
Michael Tadross
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Michael Tadross
Biography
Michael Tadross is an American producer, director and sometimes actor. He has played a pivotal role as a leading figure in the film industry for over thirty years.
Warner Bros. films he has produced include Sherlock Holmes, Run All Night, Cop Out, Winter's Tale, Arthur, and I Am Legend - one of the highest-budgeted science fiction movies to be entirely filmed in New York City. Earlier in his career, for Warner Bros., he produced The Devil's Advocate, Jack Frost, and Eraser.
His producing credits also include Hitch, Basic, Rollerball, The Thomas Crown Affair, Indecent Proposal, School Ties, Brenda Starr, and Die Hard: With A Vengeance - the highest grossing worldwide film of 1995.
He was Unit Production Manager for Ghost, Coming To America, Black Rain, Trading Places and Death Wish III, and was First Assistant Director on Cocktail, and Masquerade, to name a few. He's also been awarded one gold and two platinum records.
He began his film career as a camera trainee and assistant film editor. He is now a member of the Producer's Guild of America, the Director's Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. He also worked as Executive Vice President of Feature Production at Paramount Pictures
He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award and received The Movie Guide Award for best family-oriented film of 2006 (Hitch). He is also cited in the Who's Who of Executives and Professionals.
Acting
(2002)
Rollerball
as Starter
(1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Greek Deli Proprietor
(1988)
Coming to America
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Sesame Street
Executive Producer
DRAGN
Executive Producer
(2024)
Space Cadet
Executive Producer
(2018)
Ocean's Eight
Executive Producer
(2015)
Run All Night
Producer
(2014)
Winter's Tale
Producer, Unit Production Manager
(2013)
Gangster Squad
Producer
(2011)
Arthur
Unit Production Manager, Producer
(2010)
Cop Out
Producer
(2009)
Sherlock Holmes
Executive Producer
(2007)
I Am Legend
Executive Producer
(2005)
Hitch
Executive Producer
(2004)
Tony n' Tina's Wedding
Producer
(2003)
Basic
Producer
(2002)
Rollerball
Executive Producer
(1999)
The Thomas Crown Affair
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
(1998)
Jack Frost
Executive Producer
(1997)
The Devil's Advocate
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
(1996)
Eraser
Executive Producer
(1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Producer, Unit Production Manager
(1994)
Lassie
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1994)
Forrest Gump
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1993)
Indecent Proposal
Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
(1993)
Addams Family Values
Production Executive
(1990)
When Will I Be Loved?
Producer
(1990)
Ghost
Unit Production Manager
(1989)
Black Rain
Unit Production Manager
(1989)
Let It Ride
Production Supervisor
(1988)
Coming to America
Unit Production Manager
(1987)
The Saint in Manhattan
First Assistant Director
(1985)
Death Wish 3
Assistant Production Manager
(1972)
Bone
Assistant Editor