---
name: "Mel Stuart"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mel-stuart"
fi1m_id: "mel-stuart"
imdb_id: "nm0835799"
tmdb_id: 3451
wikidata_id: "Q1380505"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "2 September 1928"
died: "9 August 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T03:10:06.372484+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."
---

# Mel Stuart

## Identity

Mel Stuart

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mel-stuart
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mel-stuart
- **IMDb ID:** nm0835799
- **TMDB ID:** 3451
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1380505
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Stuart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380505, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3451

Director. Born 2 September 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 August 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 2 September 1928, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 August 2012
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Stuart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380505, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3451

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory*](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md) (82)

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## Biography

Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon) was an American film director and producer. Born in New York City on 2 September 1928, he died in Los Angeles on 9 August 2012. He directed the fantasy musical *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971).

Stuart worked for 17 years at the production company of David L. Wolper before going freelance. He directed or produced numerous documentaries, including the Oscar-nominated *Four Days in November* (1964) and *Wattstax* (1973), as well as episodes of the *The Making of the President* series. His other feature films include *If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium* (1969). He received four Emmy awards and an Academy Award nomination.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *The Mystery of Sleep* (2010), Director, Writer
- *The Hobart Shakespeareans* (2005), Director
- *Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135* (2000), Director
- *AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies* (1998), series, Executive Producer, Producer, Director
- *Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy* (1998), Director, Producer
- *Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde* (1997), Director
- *Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond* (1987), Director, Producer
- *The White Lions* (1981), Director
- *Bill* (1981), Producer
- *Sophia Loren: Her Own Story* (1980), Director
- *The Chisholms* (1979), series, Director
- *The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal* (1979), Director
- *Mean Dog Blues* (1978), Director
- *Ruby and Oswald* (1978), Director
- *Brenda Starr* (1976), Director
- *LIFE Goes to the Movies* (1976), Director
- *Welcome Back, Kotter* (1975), series, Director
- *Wattstax* (1973), Director, Producer
- *One Is a Lonely Number* (1972), Director
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)
- *I Love My Wife* (1970), Director
- *The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy* (1970), Director
- *If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium* (1969), Director
- *Turn-On* (1969), series, Actor
- *The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich* (1968), Executive Producer
- *China: The Roots of Madness* (1967), Director
- *The Making of the President: 1964* (1966), Director
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1966), Executive Producer
- *The Teen-Age Revolution* (1965), Executive Producer
- *The Bold Men* (1965), Executive Producer
- *Four Days In November* (1964), Director, Producer
- *The Making of the President 1960* (1963), Director

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