---
name: "Howard G. Kazanjian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-g-kazanjian"
fi1m_id: "howard-g-kazanjian"
imdb_id: "nm0443599"
tmdb_id: 665
wikidata_id: "Q1631816"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "26 July 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T23:11:37.204735+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."
---

# Howard G. Kazanjian

## Identity

Howard G. Kazanjian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/howard-g-kazanjian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** howard-g-kazanjian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0443599
- **TMDB ID:** 665
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1631816
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Kazanjian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1631816, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443599/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/665

Producer. Born 26 July 1942 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 26 July 1942, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Active:** 1969–1993
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 producing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Anthony Daniels](https://film.one/person/anthony-daniels.md), [Billy Dee Williams](https://film.one/person/billy-dee-williams.md), [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [Harrison Ford](https://film.one/person/harrison-ford.md), [Lawrence Kasdan](https://film.one/person/lawrence-kasdan.md), [Mark Hamill](https://film.one/person/mark-hamill.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as producer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1980s 87 (3), 1990s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 3, Science Fiction 3, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,660m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Kazanjian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1631816, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443599/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/665

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Empire Strikes Back*](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md) (92), [*Return of the Jedi*](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Howard G. Kazanjian is an American film producer. Born on 26 July 1942 in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from the University of Southern California, where he met George Lucas.

Kazanjian served as vice president of production at Lucasfilm from 1977 to 1984. He worked as an uncredited producer on *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and as producer on *Return of the Jedi* (1983). He was also executive producer on *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981). Earlier in his career he worked as an assistant director on films including *The Wild Bunch* (1969) and *Family Plot* (1976).

His later producing credits include *More American Graffiti* (1979), *The Rookie* (1990) and *Demolition Man* (1993). He has also written books on film and history.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Produced (4) — the average rests on these

- *Demolition Man* (1993), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/demolition-man.md)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)

### Crew (1)

- *The Wild Bunch* (1969), Fi1m 84, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wild-bunch.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Shortcut to Happiness* (2007), Executive Producer
- *The Bridge of San Luis Rey* (2004), Executive Producer
- *The Sky is Falling* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Carlo's Wake* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Demolition Man* (1993), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/demolition-man.md)
- *The Rookie* (1990), Producer
- *From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Executive Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *More American Graffiti* (1979), Producer
- *Family Plot* (1976), First Assistant Director
- *The Wild Bunch* (1969), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wild-bunch.md)
- *Finian's Rainbow* (1968), Assistant Director

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- WILLA Literary Award 2023: WILLA Literary Award (won)
- Inkpot Award 1982: Inkpot Award (won)

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

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