of Media 8". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Mark Damon – CEO". Archived from the original on July 14, 2013.
  19. ^ Barnes, Mike (May 13, 2024). "Mark Damon, Actor Turned Indie Film Exec and 'Monster' Producer, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Acquires Mark Damon's Foresight Unlimited | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. November 5, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  21. ^ Hipes, Patrick (April 30, 2019). "DCR Finance Corp Launches $100M Film Fund, With 'The Last Full Measure' First On Its List". Deadline. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  22. ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 12, 2024). "Mark Damon, film sales pioneer, and former leading man, died on the eve off Cannes aged 91". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  23. ^ Barnes, Mike (May 13, 2024). "Mark Damon, Actor Turned Indie Film Exec and 'Monster' Producer, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  24. ^ Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. p. 60. ISBN 978-1476629605.

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