Rick McCallum Movies and Career Information

Richard "Rick" McCallum (born August 23, 1952) is a German-born American film producer mostly known for his work on the The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as well as the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition and prequel trilogy. His mother, Patricia McCallum, has been married to his stepfather, actor Michael York, since 1968. McCallum's producing career began with Pennies from Heaven (1981) for director Herbert Ross and writer Dennis Potter. During the 1980s, he went on to produce movies with renowned filmmakers including David Hare (Strapless); Neil Simon (I Ought to Be in Pictures); and Harvey Fierstein, whose HBO film On Tidy Endings received four CableACE Awards. McCallum produced the music video Undercover for the Rolling Stones, which MTV named the Best Video of the Decade. McCallum established a close working relationship with English director Nicolas Roeg, and acted as producer on Roeg's films Castaway and Track 29. In 1986, McCallum re-teamed with Potter, serving as executive producer on the landmark BBC-TV series The Singing Detective. They worked together again in 1989 for the BBC production of Blackeyes. Their successful collaboration also produced Dreamchild, an unusual