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Known for Department
Directing
Known appearances
49
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 6, 1934 (77 old)
Deathday
Oct 31, 2011
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Gilbert Lewis Katz
Alan Smithee
Gil Cates

Gilbert Cates

Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, who was a dress manufacturer. There he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He is the uncle of noted actress Phoebe Cates and a brother of the producer and director Joseph Cates, with whom he collaborated from time to time.

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Known for

Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family
$pent
$pent
Inside the Golden Statue
Inside the Golden Statue
Innocent Victims
Innocent Victims
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
In My Daughter's Name
In My Daughter's Name
Absolute Strangers
Absolute Strangers
Call Me Anna
Call Me Anna
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
My First Love
My First Love
Backfire
Backfire
Child's Cry
Child's Cry
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Consenting Adult
Consenting Adult
Burning Rage
Burning Rage
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
Rapunzel
Rapunzel
Country Gold
Country Gold
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Kid From Nowhere
The Kid From Nowhere
Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! Book II
The Last Married Couple in America
The Last Married Couple in America
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
The Promise
The Promise
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Dragonfly
Dragonfly
After the Fall
After the Fall
The Affair
The Affair
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
To All My Friends on Shore
To All My Friends on Shore
I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
Rings Around the World
Rings Around the World
The Oscars
The Oscars

Acting

2004
Kulturplatz
  —
Self
2000
$pent
  —
Mr. Walsh
1998
Inside the Golden Statue
  —
Self

Directing

2002
A Death in the Family
as.job job.Director.he
1996
Innocent Victims
as.job job.Director.he
1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as.job job.Director.he
1991
Absolute Strangers
as.job job.Director.he
1990
Call Me Anna
as.job job.Director.he
1989
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
as.job job.Director.he
1988
My First Love
as.job job.Director.he
Fatal Judgement
as.job job.Director.he
Backfire
as.job job.Director.he
1986
Child's Cry
as.job job.Director.he
1985
The Twilight Zone
as.job job.Director.he
Consenting Adult
as.job job.Director.he
1984
Burning Rage
as.job job.Director.he
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as.job job.Director.he
1983
Hobson's Choice
as.job job.Director.he
Rapunzel
as.job job.Director.he
1982
Country Gold
as.job job.Director.he
Faerie Tale Theatre
as.job job.Director.he
1980
Oh, God! Book II
as.job job.Director.he
The Last Married Couple in America
as.job job.Director.he
1979
The Promise
as.job job.Director.he
1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
as.job job.Director.he
1976
Dragonfly
as.job job.Director.he
1974
After the Fall
as.job job.Director.he
1973
The Affair
as.job job.Director.he
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as.job job.Director.he
1972
To All My Friends on Shore
as.job job.Director.he
1970
I Never Sang for My Father
as.job job.Director.he
1967
Rings Around the World
as.job job.Director.he

Production

2002
A Death in the Family
as.job job.Producer.he
1992
In My Daughter's Name
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1991
Absolute Strangers
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1986
Child's Cry
as.job job.Producer.he
1982
Country Gold
as.job job.Supervising Producer.he
The Kid From Nowhere
as.job job.Producer.he
1980
The Last Married Couple in America
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1979
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1976
Dragonfly
as.job job.Producer.he
1974
After the Fall
as.job job.Producer.he
1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as.job job.Producer.he
1970
I Never Sang for My Father
as.job job.Producer.he
1967
Rings Around the World
as.job job.Producer.he
1953
The Oscars
as.job job.Producer.he
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