---
name: "Irwin Winkler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/irwin-winkler"
fi1m_id: "irwin-winkler"
imdb_id: "nm0005563"
tmdb_id: 11472
wikidata_id: "Q950428"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "25 May 1931"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-09-26T16:20:51.245348+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."
---

# Irwin Winkler

## Identity

Irwin Winkler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/irwin-winkler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** irwin-winkler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005563
- **TMDB ID:** 11472
- **Wikidata ID:** Q950428
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Winkler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950428, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005563/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11472

Producer. Born 25 May 1931 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 25 May 1931, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1967–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Chartoff](https://film.one/person/robert-chartoff.md), [Burt Young](https://film.one/person/burt-young.md), [Sylvester Stallone](https://film.one/person/sylvester-stallone.md), [Talia Shire](https://film.one/person/talia-shire.md), [Carl Weathers](https://film.one/person/carl-weathers.md), [Burgess Meredith](https://film.one/person/burgess-meredith.md), [Joe Pesci](https://film.one/person/joe-pesci.md), [John G. Avildsen](https://film.one/person/john-g-avildsen.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as producer, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1970s 76 (2), 1980s 75 (4), 1990s 74 (2), 2000s 68 (1), 2010s 79 (4), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 15, Sport 10, Action 7, Crime 4, History 3, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,185m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Winkler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950428, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005563/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11472

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Rocky*](https://film.one/film/rocky.md) (85), [*Rocky III*](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md) (70), [*Rocky II*](https://film.one/film/rocky-ii.md) (66), [*Rocky V*](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md) (54), [*Rocky IV*](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md) (52)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Raging Bull*](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) (91)
- **Disney+:** [*Creed III*](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Irwin Winkler is an American film producer and director. He began his career in the late 1960s after working as an agent, forming a production partnership with Robert Chartoff. Their early credits include *Double Trouble* (1967) and *They Shoot Horses, Don't They?* (1969).

Winkler produced *Rocky* (1976), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and received further Best Picture nominations for *Raging Bull* (1980), *The Right Stuff* (1983) and *GoodFellas* (1990). He has maintained a long collaboration with director Martin Scorsese on films including *Raging Bull*, *GoodFellas*, *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), *Silence* (2016) and *The Irishman* (2019). Winkler has also produced entries in the *Rocky* and *Creed* franchises, including *Creed III* (2023).

He studied at New York University and is the father of producers Charles Winkler and David Winkler.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, moviemeter.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Creed III* (2023), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md)
- *The Irishman* (2019), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md)
- *Creed II* (2018), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md)
- *Creed* (2015), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md)
- *Rocky Balboa* (2006), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-balboa.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Fi1m 93, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Rocky V* (1990), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md)
- *Rocky IV* (1985), Fi1m 52, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *Rocky III* (1982), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)
- *Raging Bull* (1980), Fi1m 91, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)
- *Rocky II* (1979), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-ii.md)
- *Rocky* (1976), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky.md)
- *Point Blank* (1967), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/point-blank.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

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

- *The Alto Knights* (2025), Producer
- *Creed III* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md)
- *The Irishman* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md)
- *Creed II* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md)
- *Music Got Me Here* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Silence* (2016), Producer
- *Creed* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *Survivor* (2015), Producer
- *The Gambler* (2014), Producer
- *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md)
- *Trespass* (2011), Producer
- *The Mechanic* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Streets of Blood* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Rocky Balboa* (2006), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-balboa.md)
- *Home of the Brave* (2006), Director, Producer, Story
- *The Net 2.0* (2006), Producer
- *De-Lovely* (2004), Director, Producer
- *Realizing The Right Stuff* (2003), Producer
- *Enough* (2002), Producer
- *The Shipping News* (2001), Producer
- *Life as a House* (2001), Director, Producer
- *Welcome to Hollywood* (2000), as Irwin Winkler
- *At First Sight* (1999), Director, Producer
- *The Net* (1998), series, Creator
- *The Juror* (1996), Producer
- *The Net* (1995), Director, Producer
- *Night and the City* (1992), Producer, Director
- *HBO First Look* (1992), series, Actor
- *Guilty by Suspicion* (1991), Director, Writer
- *Rocky V* (1990), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Music Box* (1989), Producer
- *Betrayed* (1988), Producer
- *'Round Midnight* (1986), Producer
- *Revolution* (1985), Producer
- *Rocky IV* (1985), Producer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *Scandal Sheet* (1985), Producer
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *Author! Author!* (1982), Producer
- *Rocky III* (1982), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)
- *True Confessions* (1981), Producer
- *Raging Bull* (1980), Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)
- *Rocky II* (1979), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-ii.md)
- *Comes a Horseman* (1978), Executive Producer
- *Uncle Joe Shannon* (1978), Producer
- *Valentino* (1977), Producer
- *New York, New York* (1977), Producer
- *Nickelodeon* (1976), Producer
- *Rocky* (1976), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky.md)
- *Peeper* (1975), Producer
- *Breakout* (1975), Producer
- *The Gambler* (1974), Producer
- *S*P*Y*S* (1974), Producer
- *Busting* (1974), Producer
- *Up the Sandbox* (1972), Producer
- *The Mechanic* (1972), Producer
- *Thumb Tripping* (1972), Producer
- *The New Centurions* (1972), Producer
- *The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight* (1971), Producer
- *Believe in Me* (1971), Producer
- *Leo the Last* (1970), Producer
- *The Strawberry Statement* (1970), Producer
- *They Shoot Horses, Don't They?* (1969), Producer
- *The Split* (1968), Producer
- *Blue* (1968), Producer
- *Point Blank* (1967), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/point-blank.md)
- *Double Trouble* (1967), Producer
- *Delphi*, series, Executive Producer
- *The Tiger Slam*, Producer
- *Ally Clark*, Producer, Writer
- *Creed IV*, Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 1991: Best Picture (nominated), for *Goodfellas*
- 1984: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Right Stuff*
- 1981: Best Picture (nominated), for *Raging Bull*
- 1977: Best Picture (won), for *Rocky*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1991: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *Rocky V*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *Revolution*

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

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