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name: "Richard P. Rubinstein"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "15 June 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:35:17.939950+00:00"
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# Richard P. Rubinstein

Producer. Born 15 June 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 15 June 1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA

## Biography

Richard P. Rubinstein is an American film and television producer. He was born on 15 June 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at American University and received an MBA from Columbia University. In the mid-1970s he co-founded the production company Laurel Entertainment with director George A. Romero.

Rubinstein produced Romero's films *Martin* (1978), *Dawn of the Dead* (1978), *Creepshow* (1982) and *Day of the Dead* (1985). He also produced the anthology series *Tales from the Darkside* (1984–1988) and several adaptations of Stephen King novels, including *Pet Sematary* (1989) and *Thinner* (1996). Later credits include executive producer on the remake *Dawn of the Dead* (2004) and on *Dune* (2021) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dawn of the Dead* (1978), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-dead.md)

## Also known for

- *Dune* (2021), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), Producer
- *Pet Sematary* (1989), Producer
- *Day of the Dead* (1985), Producer
- *Creepshow* (1982), Producer
- *The Stand* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Thinner* (1996), Producer

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