Mel Stuart
Directing
Born: 1928-09-02 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2012-08-09
Biography
Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1974) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). Stuart also direct
🎬 Movies (30)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
Self
The Mystery of Sleep
2010
Director
The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005
Director
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
2001
Self
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
2000
Director
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
Director
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997
Director
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987
Director
Bill
1981
Producer
The White Lions
1981
Director
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980
Director
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979
Director
Mean Dog Blues
1978
Director
Ruby and Oswald
1978
Director
LIFE Goes to the Movies
1976
Director
Brenda Starr
1976
Director
Wattstax
1973
Director
One Is a Lonely Number
1972
Director
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
Director
I Love My Wife
1970
Director
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
1970
Director
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
Director
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
The Making of the President 1960
1963
Director
