Buzz Feitshans

Frederick Rollin Feitshans III (born 17 January 1937), known as Buzz Feitshans, is an American film producer best known for his work in the action field and his collaborations with John Milius and Carolco Pictures.

Biography Feitshans graduated from the University of Southern California in 1962 with a degree in education, then went to work for the American Broadcasting Company as a film editor. In 1964, he joined American International Pictures as an editor and became head of the editorial department for ten years.

In 1973, Feitshans made his debut as a producer with Dillinger, a film written and directed by John Milius. Milius and Feitshans formed A-Team Productions that same year and produced Big Wednesday (1978), 1941 (1979) and Hardcore (1979). A-Team Productions dissolved, but Feitshans continued to act as Milius' producer on Conan the Barbarian (1982), Uncommon Valor (1983), and Red Dawn (1984).

Feitshans produced First Blood in 1982, and also its first two sequels. The films were made by executive producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna of Carolco Pictures, whom Feitshans frequently worked with. In 1988, he became executive vice president of production and a member of the board of directors for Carolco Pictures.

Feitshans joined Cinergi Productions in 1992, serving as executive producer for Medicine Man (1992), Tombstone (1993), Renaissance Man (1994), Color of Night (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), The Scarlet Letter (1995), Nixon (1995), Evita (1996), Shadow Conspiracy (1997), and An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997).

He retired from film production in 1997.

Personal life Feitshans is the son of Lotus Grant Feitshans (1909–2007) and film editor Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (1909–1987).

He is the grandson of Sennett Bathing Beauty Ora Carew and Harry E. Grant on his mother's side and tennis player Frederick Rollin Feitshans and Celia Traber Feitshans on his father's.

He married Charlotte Wells (divorced 1978) and Raffaella De Laurentiis.

He is the father of four, including cinematographer Fred "Buzz" Feitshans IV (born 1959).

Select credits He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film Year Film Credit Notes 1973 Coffy Dillinger 1974 Foxy Brown Act of Vengeance 1978 Big Wednesday 1979 Hardcore 1941 1982 Conan the Barbarian First Blood 1983 Uncommon Valor 1984 Red Dawn 1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II 1987 Extreme Prejudice 1988 Rambo III 1990 Total Recall 1993 Tombstone Executive producer 1994 Renaissance Man Executive producer Color of Night 1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Executive producer 1997 Shadow Conspiracy Executive producer

As cinematographer

Year Film 2004 Joe Killionaire

Camera and electrical department

Year Film Role Notes 2000 Dragonheart: A New Beginning Camera operator Direct-to-video

Editorial department

Year Film Role 1967 Thunder Alley Assistant film editor 1968 Wild in the Streets Assistant editor 1969 De Sade Editorial coordinator

Miscellaneous crew

Year Film Role Notes 1969 The Devil's 8 Post-production coordinator 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off Production executive 1975 Hard Times

As editor

Year Film 1972 Boxcar Bertha

Unmade projects Amanda (1996) Broadway Brawler Crusade Smoke and Mirrors

Television

As cinematographer

Year Title Role Notes 2004 Las Vegas Director of photography 2007 Supreme Courtships Television pilot

Camera and electrical department

Year Title Role 2004 Las Vegas Camera operator