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name: "Samuel Goldwyn Jr."
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tmdb_id: 65043
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "7 September 1926"
died: "9 January 2015"
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average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:09.059408+00:00"
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# Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

## Identity

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/samuel-goldwyn-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** samuel-goldwyn-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0326412
- **TMDB ID:** 65043
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3946621
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3946621, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326412/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65043

Producer. Born 7 September 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 9 January 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 7 September 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 9 January 2015
- **Active:** 1996–2003
- **Also known as:** Samuel John Goldwyn Jr., Sam Goldwyn Jr., Sam Goldwyn
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3946621, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326412/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65043

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md) (86)

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## Biography

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was an American film producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of producer Samuel Goldwyn and actress Frances Howard.

After serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, he worked as a theatrical producer in London and for Edward R. Murrow at CBS in New York. He founded the production companies Formosa Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films.

His producing credits include *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (2013) and *The Preacher's Wife* (1996). Through his companies he produced and distributed independent films including *Mystic Pizza* (1988).

*Sources: theguardian.com, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (2013), Producer
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *Tortilla Soup* (2001), Executive Producer
- *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), Producer
- *The Program* (1993), Producer
- *Rock-A-Doodle* (1991), Executive Producer
- *Stella* (1990), Producer
- *Minnamurra* (1989), Producer
- *Mystic Pizza* (1988), Executive Producer
- *April Morning* (1988), Executive Producer
- *Fatal Beauty* (1987), Executive Producer
- *Once Bitten* (1985), Executive Producer
- *The Golden Seal* (1983), Producer
- *The Visitor* (1979), Executive Producer
- *Come Back, Charleston Blue* (1972), Producer
- *Cotton Comes to Harlem* (1970), Producer
- *The Young Lovers* (1964), Director, Producer
- *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1960), Producer
- *The Proud Rebel* (1958), Producer
- *The Sharkfighters* (1956), Producer
- *Man with the Gun* (1955), Producer, Presenter
- *Good-Time Girl* (1948), Associate Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Picture (nominated), for *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*

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

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