Robert Chartoff

Robert Irwin Chartoff (August 26, 1933 – June 10, 2015) was an American film producer and philanthropist.

Robert Chartoff
Chartoff in 2003
Born
Robert Irwin Chartoff[1]

(1933-08-26)August 26, 1933
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 2015(2015-06-10) (aged 81)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
EducationB.A. Union College
J.D. Columbia University Law School
OccupationFilm Producer
Years active1967–2015
Spouse(s)Phyllis Raphael
(m. ??; div. ??)
​
(
m. 1970; div. 1983)

Jenny Weyman
​
(
m. 1992)
Children5

Early life and education

Chartoff was born on August 26, 1933 in New York City, the son of Bessie and William Chartoff.[1] His family was Jewish.[2][3] He graduated from Union College in 1955, followed by Columbia University Law School.

Career

Chartoff produced more than 30 movies, including the extensive and extremely lucrative Rocky film series boxing series. He and fellow producer Irwin Winkler won an Academy Award for Best Picture for its 1976 debut, Rocky.

Philanthropy

Chartoff established the RC Charitable Foundation in 1990 to award grants to international schools and other child agencies. He served as its President. The RC Charitable Foundation gives grants awards to the Buddha Educational Trust. He served on the Community Advisory Board of the Younes and Soraya Israel Studies Center at UCLA.[4][5]

Personal life

Chartoff's first wife was Phyllis Raphael, with whom he had three children – Jenifer, William and Julie – before divorcing. In 1970, he married British actress Vanessa Howard, with whom he had one son, Charley. That marriage also ended in divorce. He last married Jenny Weyman, with whom he had one daughter, Miranda. He died at his home in Santa Monica, California in 2015 from pancreatic cancer, leaving a widow.[6]

Filmography

All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit Notes
1967Point Blank
1968The Split
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1970Leo the Last
The Strawberry Statement
1971Believe in Me
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1972The New Centurions
Thumb Tripping
The Mechanic
Up the Sandbox
1974Busting
S*P*Y*S
The Gambler
1975Breakout
Peeper
1976Rocky
Nickelodeon
1977New York, New York
ValentinoExecutive producer
1978Comes a HorsemanExecutive producer
Uncle Joe Shannon
1979Rocky II
1980Raging Bull
1981True Confessions
1982Rocky III
1983The Right Stuff
1985Beer
Rocky IV
1990Rocky V
1992Straight Talk
2004In My Country
2006Rocky BalboaExecutive producer
2010The Tempest
2011The MechanicExecutive producer
2013Ender's Game
2014A Midsummer Night's DreamExecutive producer
The Gambler
2015CreedFinal film as a producer
Thanks
Year Film Notes
2015CreedIn memory of
gollark: Cynical answer: you are not, mostly, paying for actual education, which is increasingly cheap via the internet, but inherently scarce social status from either going to a prestigious college or having a degree at all.
gollark: How many new reasonably-sized ones have moved to/started in California?
gollark: Hmm, Intel has more stuff in the US than I thought, but no manufacturing in California.
gollark: I think it's mostly in... Taiwan? nowadays.
gollark: If it did die, we would probably mostly just lose terrible startups.

References
  1. "Robert Chartoff Biography (1933-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. Jewish Journal: "Seder by the Sea" by Melanie Chartoff Jewishjournal.com, March 29, 2010
  3. Erens, Patricia The Jew in American Cinema ISBN 9780253204936 | ISBN 0253204933 | Publisher: Indiana University Press | Publish Date: August 1988
  4. Lowe, Kinsey (June 10, 2015). "Robert Chartoff Dies: Producer Of 'Raging Bull,' 'The Right Stuff,' 'Rocky' Was 81". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. Younes and Soraya Israel Studies Center: Community Advisory Board International.ucla.edu
  6. Obituary, Cnn.com; accessed June 14, 2015.
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