- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 2, 1928
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 9, 2012
Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1974) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). Stuart also directed feature documentaries including Four Days in November and Wattstax. In addition he has directed or produced over 150 films including movies of the week, The Triangle Factory Fire, Bill, The Chisholms, and Ruby and Oswald, the television series Ripley's Believe it Not, and the documentaries The Making of the President 1960, 1964, and 1968, The Hobart Shakespeareans, Rise and Fall of the Third R…
Filmography
movieRemembering Gene Wilder
2024 · Self
movieThe Mystery of Sleep
2010 · Writer, Director
movieThe Hobart Shakespeareans
2005 · Director
tvAfter They Were Famous
2002 · Self
moviePure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
2001 · Self
movieRunning on the Sun: The Badwater 135
2000 · Director
tvAFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998 · Director, Producer, Executive Producer
movieBilly Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998 · Director, Producer
movieMan Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997 · Director
movieHappy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987 · Director, Producer
movieThe White Lions
1981 · Director
movieBill
1981 · Producer
movieSophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980 · Director
tvThe Chisholms
1979 · Director
movieThe Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979 · Director
movieMean Dog Blues
1978 · Director
movieRuby and Oswald
1978 · Director
movieBrenda Starr
1976 · Director
movieLIFE Goes to the Movies
1976 · Director
tvWelcome Back, Kotter
1975 · Director
movieWattstax
1973 · Director, Producer
movieOne Is a Lonely Number
1972 · Director
movieWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 · Director
movieI Love My Wife
1970 · Director
movieThe Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
1970 · Director
movieIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 · Director
tvTurn-On
1969
movieThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1968 · Executive Producer
movieChina: The Roots of Madness
1967 · Director
movieThe Making of the President: 1964
1966 · Director
movieThe Thin Blue Line
1966 · Executive Producer
The Teen-Age Revolution
movieThe Teen-Age Revolution
1965 · Executive Producer
movieThe Bold Men
1965 · Executive Producer
movieFour Days In November
1964 · Director, Producer
movieThe Making of the President 1960
1963 · Director