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name: "John Woolf"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-woolf"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "15 March 1913"
died: "28 June 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:27:34.733283+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."
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# John Woolf

Producer. Born 15 March 1913 in London, England, UK. Died 28 June 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 15 March 1913, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 28 June 1999
- **Active:** 1952–1973
- **Works often with:** Ralph Kemplen

## Biography

John Woolf was a British film producer. Born in London on 15 March 1913, he was the son of producer C. M. Woolf and the elder brother of producer James Woolf. He was educated at Eton College and the Institut Montana in Switzerland. In 1948 he and his brother founded the production company Romulus Films after leaving the Rank Organisation.

Woolf produced a series of notable British and international films, including *The African Queen* (1952), *Room at the Top* (1959), *Oliver!* (1968) and *The Odessa File* (1974). He also produced the 1973 adaptation of *The Day of the Jackal*. *Oliver!* won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Woolf was knighted in 1975. He died in London on 28 June 1999.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The African Queen* (1952), Producer

## Also known for

- *Oliver!* (1968), Producer
- *The Odessa File* (1974), Producer
- *Beat the Devil* (1953), Producer
- *Room at the Top* (1958), Producer
- *Pandora and the Flying Dutchman* (1951), Producer
- *The L-Shaped Room* (1962), Producer

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