---
name: "James W. Skotchdopole"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-w-skotchdopole"
fi1m_id: "james-w-skotchdopole"
imdb_id: "nm0804739"
tmdb_id: 4701
wikidata_id: "Q19359565"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T01:16:37.033300+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."
---

# James W. Skotchdopole

## Identity

James W. Skotchdopole

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-w-skotchdopole
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-w-skotchdopole
- **IMDb ID:** nm0804739
- **TMDB ID:** 4701
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19359565
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Skotchdopole, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19359565, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804739/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4701

Producer. Born 1 January 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Also known as:** ג'יימס ו' סקוטצ'דופול, James Skotchdopole
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 8 producing, 6 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://film.one/person/alejandro-g-inarritu.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as producer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (4), 1990s 73 (5), 2010s 78 (3), 2020s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 75 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Action 2, Comedy 2, Romance 2, Western 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,553m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Skotchdopole, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19359565, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804739/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4701

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) (82), [*The Revenant*](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md) (74)

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

## Biography

James W. Skotchdopole is an American film producer and production manager. Raised in New York, he began working in the film industry in 1982 and became the youngest member of the Directors Guild of America in 1984.

He has held producer, executive producer and unit production manager credits on numerous films. These include *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014) and *The Revenant* (2015), both directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu; *Django Unchained* (2012) for Quentin Tarantino; and several films for Tony Scott, among them *True Romance* (1993), *Enemy of the State* (1998) and *Man on Fire* (2004). He also collaborated with Nora Ephron on three projects.

As a producer on *Birdman*, Skotchdopole shared in the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has worked on more than fifty feature films across seventeen countries.

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

## On Fi1m (14)

### Produced (8) — the average rests on these

- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Mrs. America* (2020), Fi1m 79, Co-Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md)
- *The Revenant* (2015), Fi1m 74, Unit Production Manager, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Enemy of the State* (1998), Fi1m 73, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/enemy-of-the-state.md)
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), Fi1m 78, Associate Producer, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *True Romance* (1993), Fi1m 82, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md)

### Crew (6)

- *The Last Boy Scout* (1991), Fi1m 73, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-boy-scout.md)
- *Days of Thunder* (1990), Fi1m 61, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-thunder.md)
- *Scrooged* (1988), Fi1m 66, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/scrooged.md)
- *Ishtar* (1987), Fi1m 72, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Fi1m 54, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *Play Dirty* (2025), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Crumb Catcher* (2024), Producer
- *Fallout* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *The Peripheral* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Mrs. America* (2020), series, Co-Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md)
- *Furlough* (2018), Executive Producer
- *War Machine* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Comedian* (2016), Thanks
- *The Revenant* (2015), Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Violet & Daisy* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Lay the Favorite* (2012), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *My Own Love Song* (2010), Executive Producer
- *The Women* (2008), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Grindhouse* (2007), Line Producer
- *Bewitched* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Man on Fire* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Sand* (2000), Producer, Second Assistant Director
- *Company Man* (2000), Producer
- *Enemy of the State* (1998), Executive Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/enemy-of-the-state.md)
- *The Fan* (1996), Executive Producer, First Assistant Director
- *Crimson Tide* (1995), Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
- *Mixed Nuts* (1994), Executive Producer, First Assistant Director
- *True Romance* (1993), Co-Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md)
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), First Assistant Director, Associate Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *The Last Boy Scout* (1991), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-boy-scout.md)
- *What About Bob?* (1991), First Assistant Director
- *Naked Tango* (1990), Associate Producer
- *Days of Thunder* (1990), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-thunder.md)
- *Scrooged* (1988), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/scrooged.md)
- *Moon Over Parador* (1988), Second Assistant Director
- *Biloxi Blues* (1988), Second Assistant Director
- *The Believers* (1987), Second Assistant Director
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *Ishtar* (1987), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)
- *A Night in Heaven* (1983), Production Assistant

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2015: Best Picture (won), for *Birdman*

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

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