Gilbert Cates
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-06-06 (77 years old)
Deathday
2011-10-31
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Gilbert Lewis Katz
Alan Smithee
Gil Cates
Gilbert Cates
Biography
Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, wh...
Acting
1998
as Self
1999
as Mr. Walsh
Production
1980
as Director
1970
as Director
1973
as Director
1980
as Director
1990
as Director
1979
as Director
1985
as Director
1986
as Director
1976
as Director
1972
as Director
1977
as Director
2002
as Director
1996
as Director
1973
as Director
1974
as Director
1988
as Director
1991
as Executive Producer
1991
as Director
1988
as Director
1974
as Producer
1977
as Executive Producer
1989
as Director
1979
as Executive Producer
1988
as Director
1976
as Producer
1994
as Director
1979
as Executive Producer
1978
as Executive Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1984
as Director
1982
as Director
1982
as Supervising Producer
1970
as Producer
2002
as Producer
1983
as Director
1984
as Director
1982
as Producer
1986
as Producer
1967
as Director
1967
as Producer
1992
as Executive Producer
1983
as Director
1973
as Producer
1972
as Producer
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