Fritz Manes

Personal Info

Know For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-04-22 (79 years old)

Deathday

2011-09-27

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Fritz Manes

Biography

Fred George "Fritz" Manes was born on April 22, 1932 in Oakland, California. He met Clint Eastwood when both were attending Piedmont Junior High School. Manes served in the Marines during the Korean War and studied acting at the University of California, Los Angeles. He held a variety of jobs in radio and television before being hired by Clint Eastwood's production company, Malpaso, in 1973. During the 1970s and 1980s, Manes worked on a long list of Eastwood films as an associate producer, producer, or executive producer. He also occasionally played small roles or did stunt work. During the filming of Heartbreak Ridge, Manes and Eastwood had ...

Acting

1984

Tightrope

as Valdes

1976

The Enforcer

as Detective #1

1982

Firefox

as Captain

1978

Every Which Way but Loose

as Bartender at Zanzabar

1985

Pale Rider

as Stage Rider

Production

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as Executive Producer

1982

Firefox

as Executive Producer

1984

Tightrope

as Producer

1985

Pale Rider

as Executive Producer

1984

City Heat

as Producer

1982

Honkytonk Man

as Executive Producer

1980

Bronco Billy

as Second Assistant Director

1980

Bronco Billy

as Associate Producer

1977

The Gauntlet

as Associate Producer

1983

Sudden Impact

as Executive Producer

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as Associate Producer

1978

Every Which Way but Loose

as Associate Producer

1982

Firefox

as Unit Production Manager

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as Unit Production Manager

1986

Ratboy

as Producer

1985

Pale Rider

as Unit Production Manager

1984

Tightrope

as Unit Production Manager

1980

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