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C.O. Erickson

1923–2017 · 24 titles in the catalogue

Clarence Oscar "C. O." Erickson (December 17, 1923 – June 28, 2017) was an American film producer and production manager who had nearly 60 years of experience working in Hollywood.

Born in Kankakee, Illinois on December 17, 1923, Erickson began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1944, ultimately working his way up to production manager. Among the productions he managed during his time at Paramount were all five of the films that director Alfred Hitchcock made for the studio in the 1950s: Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Vertigo (1958).

Erickson left Paramount to work with screenwriter and director John Huston as production manager on The Misfits (1961) and Freud: The Secret Passion (1962). He later reteamed with Huston as associate producer of Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967). He was also associate producer of Richard C. Sarafian's Man in the Wilderness (1971) and Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), both of which featured Huston in supporting acting roles.

Erickson later served as both executive producer and production manager on several popular films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Urban Cowboy (1980), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Groundhog Day (1993). He was also the executive producer of Robert Altman's Popeye (1980) and executive in charge of production of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). His later film credits included Kiss the Girls (1997), Return to Me (2000) and Windtalkers (2002).

Erickson died in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 2017, due to heart complications. He was 93.

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Their work

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  1. Groundhog Day1993as Bank Guard Herman (as Doc Erickson) · Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager
  2. Chinatown1974as Customer · Associate Producer · Unit Production Manager
  3. Kiss the Girls1997Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager
  4. The Man Who Knew Too Much1956Unit Production Manager
  5. Windtalkers2002Executive Producer
  6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager
  7. Cleopatra1963Production Manager
  8. Popeye1980Executive Producer
  9. Antitrust2001Executive Producer
  10. Return to Me2000Executive Producer
  11. Black Sheep1996Executive Producer · Production Manager
  12. The Misfits1961Production Manager
  13. Disturbing Behavior1998Executive Producer
  14. Magic1978Executive Producer
  15. Urban Cowboy1980Executive Producer · Production Manager
  16. The Fall of the Roman Empire1964Production Manager
  17. Blankman1994Producer
  18. Secret Admirer1985Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager
  19. 55 Days at Peking1963Production Manager
  20. Cloak & Dagger1984Executive Producer
  21. The Lonely Guy1984Co-Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager
  22. Reflections in a Golden Eye1967Associate Producer
  23. There Was a Crooked Man...1970Executive Producer
  24. Man in the Wilderness1971Associate Producer