Dick Randall (born Irving Reuben; March 3, 1926 – May 14, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, actor and assistant director. He was known for his involvement in the production of exploitation films in Italy, Hong Kong, Spain, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Randall's career covered a wide array of genres, including mondo documentaries, erotica, giallo, martial arts and slasher films.
dick, randall, producer, dick, randall, born, irving, reuben, march, 1926, 1996, american, film, producer, screenwriter, actor, assistant, director, known, involvement, production, exploitation, films, italy, hong, kong, spain, philippines, united, kingdom, ra. Dick Randall born Irving Reuben March 3 1926 May 14 1996 was an American film producer screenwriter actor and assistant director He was known for his involvement in the production of exploitation films in Italy Hong Kong Spain the Philippines and the United Kingdom Randall s career covered a wide array of genres including mondo documentaries erotica giallo martial arts and slasher films Dick RandallBornIrving Reuben 1926 03 03 March 3 1926Catskill Mountains New York U S DiedMay 14 1996 1996 05 14 aged 70 London EnglandOther namesClaudio RainisOccupation s Producer writer actor assistant directorYears active1959 1991SpouseCorliss Randall Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editA rotund cigar smoker Randall was born on March 3 1926 in the Catskill Mountains New York 1 He was married to New Orleans born singer Corliss Theresa Randall nee Anselmo who collaborated with him on several films 1 Career editRandall s entertainment career began in the 1950s with writing gags for Milton Berle before producing his first film a George Jessel narrated documentary about the 1958 World s Fair titled Holiday in Brussels in 1959 He became saddled with debt after producing two unsuccessful Broadway plays He relocated to Italy where he specialized in producing and distributing low budget mondo sexploitation and giallo films such as Primitive Love 1964 The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield 1968 Four Times That Night 1971 The French Sex Murders 1972 and The Girl in Room 2A 1974 During his time in Europe he often worked under the alias Claudio Rainis 1 2 Having earned a reputation for being able to acquire highly disparate sources of finance for his films Randall spent the 1970s and early 1980s primarily between Rome London and Hong Kong producing a wide range of films including hardcore pornography such as Black Deep Throat 1976 starring Ajita Wilson blacksploitation films including Death Dimension 1978 starring Jim Kelly women in prison films such as Escape from Women s Prison 1978 Bruceploitation films including The Clones of Bruce Lee 1980 and slasher films such as Pieces 1982 Many of his films during this period were also mockbusters of other popular films of the time such as Supersonic Man 1979 For Your Height Only 1981 Invaders of the Lost Gold 1982 and The Pod People 1983 In 1981 he permanently settled in London where he continued to work producing Don t Open Till Christmas 1984 directed by his frequent collaborator Edmund Purdom the documentary Don t Scream It s Only a Movie 1985 and Slaughter High 1986 1 2 Death editRandall died of a stroke in London on May 14 1996 2 References edit a b c d Pieces Bio Dick Randall Blu ray Special Features Los Angeles Grindhouse Releasing March 1 2016 a b c Lucas Tim 2007 Mario Bava All the Colors of the Dark Video Watchdog pp 795 796 ISBN 0 9633756 1 X External links editDick Randall at IMDb Dick Randall at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Randall producer amp oldid 1215770579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
