Biography

Jerry Herbert Tokofsky (April 14, 1934 – October 5, 2025) was an American agent, film producer, and studio executive. Tokofsky began his connection with the film business as an agent, and by the 1960s had become a studio executive at Columbia Pictures. In 1966, he was vice-president. He then produced films for the studio. By 1968, Tokofsky had become head of Columbia’s creative affairs department, which had the tasks of evaluating scripts and overseeing actors, directors, and producers. He took on Peter Guber as his assistant and later spoke warmly of Guber’s usefulness to him. By the early 1970s, Tokofsky was producing films for United Art...Read More