William N. Panzer

William Norton Panzer (September 6, 1942 – March 18, 2007) was an American television and film producer best known as one half of Davis-Panzer Productions, the production company behind the Highlander franchise.

Early life and education Panzer was born in New York City and educated at Princeton University. That year, in late November 1987, Vestron made a deal to handle five pictures in the Davis/Panzer Gower Street II package in five countries, and one of the upcoming features, King of the Wild, Vestron would receive international rights with no exclusions, and various companies is vying for different rights to the Highlander sequel in various countries, such as a joint of Vestron, Highlight Communications, Filmauro, Nea Kinisi and Lusomondo.

Panzer was a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and of the Television Academy. His wife was Priscilla Panzer. fell while iceskating at the neighbouring resort of Sun Valley. After being transported by helicopter to St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, he died at 7:01 p.m, at the age of 64. The cause of death was confirmed to be a "blunt force trauma of the head due to a ground level fall", according from the Ada County Coroners' office. The anime film Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, and the television film Highlander: The Source, both of which he co-produced, are dedicated in memorial to him; the DVD bonus features for The Source has a memorial video based on Panzer's life and career.