Charles Newirth

Charles Newirth (born August 22, 1955) is an American film producer.

Raised in Scarsdale, New York, Newirth received a BA in Photography and Cinema from Ohio State University. He broke into the film industry as a location manager on such films as Flashdance (1983), Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He later moved up to production manager on Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and RoboCop (1987) before getting his first producing credit as an associate producer on The Package (1989).

Newirth served as a co-producer on Robert Zemeckis' multiple Academy Award-winning blockbuster Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-produced the Barry Levinson films Toys (1992), the multiple Oscar-nominated Bugsy (1991) and as an associate producer on Barry Levinson's Avalon (1990). His other executive producing credits include: Hugo (2011); Zookeeper (2011); Brad Silberling's City of Angels (1998) starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan; Rob Reiner's true-life drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) with Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods; The American President (1995), also for director Rob Reiner, starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening and Jon Turteltaub's Phenomenon (1996) starring John Travolta.

Newirth produced the popular Robin Williams hit Patch Adams (1998), Home Fries (1998) starring Drew Barrymore, and the sleeper hit Galaxy Quest (1999), starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, before joining Revolution Studios in 2000.

Newirth was responsible for overseeing the physical production of all of Revolution Studios' motion pictures. Revolution Studios released 47 films, including America's Sweethearts (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), XXX (2002), Anger Management (2003), Daddy Day Care (2003), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Hellboy (2004), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Rocky Balboa (2006). At Revolution Studios, Newirth served as executive producer on The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Across the Universe (2007), Freedomland (2006), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Peter Pan (2003), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The One (2001) and America's Sweethearts (2001). He continued with Revolution Studios until June 2007, when he returned to working as an independent producer.

Newirth most recently executive produced the blockbuster films Captain America: Brave New World (2025),Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Doctor Strange (2016) and Iron Man 3 (2013), for Marvel Studios and Disney.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film Year Film Credit Notes 1989 The Package Associate producer 1990 Avalon Associate producer 1991 Bugsy Co-producer 1992 Toys Co-producer 1994 Forrest Gump Co-producer 1995 The American President Executive producer 1996 Phenomenon Executive producer Ghosts of Mississippi Executive producer 1998 City of Angels Executive producer Home Fries Producer Patch Adams Producer 1999 Galaxy Quest Producer 2001 America's Sweethearts Executive producer The One Producer 2002 Maid in Manhattan Executive producer 2003 Peter Pan Co-executive producer 2004 Christmas with the Kranks Executive producer 2006 Freedomland Executive producer 2007 Perfect Stranger Executive producer Across the Universe Executive producer The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Executive producer 2011 Zookeeper Executive producer Hugo Executive producer Uncredited 2013 Iron Man 3 Executive producer 2016 Doctor Strange Executive producer 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp Executive producer 2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Producer 2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Executive producer 2025 Captain America: Brave New World Executive producer 2026 Moana Executive producer

Production manager

Year Film Role Notes 1982 Parasite Unit production manager 1984 Fear City Unit manager 1987 RoboCop Production manager Throw Momma from the Train 1988 The Great Outdoors 1989 The Package 1990 Avalon Unit production manager 1991 Bugsy Production manager 1992 Toys Unit production manager 1994 Forrest Gump 1995 The American President 1996 Phenomenon Ghosts of Mississippi 1999 Galaxy Quest 2001 Black Hawk Down Executive in charge of production 2002 Punch-Drunk Love XXX 2003 Anger Management Daddy Day Care The Missing Mona Lisa Smile 2004 Hellboy 13 Going on 30 2005 Are We There Yet? Rent 2006 Click Uncredited Rocky Balboa 2011 Hugo Unit production manager 2016 Doctor Strange 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp 2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Location management

Year Film Role Notes 1982 The Seduction Location manager Cat People Uncredited 1983 Flashdance 1984 Thief of Hearts 1985 Perfect My Man Adam 1986 Pretty in Pink Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1987 Blind Date

Miscellaneous crew

Year Film Role 1980 Can't Stop the Music Production assistant 1982 Cat People

Second unit director or assistant director

Year Film Role 2006 Freedomland Second unit director

Thanks

Year Film Role 1991 Kafka Special thanks 2002 Punch-Drunk Love

Television

Thanks

Year Title Role Notes 2021 The Movies That Made Us Special thanks Documentary