Michael Tadross

Michael Tadross is an American producer, director and sometimes actor. He has played a pivotal role as a leading figure in the film industry for over thirty years.  Warner Bros. films he has produced include Sherlock Holmes, Run All Night, Cop Out, Winter's Tale, Arthur, and I Am Legend - one of the highest-budgeted science fiction movies to be entirely filmed in New York City. Earlier in his career, for Warner Bros., he produced The Devil's Advocate, Jack Frost, and Eraser.  His producing credits also include Hitch, Basic, Rollerball, The Thomas Crown Affair, Indecent Proposal, School Ties, Brenda Starr, and Die Hard: With A Vengeance - the highest grossing worldwide film of 1995.  He was Unit Production Manager for Ghost, Coming To America, Black Rain, Trading Places and Death Wish III, and was First Assistant Director on Cocktail, and Masquerade, to name a few. He's also been awarded one gold and two platinum records.  He began his film career as a camera trainee and assistant film editor. He is now a member of the Producer's Guild of America, the Director's Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. He also worked as Executive Vice President of Feature Production at Paramount Pictures  He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award and received The Movie Guide Award for best family-oriented film of 2006 (Hitch). He is also cited in the Who's Who of Executives and Professionals.

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Assistant Editor:
1972  Bone

Co-Producer:
1972  Bone
1993  Indecent Proposal

Executive In Charge Of Production:
1972  Bone
1993  Indecent Proposal
1994  Forrest Gump
1994  Lassie
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Executive Producer:
1972  Bone
1993  Indecent Proposal
1994  Forrest Gump
1994  Lassie
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1996  Eraser
1997  The Devil's Advocate
1998  Jack Frost
1999  The Thomas Crown Affair
2002  Rollerball
2005  Hitch
2007  I Am Legend
2009  Sherlock Holmes
2018  Ocean's Eight
2024  Space Cadet
????  Sesame Street

First Assistant Director:
1972  Bone
1987  The Saint in Manhattan
1993  Indecent Proposal
1994  Forrest Gump
1994  Lassie
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1996  Eraser
1997  The Devil's Advocate
1998  Jack Frost
1999  The Thomas Crown Affair
2002  Rollerball
2005  Hitch
2007  I Am Legend
2009  Sherlock Holmes
2018  Ocean's Eight
2024  Space Cadet
????  Sesame Street

Producer:
1972  Bone
1987  The Saint in Manhattan
1990  When Will I Be Loved?
1993  Indecent Proposal
1994  Forrest Gump
1994  Lassie
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1995  Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1996  Eraser
1997  The Devil's Advocate
1998  Jack Frost
1999  The Thomas Crown Affair
2002  Rollerball
2003  Basic
2005  Hitch
2007  I Am Legend
2009  Sherlock Holmes
2010  Cop Out
2011  Arthur
2013  Gangster Squad
2014  Winter's Tale
2015  Run All Night
2018  Ocean's Eight
2024  Space Cadet
????  Sesame Street

Production Executive:
1972  Bone
1987  The Saint in Manhattan
1990  When Will I Be Loved?
1993  Addams Family Values
1993  Indecent Proposal
1994  Forrest Gump
1994  Lassie
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1995  Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1996  Eraser
1997  The Devil's Advocate
1998  Jack Frost
1999  The Thomas Crown Affair
2002  Rollerball
2003  Basic
2005  Hitch
2007  I Am Legend
2009  Sherlock Holmes
2010  Cop Out
2011  Arthur
2013  Gangster Squad
2014  Winter's Tale
2015  Run All Night
2018  Ocean's Eight
2024  Space Cadet
????  Sesame Street

Unit Production Manager:
1972  Bone
1987  The Saint in Manhattan
1988  Coming to America
1989  Black Rain
1990  Ghost
1990  When Will I Be Loved?
1993  Addams Family Values
1993  Indecent Proposal
1994  Forrest Gump
1994  Lassie
1994  Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1995  Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1996  Eraser
1997  The Devil's Advocate
1998  Jack Frost
1999  The Thomas Crown Affair
2002  Rollerball
2003  Basic
2005  Hitch
2007  I Am Legend
2009  Sherlock Holmes
2010  Cop Out
2011  Arthur
2013  Gangster Squad
2014  Winter's Tale
2015  Run All Night
2018  Ocean's Eight
2024  Space Cadet
????  Sesame Street

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