Jud Kinberg (July 7, 1925 – November 2, 2016) was an American film producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work as a producer on ''

The Collector ''The Collector'' is a 1963 thriller novel by English author John Fowles, in his literary debut. Its plot follows a lonely young man who kidnaps a female art student in London and holds her captive in the cellar of his rural farmhouse. Divided ...

''. His son is the screenwriter and director

Simon Kinberg Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He wrote and produced a number of films in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film franchise for 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Fox, and had produced a number of other projec ...

Life and work

Kinberg was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended the University of North Carolina and earned a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his service with the U.S. Army during World War II. Kinberg briefly worked in advertising until being recruited to apprentice under producer-actor

John Houseman John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanians, Romanian-born British Americans, British-American theatre and film producer, actor, director, and teacher. He became known for his highly publ ...

. Together they went on to produce films at MGM including ''Julius Caesar'' (1953), starring Marlon Brando; ''Executive Suite'' (1954), directed by Robert Wise; ''Her Twelve Men'' (1954), featuring Greer Garson and Robert Ryan; Vincente Minnelli's ''The Cobweb'' (1955), toplined by Richard Widmark and Lauren Bacall; ''Moonfleet'' (1955), helmed by Fritz Lang; and ''Lust for Life'' (1956), which received four Oscar nominations. In 1978 he was nominated for an Emmy for producing ''Quincy M.E.'', the NBC drama starring

Jack Klugman Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He began his career in 1949 and started television and film work with roles in ''12 Angry Men (1957 film), 12 Angry Men'' (1957) and ...

as a coroner who investigates suspicious deaths. Later in his career, he worked on TV movies ''To Catch a Killer'', ''A Stoning in Fulham County'', and ''Kane & Abel''. Kinberg died at 91 of natural causes in his New York City home.

Selected filmography

The films Kinberg worked on include: ; Producer * 1954: ''

Executive Suite ''Executive Suite'' is a 1954 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film directed by Robert Wise and written by Ernest Lehman, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Cameron Hawley. The film stars William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara St ...

'' * 1954: '' Her Twelve Men'' * 1955: '' The Cobweb'' * 1955: '' Moonfleet'' * 1956: '' Lust for Life'' * 1965: ''

'' * 1968: '' The Magus'' * 1973: ''

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'' ; Scriptwriter * 1963: ''

Siege of the Saxons ''Siege of the Saxons'' is a 1963 British medieval adventure film directed by Nathan H. Juran and released by Columbia Pictures. Starring Janette Scott and Ronald Lewis, the film is set in the time of King Arthur, but, as with many Arthurian t ...

'' * 1964: ''

East of Sudan ''East of Sudan'' is a 1964 British adventure film directed by Nathan Juran and featuring Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms and Derek Fowlds. Plot In late 1884, during the height of the Mahdist insurrection in the Sudan, Mahdist forces led by severa ...

'' * 1972: ''

Vampire Circus ''Vampire Circus'' is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Young and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins. It was written by Judson Kinberg, and produced by Wilbur Stark and Michael Carreras (uncredited) for ...

'' ;; Television * 1981: ''The Million Dollar Face'' * 1988: ''

A Stoning in Fulham County ''A Stoning in Fulham County'' is a 1988 television film directed by Larry Elikann. It takes place in fictional Fulham County, North Carolina. It is based on the true story of the murder of an Amish baby by a group of reckless teens in Indiana in ...

'' * 1992: ''

In the Best Interest of the Children ''In the Best Interest of the Children'' is a 1992 American made-for-television fact-based drama film starring Sarah Jessica Parker who plays a woman struggling with manic-depression while raising her five children. This leads to the children ...

'' * 1992: ''

To Catch a Killer To Catch a Killer may refer to * ''To Catch a Killer'' (1992 film) * ''To Catch a Killer'' (2023 film) * ''To Catch a Killer'' (TV series) {{dab ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinberg, Jud 1925 births 2016 deaths Screenwriters from New York City American producers