Gordon Carroll

Gordon Carroll
Born	Charles Gordon Carroll III (1928-02-02)February 2, 1928 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died	Los Angeles, California, USA
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1968–2005
Notable work	Alien (1979) Aliens (1986)
Family	Robert Carroll (brother)

Gordon Carroll (February 2, 1928 – May 20, 2005) was an American film producer. He is known for his work on Alien (1979), Aliens (1986) and Alien³ (1992). He died on September 20, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He also Co-founded "Brandywine Productions" with David Giler and Walter Hill, a film company most famously associated with the Alien series of films.

Early life and Career

Gordon was raised in New York where he was influenced by his father's love of literature. He received his education from Princeton University in advertising and after military duty as a first Lieutenant in the Korean War, he returned to Manhattan and entered the advertising world at Foote, Cone and Belding. He began his film career in 1965 as executive producer of How to Murder Your Wife. From there he went on to produce films like Cool Hand Luke (1967), Blue Thunder (1983) and Red Heat (1988).

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1965	How to Murder Your Wife	Executive Producer
1967	Cool Hand Luke
1969	The April Fools
1973	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1979	Alien
1983	Blue Thunder
1986	The Best of Times
1986	Aliens	Executive Producer
1988	Red Heat
1992	Alien³
1997	Alien: Resurrection
2004	AVP: Alien vs. Predator

External links

• Gordon Carroll at the Internet Movie Database