Gareth Wigan (December 2, 1931 – February 13, 2010) was a British agent, producer and studio executive known for working on such films as George Lucas's Star Wars. His early recognition of the power of the global entertainment market allowed his employer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, to take advantage of films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Vice chairman, Columbia TriStar Pictures for several years.
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He began his career as an agent in the London office of MCA in the late 1950s. He eventually founded an agency with Richard Gregson, Gregson & Wigan, which was sold to EMI in 1970.
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Graduated from Oxford University in 1952 with a B.A. Honours degree in English literature.
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As an executive at 20th Century Fox, he saw an early screening of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and liked the film so much that he told his family, "I want you to remember this day because I just had one of the greatest experiences in my life".
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Flyers
1985
producer
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
producer
Divorce His - Divorce Hers
1973
TV Movie producer
Running Scared
1972
producer
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
1971
producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reach for the Sky
1956
Woodhall's Assistant (uncredited)
Take It Away
1955
TV Movie
Eric Abelson
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Candle Smoke
1998
Short project mentor
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Caterpillar's Kimono
2013
in memory of
The Karate Kid
2010
special thanks
Kick-Ass
2010
in memory of
Garbo: El espía
2009
Documentary special thanks
Disarmed
2008
Short special thanks
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy
2004
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy
2004
Video documentary
Himself - Former Production Executive, 20th Century Fox
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself - in memoriam
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1979
Humanitarian Award
Women in Film Crystal Awards
Known for movies
American Flyers (1985) as Producer
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) as Thanks
$500,000
