---
name: "William Teitler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-teitler"
fi1m_id: "william-teitler"
imdb_id: "nm0854074"
tmdb_id: 42357
wikidata_id: "Q25350636"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "2 October 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T14:53:04.876915+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."
---

# William Teitler

## Identity

William Teitler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-teitler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-teitler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0854074
- **TMDB ID:** 42357
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25350636
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25350636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854074/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42357

Producer. Born 2 October 1951 in New York, NY.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 2 October 1951, New York, NY
- **Active:** 1995–2019
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25350636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854074/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42357

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) (72)

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

## Biography

William Teitler is a film and television producer. He graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in 1973 and worked in advertising production and as an independent producer before founding Teitler Films in 1985. He later became a partner and producer at Golden Mean Productions.

Teitler’s film credits as producer include *Jumanji* (1995), *The Polar Express* (2004) and *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017). He has also produced *Zathura: A Space Adventure* (2005) and served as executive producer on *The Hurricane* (1999) and *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019). For the television miniseries *Empire Falls* (2005) he received Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Bad Therapy* (2020), Director, Producer
- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)
- *Rob the Mob* (2014), Producer
- *What Maisie Knew* (2013), Producer
- *Taking Chance* (2009), Co-Executive Producer
- *Zathura: A Space Adventure* (2005), Producer
- *Empire Falls* (2005), series, Producer
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Producer
- *How to Deal* (2003), Producer
- *Tuck Everlasting* (2002), Executive Producer
- *The Hurricane* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection* (1999), Producer
- *Picture Perfect* (1997), Executive Producer
- *Unforgettable* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Mr. Holland's Opus* (1995), Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
- *Jumanji* (1995), Producer
- *Stephen King's Golden Tales* (1993), Executive Producer
- *Two-Fisted Tales* (1992), Producer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Producer
- *The Incredible Ida Early* (1987), Producer
- *Attic Suite* (1986), Producer

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