- Known For
- Production
- Born
- December 17, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Kankakee, Illinois, USA
- Died
- June 28, 2017
C.O. Erickson
Clarence Oscar "C. O." Erickson (December 17, 1923 – June 28, 2017) was an American film producer and production manager who had nearly 60 years of experience working in Hollywood. Born in Kankakee, Illinois on December 17, 1923, Erickson began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1944, ultimately working his way up to production manager. Among the productions he managed during his time at Paramount were all five of the films that director Alfred Hitchcock made for the studio in the 1950s: Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Vertigo (1958). Erickson left Paramount to work with screenwriter and director John Huston as production manager on The Misfits (1961) and Freud: The Secret Passion (1962). He later reteamed with Huston as associate producer of Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967). He was also associate produ…
Filmography
movieMarilyn Monroe Declassified
2015
movieThe Making of 'To Catch a Thief'
2002 · Self
movieMaking 'The Misfits'
2002 · Self - Production Manager
movieWindtalkers
2002 · Executive Producer
movieCleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 · Self
movieAntitrust
2001 · Executive Producer
movieReturn to Me
2000 · Executive Producer
movieDisturbing Behavior
1998 · Executive Producer
movieObsessed with Vertigo
1997 · Self
movieKiss the Girls
1997 · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieBlack Sheep
1996 · Production Manager, Executive Producer
movieStuart Saves His Family
1995 · Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
movieBlankman
1994 · Producer
movieGroundhog Day
1993 · Bank Guard Herman (as Doc Erickson), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieSecret Admirer
1985 · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieThe Wild Life
1984 · Executive Producer
movieCloak & Dagger
1984 · Executive Producer
movieThe Lonely Guy
1984 · Co-Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieFast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieZorro, The Gay Blade
1981 · Producer
moviePopeye
1980 · Executive Producer
movieUrban Cowboy
1980 · Executive Producer, Production Manager
movieMagic
1978 · Executive Producer
movieI Will, I Will...For Now
1976 · Associate Producer
movieWhiffs
1975 · Associate Producer
movieChinatown
1974 · Customer, Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer
movieMan in the Wilderness
1971 · Associate Producer
movieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Executive Producer
movieBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968 · Executive Producer
movieReflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · Associate Producer
movieCarol for Another Christmas
1964 · Production Supervisor, Associate Producer
movieCircus World
1964 · Production Manager
movieThe Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Production Manager
movieCleopatra
1963 · Production Manager
movie55 Days at Peking
1963 · Production Manager
movieFreud: The Secret Passion
1962 · Production Manager
movieThe Misfits
1961 · Production Manager
movieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · Unit Production Manager