Charles H. Schneer
Profile info
Known forProduction
GenderMale
Birthday5 May 1920
Died21 January 2009 (age 88)
Place of birthNorfolk, Virginia, USA
Known credits24
Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, he graduated from Columbia University in 1940. Serving in the US Army's Signal Corps Photographic Unit during the war, and moved to Hollywood following demobilisation. After joining Columbia Pictures, he was introduced to Harryhausen by a mutual friend from Schneer's time in the Army.[1] Together they made It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955), about a giant octopus that wreaks havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge. The octopus had only six tentacles, which Schneer is reported to have been correct in claiming no one would notice.[2] This film made use of stop-motion photogr…
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 · Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997 · Self
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
1983 · Himself
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Producer
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977 · Producer
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 · Producer
Monsters and Magic
1972 · Self
The Executioner
1970 · Producer
The Valley of Gwangi
1969 · Producer
Half a Sixpence
1967 · Producer
First Men in the Moon
1964 · Producer
Tomorrow the Moon
1964 · Self
Jason and the Argonauts
1963 · Producer
Mysterious Island
1961 · Producer
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
1960 · Producer
Face of a Fugitive
1959 · Executive Producer
Good Day for a Hanging
1959 · Producer
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 · Producer
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 · Producer
20 Million Miles to Earth
1957 · Producer
Hellcats of the Navy
1957 · Producer
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Producer
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 · Producer
The Prince of Thieves
1948 · Adaptation
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