Duncan Henderson


Master and Commander (2003)
Second unit director, assistant director, production manager and producer who entered American film as a trainee ass't director with AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980). Other a.d. credits include HALLOWEEN II and ST. HELENS (both 1981), STAYING ALIVE and THE STAR CHAMBER (both 1983), RACING WITH THE MOON and RHINESTONE (both 1984), THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE (1985), QUICKSILVER, COBRA and BIG TROUBLE (all 1986), OUTBREAK (1995, also exec. prod.) and HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001, also exec. prod.). Production manager credits include NO MAN'S LAND (1987), THREE FUGITIVES and DEAD POETS SOCIETY (both 1989, both also assoc. prod.), DYING YOUNG (1991), HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (1992, also exec. prod.) and THE PERFECT STORM (2000, also exec. prod.). He was line producer for EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY (1988), co-producer of TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS and GREEN CARD (both 1990), and executive producer of DEEP BLUE SEA (1999). Henderson's latest producing credits are MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003), POSEIDON (2006), and G-FORCE (scheduled for release in 2009).

 Nominated for Best Picture 2003: MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD Producer (w. Peter Weir & Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.)

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