Thomas Henderson Mount (born 26 May 1948) is an American film producer, who was formerly the President of

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. Born in

Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...

, he studied art at

Bard College Bard College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains within the Hudson River Historic District ...

where he received a BA. He received an MFA in Film and Video at the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

. Starting as assistant to Executive VP Ned Tanen in 1972 Mount rose quickly through the MCA/Universal ranks to become Universal President in 1975 through early 1985. There he developed, supervise, financed and distributed over 200 features. After leaving Universal in late 1984, Mount founded his own company, which produced acclaimed films like ''

Bull Durham ''Bull Durham'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film written and directed by Ron Shelton. The film stars Kevin Costner as "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher from the AAA Richmond Braves, brought in to teach rookie pitcher Ebby Calv ...

'', '' Tequila Sunrise'', '' Frantic'', ''

Natural Born Killers ''Natural Born Killers'' is a 1994 American romantic crime action film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. The film tells the story of two victims ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Indian Runner'', ''

Night Falls on Manhattan ''Night Falls on Manhattan'' is a 1996 American crime drama film written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Based on the novel ''Tainted Evidence'' by Robert Daley, the plot centers on a newly elected district attorney played by Andy García, who i ...

'', and '' Death and the Maiden'', which he first produced on stage in London's West End and on Broadway. Although The Mount Company had outgoing agreements with various film studios like

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, Tri-Star Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios and Lorimar Motion Pictures, on June 11, 1986, The Mount Company received a three-year, two-picture-a-year, non-exclusive deal with

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, in order that Mount would develop projects for the studio. Mount is a co-founder of the

Los Angeles Film School The Los Angeles Film School (informally LA Film School) is a for-profit college in Los Angeles, California, offering associate and bachelor's degrees in majors relating to the entertainment industry. The school encompasses the Los Angeles Record ...

, two-term president of the

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, and has been a consultant for

RKO Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, is an American film production and distribution company, historically one of the major film studios, "Big Five" film studios of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood's Clas ...

. He has been an active Academy member since 1977. Frequently rumored to be the model for

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and sat ...

's '' The Player'', Mount said "Not me. I've never murdered a screenwriter".

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;Thanks

Television

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