Biography
Robert Halmi Sr is renowned for producing tasteful "prestige" productions for the small screen, including numerous acclaimed telefilms and landmark miniseries featuring some of Hollywood's most respected players. In the 1980s alone, he produced projects that teamed such famous names as Peter O'Toole and Jodie Foster ("Svengali", CBS 1983), James Cagney and Art Carney ("Terrible Joe Moran", CBS 1984), Kirk Douglas and Brock Peters ("The …
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Career Milestones
2002 | Executive produced "Snow White: The Fairest of Them All" (ABC) and "Prince Charming" (TNT) | |
2000 | Served as executive producer of "Don Quixote" (TNT), the Emmy-nominated "Arabian Knights" (ABC) and "Jason and the Argonauts" (NBC) | |
2000 | Reteamed with Patrick Stewart for the TNT adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", with Stewart as Scrooge | |
1999 | Executive produced "Cleopatra", a two-part ABC dramatization of the life of the Egyptian queen | |
1999 | Served as executive producer of "Noah's Ark", reputedly one of the most expensive TV projects ever | |
1998 | Executive produced the TV remake of "Rear Window", starring Christopher Reeve | |
1998 | Served as executive producer of the USA miniseries "Moby Dick", starring Patrick Stewart, and the NBC miniseries "Merlin"; earned Emmy nominations for both | |
1997 | Picked up an Emmy nod for Outstanding Miniseries for "The Odyssey" (NBC) | |
1996 | Was executive producer of TV remake of "In Cold Blood" (CBS); received Emmy nomination | |
1996 | Executive produced the acclaimed NBC miniseries adaptation of "Gulliver's Travels"; won Emmy Award | |
1995 | For ABC, executive produced the small screen remake of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie" | |
1994 | Executive produced the sequel "Incident in a Small Town", again starring Walter Matthau | |
1994 | Became Chairman of the Board of Hallmark Entertainment | |
1994 | Sold RHI Entertainment, Inc. to Hallmark | |
1993 | Served as executive producer of the CBS remake of "Gypsy", starring Bette Midler | |
| Formed a global partnership with BetaFilm (Kirch Group) in Germany, Silvio Berlusconi in Italy, CBS in the USA and major TV networks worldwide to raise the $40 million budget for the eight-hour CBS miniseries, "Scarlett" (1994) | ||
1992 | RHI Entertainment, Inc. began trading on the American Stock Exchange | |
1991 | Executive produced the acclaimed, Emmy-nominated HBO biopic "The Josephine Baker Story" | |
1990 | Won first Emmy Award for the well-received TV-movie "AT&T Presents The Incident" (CBS), starring Walter Matthau | |
1990 | Was the executive producer of the Merchant Ivory production "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge" | |
1987 | Executive produced the CBS adaptation of the play "Pack of Lies" | |
1986 | Debut as TV miniseries producer, "Spearfield's Daughter" (syndicated) | |
1984 | Was producer of the Emmy-nominated children's program "The Night They Saved Christmas" (ABC) | |
1984 | Produced the CBS movie "Terrible Joe Moran", starring James Cagney | |
| Debut as producer of TV drama series, "Nurse" (CBS) | ||
1980 | First TV-movie with own production company, "A Private Battle" (CBS) | |
| Launched own production company, Robert Halmi Productions | ||
1979 | TV-movie debut as producer, "My Old Man" (CBS) | |
1974 | Feature debut as producer, "Visit to a Chief's Son"; screenplay based on his novel | |
1973 | Turned to producing full-time as he neared 50 years of age (date approximate) | |
| Produced documentaries, mostly on nature and 'outdoors' subjects | ||
| Published eleven books on subjects as diverse as African wildlife, world zoos, sportscars and "How to Photograph Women" | ||
1952 | Worked as a photojournalist for Life magazine | |
| Began working as a photographer | ||
1950 | Emigrated to the USA, reportedly with only $5 in his pocket | |
| Smuggled out of jail and into Austria | ||
1947 | Sentenced to death by the Communists for spying | |
| Battled against the Communists as an agent for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA | ||
| Liberated by the invading Russians | ||
| Captured by the Nazis in Poland and sentenced to death | ||
1944 | Joined the Hungarian Resistance to fight the Nazis in his native land | |
Awards
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Arabian Nights |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in MERLIN (Hallmark) |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Moby Dick |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in In Cold Blood |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in The Odyssey |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Gulliver's Travels |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made For Television Movie in Gypsy |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries in The Josephine Baker Story |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program in The Night They Saved Christmas |