Teitler, William 1951–

PERSONAL

Full name, William Jeffrey Teitler; born October 2, 1951, in New York, NY; son of Michael and Elizabeth (maiden name, Engelking) Teitler; married Nancy Elizabeth Doyne (a writer); children: Lucy Doyne, Isabel Doyne. Education: Williams College, B.A., 1973.

Addresses:

Office—Golden Mean Productions, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10036. Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, Ninth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Producer and production manager. Bob Giraldi Productions, New York City, associate producer, 1974-75; Young & Rubicam Inc., New York City, producer, 1976-78; Rick Levine Productions, New York City, independent producer, 1978-79; Francis Thompson, Inc., New York City, independent producer, 1980-81; David Grubin Productions, New York City, independent producer, 1982-83; Laurel Entertainment, New York City, independent producer, 1984-86; Teitler Films, New York City, founder, 1985, president, beginning 1985; Scholastic Productions, New York City, independent producer, beginning 1987; Golden Mean Productions, New York City, partner and producer.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination, outstanding miniseries, 2005, and nominated for Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform, 2006, both with others, for Empire Falls.

CREDITS

Film Executive Producer:

Looking for Richard (documentary), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1996.

Unforgettable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Picture Perfect, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

The Hurricane, Universal, 1999.

Tuck Everlasting, Buena Vista, 2002.

Film Producer:

Line producer, The Air Up There, Buena Vista, 1994.

Coproducer and unit production manager, Mr. Holland's Opus, Buena Vista, 1995.

Jumanji, Columbia, 1995.

How to Deal, New Line Cinema, 2003.

The Polar Express (animated), Warner Bros., 2004, IMAX version released as The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience.

Zathura: A Space Adventure (also known as Zathura), Columbia, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984-88.

Producer, Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1989-92.

Production manager, Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1990-92.

Television Producer; Miniseries:

Empire Falls, HBO, 2005.

Television Producer; Pilots:

Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1983.

The Incredible Ida Early, NBC, 1987.

Two-Fisted Tales, Fox, 1991.