Robert Halmi Sr. Biography

Fast Facts

• Has been nominated for and won multiple awards, including a Best of Show award in the Accolade Competition for "Tin Man" and a Life Career Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• Joined the Hungarian Resistance in 1944 to fight Nazis during World War II and later became an agent for the Office of Strategic Services in the battle against Communist oppression
• Graduated from Budapest University in Hungary
• Worked as an award-winning photographer for Life magazine in the 1950s
• Quote: "I became a producer so that I could follow my passion and create great programming that captivates and enchants audiences․"
• Best known for producing a number of science fiction and fantasy movies and TV mini-series, including "Tin Man," "Gulliver's Travels," and the 1999 version of "Alice in Wonderland․"
• Started Sonar Entertainment, Inc․ with his son, Robert Halmi Jr․, in 1979, and has produced more than 1,000 TV movies, mini-series, and other titles under its banner
• Several of his production credits have been reinterpretations of popular books or fairy tales, like "Alice," a remake of "Alice in Wonderland," "Tin Man," a remake of "The Wizard of Oz," and "Neverland," a remake of "Peter Pan․"