---
name: "Jerry Weintraub"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-weintraub"
fi1m_id: "jerry-weintraub"
imdb_id: "nm0005545"
tmdb_id: 1888
wikidata_id: "Q365844"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "26 September 1937"
died: "6 July 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T11:49:56.910583+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."
---

# Jerry Weintraub

## Identity

Jerry Weintraub

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jerry-weintraub
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jerry-weintraub
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005545
- **TMDB ID:** 1888
- **Wikidata ID:** Q365844
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Weintraub, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365844, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1888

Producer. Born 26 September 1937 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 July 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 26 September 1937, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 July 2015
- **Active:** 1975–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 4 acting, 7 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md), [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md), [John G. Avildsen](https://film.one/person/john-g-avildsen.md), [Julia Roberts](https://film.one/person/julia-roberts.md), [Pat Morita](https://film.one/person/pat-morita.md), [Ralph Macchio](https://film.one/person/ralph-macchio.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 89 (1), 1980s 76 (3), 1990s 58 (2), 2000s 60 (4), 2010s 81 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Action 3, Comedy 2, Family 2, Romance 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $779m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Weintraub, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365844, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1888

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Karate Kid*](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md) (81), [*The Karate Kid Part II*](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md) (62)

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

## Biography

Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015) was an American film producer, talent manager and actor. He began his career as a talent agent and concert promoter, managing artists including John Denver, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, and organising large-scale arena tours.

He moved into film production in the 1970s. His credits include Robert Altman's *Nashville* (1975), Barry Levinson's *Diner* (1982), the first five *Karate Kid* films (1984–1994) and the *Ocean's* trilogy: *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) and *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007). He also served as executive producer on *Behind the Candelabra* (2013).

Weintraub received three Primetime Emmy Awards for his television work and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (4)

- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), Fi1m 63, as Denny Shields — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Jerry — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Denny Shields — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *The Firm* (1993), Fi1m 71, as Sonny Capps — [page](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md)

### Produced (7) — the average rests on these

- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), Fi1m 58, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *The Specialist* (1994), Fi1m 45, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-specialist.md)
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Fi1m 62, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *Diner* (1982), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/diner.md)
- *Nashville* (1975), Fi1m 89, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/nashville.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *Westworld* (2016), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), Producer
- *The Brink* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Red Army* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Years of Living Dangerously* (2014), series, Executive Producer
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *41* (2012), Executive Producer
- *The Karate Kid* (2010), Producer
- *Nancy Drew* (2007), Producer
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), as Denny Shields · Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), as Denny Shields (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind* (2002), as Larry Goldberg
- *Full Frontal* (2002), as Jerry — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), as Denny Shields · Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *The Independent* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Soldier* (1998), Producer
- *The Avengers* (1998), Producer
- *Vegas Vacation* (1997), as Jilly · Producer
- *The Specialist* (1994), Producer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-specialist.md)
- *The Next Karate Kid* (1994), Producer
- *The Firm* (1993), as Sonny Capps — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md)
- *Pure Country* (1992), Producer
- *The Karate Kid* (1989), series, Executive Producer
- *The Karate Kid Part III* (1989), Producer
- *My Stepmother Is an Alien* (1988), Executive Producer
- *Happy New Year* (1987), Producer
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *The Cowboy and the Ballerina* (1984), Executive Producer
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *Diner* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Diner* (1982), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/diner.md)
- *John Denver: Music and the Mountains* (1981), Executive Producer
- *John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind* (1981), Producer
- *All Night Long* (1981), Producer
- *John Denver: The Higher We Fly* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Cruising* (1980), Producer
- *The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait* (1978), Executive Producer
- *The Carpenters... Space Encounters* (1978), Executive Producer
- *Oh, God!* (1977), Producer
- *September 30, 1955* (1977), Producer
- *Carpenters Very First Television Special* (1976), Executive Producer
- *Rocky Mountain Christmas* (1975), Executive Producer
- *Nashville* (1975), Executive Producer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/nashville.md)
- *An Evening with John Denver* (1975), Executive Producer
- *Frank Sinatra: The Main Event* (1974), Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jerry Weintraub](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-cfaf4dcaa815.jpg) Jerry Weintraub — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Jerry_Weintraub_1975_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The photo contact sheet, identified as A4035 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-8e4ef65a8a85.jpg) The photo contact sheet, identified as A4035 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975) — White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Fitz-Patrick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Ford_A4035_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg/1280px-Ford_A4035_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The photo contact sheet, identified as A4037 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-915574984ecd.jpg) The photo contact sheet, identified as A4037 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975) — White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Fitz-Patrick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ford_A4037_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-11%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg/1280px-Ford_A4037_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-11%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The photo contact sheet, identified as A4038 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-21d49a52aff6.jpg) The photo contact sheet, identified as A4038 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975) — White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Schumacher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Ford_A4038_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg/1280px-Ford_A4038_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jerry Weintraub](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-c3a0bfe144e0.jpg) Jerry Weintraub — Image via TMDB
- ![Jerry Weintraub](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-97c274f642b5.jpg) Jerry Weintraub — Image via TMDB
- ![Jerry Weintraub](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-1f764908335b.jpg) Jerry Weintraub — Image via TMDB
- ![The photo contact sheet, identified as A4040 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-7ac0f16d5c70.jpg) The photo contact sheet, identified as A4040 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975) — David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Ford_A4040_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg/1280px-Ford_A4040_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The photo contact sheet, identified as A4042 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9682/gallery-68db1185bedd.jpg) The photo contact sheet, identified as A4042 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1975) — David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Ford_A4042_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg/1280px-Ford_A4042_NLGRF_photo_contact_sheet_%281975-04-14%29%28Gerald_Ford_Library%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1990: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *The Karate Kid Part III*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1981: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *Cruising*

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

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