Walter Seltzer

Walter Seltzer
Born	(1914-11-07)November 7, 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 18, 2011(2011-02-18) (aged 96) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1959–1976

Walter Seltzer (November 7, 1914 – February 18, 2011) was an American film producer. He sat on the Motion Picture & Television Fund Board of Trustees, and was honored with the Silver Medallion for Humanitarian Achievement by the group in 1986.

Biography

Seltzer was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1932 to 1934. He had two brothers: Frank N. Seltzer, a producer; and Julian Seltzer, an advertising director for Hal Roach Studios and later 20th Century Fox. Seltzer served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1956	The Boss	Associate producer
1959	Shake Hands with the Devil	Executive producer
1961	One-Eyed Jacks	Executive producer
	The Naked Edge
	Paris Blues	Executive producer
1964	Man in the Middle
1965	Wild Seed	Executive producer
	The War Lord
1966	Beau Geste
1967	Will Penny
1969	Number One
1970	Darker than Amber
1971	The Omega Man
1972	Skyjacked
1973	Soylent Green
1976	The Last Hard Men		Final film as a producer

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1974	The Cay	Television film

Death

He died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills, California on February 18, 2011, aged 96, from pneumonia.

External links

• Walter Seltzer at IMDb