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Denis O'Brien(1941-2021)

  • Producer
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Denis O'Brien was born on 12 September 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a producer, known for Time Bandits (1981), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and Withnail and I (1987). He was married to Karen Lazarus and Phyllida Riddell. He died on 3 December 2021 in Swindon, England, UK.
BornSeptember 12, 1941
DiedDecember 3, 2021(80)
BornSeptember 12, 1941
DiedDecember 3, 2021(80)
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John Cleese, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, David Warner, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Vaughan in Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits
6.9
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1981
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python's Life of Brian
8.0
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1979
Withnail and I (1987)
Withnail and I
7.5
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1987
Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)
Mona Lisa
7.3
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1986

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Producer

  • Randy Quaid in Cold Dog Soup (1990)
    Cold Dog Soup
    5.6
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle in Nuns on the Run (1990)
    Nuns on the Run
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Richard E. Grant in How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
    How to Get Ahead in Advertising
    6.8
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Jeff Daniels in Checking Out (1988)
    Checking Out
    4.8
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Powwow Highway (1988)
    Powwow Highway
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • The Raggedy Rawney (1988)
    The Raggedy Rawney
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Gary Oldman and Theresa Russell in Track 29 (1988)
    Track 29
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Bellman and True (1987)
    Bellman and True
    6.8
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Jery Hewitt in Five Corners (1987)
    Five Corners
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Withnail and I (1987)
    Withnail and I
    7.5
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Madonna and Sean Penn in Shanghai Surprise (1986)
    Shanghai Surprise
    3.3
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)
    Mona Lisa
    7.3
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Water (1985)
    Water
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Denholm Elliott, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, and Richard Griffiths in A Private Function (1984)
    A Private Function
    6.5
    • executive producer
    • 1984

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    • September 12, 1941
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • December 3, 2021
    • Swindon, England, UK(Intra-abdominal sepsis)
  • Spouses
      Karen Lazarus (divorced, 2 children)

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