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Roy Button(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Roy Button was born on 11 September 1951 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Superman (1978), Never Say Never Again (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
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    Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1978
    Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
    Never Say Never Again
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1983
    Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1980
    Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    8.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1981

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Sarah Douglas, and Jack O'Halloran in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
      Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
      7.6
      • Fifth Assistant Director
      • 2006
    • Hawks (1988)
      Hawks
      6.7
      • assistant director: second unit
      • 1988
    • Consuming Passions (1988)
      Consuming Passions
      5.5
      • assistant director: second unit
      • 1988
    • Empire of the Sun (1987)
      Empire of the Sun
      7.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1987
    • Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington in Cry Freedom (1987)
      Cry Freedom
      7.4
      • assistant director
      • 1987
    • Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise, and Gilda Radner in Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
      Haunted Honeymoon
      5.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
      Out of Africa
      7.1
      • second assistant director
      • 1985
    • Richard Gere in King David (1985)
      King David
      5.3
      • second assistant director
      • 1985
    • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      7.5
      • second assistant director: UK
      • 1984
    • Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
      Never Say Never Again
      6.1
      • assistant director
      • 1983
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • second assistant director
      • 1983
    • Gandhi (1982)
      Gandhi
      8.0
      • assistant director
      • 1982
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
      Raiders of the Lost Ark
      8.4
      • second assistant director
      • 1981
    • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
      Superman II
      6.8
      • assistant director
      • 1980
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
      Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
      8.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1980

    Producer

    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • associate producer
      • 2011
    • John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Stephen Dorff, Simon Fenton, Fay Masterson, Alois Moyo, and Guy Witcher in The Power of One (1992)
      The Power of One
      7.1
      • line producer
      • 1992
    • John Stamos in Born to Ride (1991)
      Born to Ride
      5.1
      • associate producer
      • 1991

    Production Manager

    • Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)
      The Secret Garden
      7.3
      • production supervisor
      • 1993
    • Clint Eastwood in White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
      White Hunter Black Heart
      6.5
      • production manager
      • 1990
    • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
      Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
      8.2
      • production manager: UK
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Roy Button OBE
    • Born
      • September 11, 1951
      • Hackney, London, England, UK

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      He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Film Industry. He was the Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Warner Brothers Productions.

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