Chiz Schultz

Production

Chiz Schultz

Born August 26, 1931 · Rockland, New York, USA (age 95)

A producer for film and television, Charles Hamilton “Chiz” Schultz' career spans over forty years. Best known for his work in television and as a producer of films featuring African Americans, Schultz began his career in show business as a stage manager, actor and producer with various summer stock companies from 1946 to 1953. Upon graduating from Princeton University in 1954, he was employed by …

Known For

A Soldier's StoryA Soldier's Story · 1984
A Soldier's Story
6.81984
MovieMysteryCrime
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Da Sweet Blood of JesusDa Sweet Blood of Jesus · 2015
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
4.72015
MovieDramaHorror
Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.
Seize the DaySeize the Day · 1986
Seize the Day
5.01986
MovieDrama
Tommy Wilhelm is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.
Too Far to GoToo Far to Go · 1979
Too Far to Go
3.51979
MovieDramaTV Movie
Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into the fabric so many have come to know as marriage. For behind the seemingly comfortable well-trimmed hedges of suburban Americana, live and often love, Richard and Joan Maple. Adapted from a series of stories appearing in the New Yorker Magazine over a period of twenty three years by Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike ("The Witches of Eastwick", "Rabbit Run"), "Too Far To Go" garnered overwhelming critical praise in its theatrical debut. With its exceptional cast, this film envelops us in a poignant, sometimes funny, sometimes exasperating journey through this most important relationship.
Walter and HenryWalter and Henry · 2001
Walter and Henry
8.62001
MovieDrama
Walter and his 12-year-old son Henry are a pair of New York City street musicians living at poverty level in an empty Brooklyn lot. When Walter has a nervous breakdown, it's up to Henry to find his father's long-lost family, including the grandfather and aunt he's never met.
Slings & ArrowsSlings & Arrows · 1996
Slings & Arrows
1996
Movie
A jaded high school English teacher tries to reach troubled students by acting out Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
Birth of the Living DeadBirth of the Living Dead · 2013
Birth of the Living Dead
6.72013
MovieDocumentary
A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living Dead.
The House of Dies DrearThe House of Dies Drear · 1984
The House of Dies Drear
8.01984
MovieFantasyDrama
A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. Soon they begin to suspect that the ghosts of slaves who passed through there are haunting the house.

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