---
name: "Kenneth Utt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kenneth-utt"
fi1m_id: "kenneth-utt"
imdb_id: "nm0882588"
tmdb_id: 16298
wikidata_id: "Q6390767"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "13 July 1921"
died: "19 January 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T06:05:54.916414+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."
---

# Kenneth Utt

## Identity

Kenneth Utt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kenneth-utt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kenneth-utt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0882588
- **TMDB ID:** 16298
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6390767
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Utt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6390767, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882588/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16298

Producer. Born 13 July 1921 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Died 19 January 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 13 July 1921, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 19 January 1994
- **Active:** 1969–1993
- **Also known as:** Ken Utt, Kenny Utt
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 3 acting, 3 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Jonathan Demme](https://film.one/person/jonathan-demme.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 85 (1), 1970s 84 (2), 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Crime 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $124m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Utt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6390767, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882588/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16298

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Silence of the Lambs*](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md) (91)
- **Apple TV:** [*Something Wild*](https://film.one/film/something-wild.md) (82)

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

## Biography

Kenneth Utt was an American film producer and unit production manager. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he graduated from Elon College and studied voice at the Juilliard School. He began his career in entertainment as a Broadway performer and stage manager, appearing in productions including *Carousel*, and later worked as an associate producer on television series such as *The Defenders*.

Utt moved into feature films in the late 1960s, serving as associate producer or production manager on *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), *The French Connection* (1971) and *All That Jazz* (1979). He collaborated extensively with director Jonathan Demme as producer and unit production manager on *Something Wild* (1986), *Married to the Mob* (1988), *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991) and *Philadelphia* (1993). Utt shared the Academy Award for Best Picture for *The Silence of the Lambs*.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (3)

- *Philadelphia* (1993), Fi1m 76, as Juror — [page](https://film.one/film/philadelphia.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Fi1m 91, as Dr. Akin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *Something Wild* (1986), Fi1m 82, as Dad — [page](https://film.one/film/something-wild.md)

### Produced (3) — the average rests on these

- *All That Jazz* (1979), Fi1m 84, Production Manager, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md)
- *The French Connection* (1971), Fi1m 85, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md)
- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Fi1m 85, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), as Rosie's Cousin's Mentor
- *The Truth About Charlie* (2002), as The Late Monsieur Hyppolite
- *The Ref* (1994), as Jeremiah Willard
- *Philadelphia* (1993), as Juror · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/philadelphia.md)
- *Gladiator* (1992), Unit Production Manager
- *Dogfight* (1991), as Thrift Shop Man
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), as Dr. Akin · Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *Miami Blues* (1990), as Krishna Ramba · Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Married to the Mob* (1988), as Sourpuss F.B.I. Man · Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Something Wild* (1986), as Dad · Producer, Production Manager — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/something-wild.md)
- *Power* (1986), Production Manager, Associate Producer
- *Intimate Strangers* (1986), Producer
- *Heaven Help Us* (1985), Producer, Production Manager
- *Star 80* (1983), Producer, Production Manager
- *Still of the Night* (1982), Associate Producer, Production Manager
- *Bakers' Dozen* (1982), series, Producer
- *Eyewitness* (1981), Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer
- *All That Jazz* (1979), Executive Producer, Production Manager — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md)
- *The Wiz* (1978), Production Manager
- *Strike Force* (1975), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Movin' On* (1974), series, Associate Producer
- *The Seven-Ups* (1973), Executive Producer
- *Godspell* (1973), Associate Producer
- *Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside* (1973), Associate Producer
- *The Connection* (1973), Associate Producer
- *Liza with a "Z"* (1972), Production Supervisor
- *Fuzz* (1972), Location Manager
- *The French Connection* (1971), Associate Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md)
- *The People Next Door* (1970), Associate Producer
- *The Angel Levine* (1970), Production Executive
- *The Boys in the Band* (1970), Producer
- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Associate Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md)
- *The Subject Was Roses* (1968), Associate Producer
- *Bye Bye Braverman* (1968), Production Supervisor
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Joseph Blake
- *Winged Victory* (1944), as Chorus Member (uncredited)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1992: Best Picture (won), for *The Silence of the Lambs*

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

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