David Valdes
Photo (2003) from the IMDb

Production executive who entered American film as an assistant director for a number of Clint Eastwood films in the early 1980s. A.D. credits include ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980, 2nd a.d.), HAMMETT and FIREFOX (both 1982, both 2nd a.d.), THE OUTSIDERS, RUMBLE FISH and SUDDEN IMPACT (all 1983, all 1st a.d.), TIGHTROPE (1984, 1st a.d.), PALE RIDER (1985, 1st a.d.) and GARDENS OF STONE (1987, 1st a.d. & co-exec. producer). Notable producing credits include PALE RIDER (1985, assoc. producer), LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (1987), BIRD (1988, exec. producer), THE DEAD POOL (also 1988), PINK CADILLAC (1989), WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART (exec. producer) and THE ROOKIE (both 1990), UNFORGIVEN (1992, exec. producer), IN THE LINE OF FIRE (exec. producer) and A PERFECT WORLD (both 1993), THE STARS FELL ON HENRIETTA (1995), TURBULENCE (1997), THE GREEN MILE (1999), THE TIME MACHINE (2002), OPEN RANGE (2003), and THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007).

 Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 1999: THE GREEN MILE - Producer (w. Frank Darabont)

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