Donald Carmody (born April 16, 1951) is an American-born Canadian film and television producer.
Born in
Rhode Island and raised in
Montreal, he earned a BA in communication studies from
Loyola College, one of
Concordia University
Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...
's founding institutions, in 1972. He began his career in the 1970s at
Cinèpix Film Properties, where he worked on the early films of
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...
with
Ivan Reitman, and later moved to
Harold Greenberg
Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ, (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian film producer.
Career
Greenberg got his start in film working in his uncle's second-hand camera store when he was thirteen. He eventually set up his own film a ...
’s Astral Bellevue Pathé, where he was an executive in charge of production. Leaving Astral, he served as co-producer on
Bob Clark
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible ...
’s box office smash, ''
Porky's'', for decades, Canada's highest-grossing film worldwide.
Carmody has produced some 100 films thus far, including
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, ''Incendies ...
'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. He is the recipient of five
Canadian Screen Awards, and is a board member of the
Canadian Film Centre.
Filmography
Film
;Miscellaneous crew
;Production manager
;As an actor
;Location management
;Thanks
* ''
Pay the Ghost'' (2015)
* ''
Adventures in Public School'' (2017)
* ''
Anon
Anon may refer to:
People
* Anon Amornlerdsak (born 1997), a Thai footballer
* Anon Boonsukco (born 1978), a professional footballer from Thailand
* Anon Nampa, Thai human rights activist
* Anon Nanok (born 1983), a football Defender from Tha ...
'' (2018)
Television
Executive producer
* ''Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith'' (1979) (TV movie)
* ''A Man Called Intrepid'' (1979)
* ''The Tracker'' (2001) (TV movie)
* ''
Tokyo Trial
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial or the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on April 29, 1946 to try leaders of the Empire of Japan for crimes against peace, conv ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Between'' (2015–16)
* ''
Northern Rescue
''Northern Rescue'' is a Canadian drama television series produced by Don Carmody Television (DCTV), distributed by CBC Television in Canada and internationally on Netflix. The first season of 10 episodes debuted on March 1, 2019. It stars Willia ...
'' (2019)
Line producer
* ''The Intruder Within'' (1981) (TV movie) (Uncredited)
* ''Payoff'' (1991) (TV movie)
Producer
* ''
The Late Shift The Late Shift or Late Shift may refer to:
* ''The Late Shift'' (book), a 1994 book about 1990s conflict regarding ''The Tonight Show''
** ''The Late Shift'' (film), a 1996 HBO film based on the book
*''Comedy Inc: The Late Shift'', a 2005–2007 s ...
'' (1996) (TV movie)
* ''
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe'' (2015)
* ''
Shadowhunters'' (2016)
;Miscellaneous crew
;Production manager
References
External links
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Living people
1951 births
People from Providence, Rhode Island
American emigrants to Canada
Canadian film producers
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