---
name: "Arthur P. Jacobs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-p-jacobs"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "7 March 1922"
died: "27 June 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-19T16:42:59.922053+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Arthur P. Jacobs

Producer. Born 7 March 1922 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Died 27 June 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 7 March 1922, Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Died:** 27 June 1973
- **Active:** 1968–1973
- **Frequently works with:** [Roddy McDowall](https://film.one/person/roddy-mcdowall.md), [Kim Hunter](https://film.one/person/kim-hunter.md), [Paul Dehn](https://film.one/person/paul-dehn.md), [Charlton Heston](https://film.one/person/charlton-heston.md), [J. Lee Thompson](https://film.one/person/j-lee-thompson.md), [Maurice Evans](https://film.one/person/maurice-evans.md), [Natalie Trundy](https://film.one/person/natalie-trundy.md), [Severn Darden](https://film.one/person/severn-darden.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1970s 59 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 62 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 5, Action 4, Adventure 2, Drama 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $82m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_P._Jacobs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18971, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13269

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Conquest of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (73)

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## Biography

Arthur P. Jacobs (7 March 1922 – 27 June 1973) was an American film producer. He began his career as a press agent and publicist, working at studios including MGM and Warner Bros. before founding his own firm in 1947. Clients included Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Peck and James Stewart.

In 1963 he formed APJAC Productions. His first feature was *What a Way to Go!* (1964), followed by *Doctor Dolittle* (1967) for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. He is best known for producing the original *Planet of the Apes* (1968) and its four sequels: *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972) and *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973). Other credits include *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (1969), *Play It Again, Sam* (1972) and *Tom Sawyer* (1973).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Fi1m 36, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), Fi1m 73, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), Fi1m 77, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Fi1m 50, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Huckleberry Finn* (1974), Producer
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Producer — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Tom Sawyer* (1973), Producer
- *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), Producer
- *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (1969), Producer
- *The Chairman* (1969), Executive Producer
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), Producer
- *Planet of the Apes Test Reel* (1966), Producer
- *What a Way to Go!* (1964), Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1968: Best Picture (nominated), for *Doctor Dolittle*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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