Robert Irwin Chartoff (August 26, 1933 - June 10, 2015) was an American film producer and philanthropist.

Early life and education

Chartoff was born on August 26, 1933 in New York City, the son of Bessie and William Chartoff. His family was Jewish. He graduated from Union College in 1955, followed by Columbia University Law School.

Career

Chartoff produced more than thirty movies. Together with fellow producer Irwin Winkler, he won an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 1976 film Rocky.

Philanthropy

Chartoff established the RC Charitable Foundation in 1990 to award grants to international schools and other child agencies. He served as its President. The RC Charitable Foundation gives grants awards to the Buddha Educational Trust. He served on the Community Advisory Board of the Younes and Soraya Israel Studies Center at UCLA.

Personal life

Chartoff's first wife was Phyllis Raphael, with whom he had three children — Jennifer, William and Julie. They later divorced. In 1970, he married British actress Vanessa Howard, with whom he had one son, Charley. That marriage also ended in divorce. He had one daughter, Miranda, with Jenny Weyman, his third wife, with whom he was married until his death. He died at his home in Santa Monica, California in 2015 from pancreatic cancer.

Filmography

• Point Blank (1967)
• The Split (1968)
• They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
• Leo the Last (1970)
• The Strawberry Statement (1970)
• Believe in Me (1971)
• The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
• The New Centurions (1972)
• Thumb Tripping (1972)
• The Mechanic (1972)
• Up the Sandbox (1972)
• Busting (1974)
• S*P*Y*S (1974)
• The Gambler (1974)
• Peeper (1975)
• Breakout (1975)
• Rocky (1976)
• Nickelodeon (1976)
• New York, New York (1977)
• Valentino (1977) (executive producer)
• Comes a Horseman (1978) (executive producer)
• Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)
• Rocky II (1979)
• Raging Bull (1980)
• True Confessions (1981)
• Rocky III (1982)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• Beer (1985)
• Rocky IV (1985)
• Rocky V (1990)
• Straight Talk (1992)
• In My Country (2004)
• Rocky Balboa (2006) (executive producer)
• The Mechanic (2010)
• The Tempest (2010)
• Ender's Game (2013)
• The Gambler (2014)
• Creed (2015)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (2015)

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