David Winters

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David Winters (April 5, 1939 – April 23, 2019) was an English-American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, film distributor, director and screenwriter.

Winters participated in over 150 television series, television specials, and motion pictures.

His accolades include two Emmy Award nominations, a Peabody Award, a Christopher Award, and many more.

At a young age, he was seen acting in film and television projects such as Lux Video Theatre, Naked City, Mister Peepers, Rock, Rock, Rock, and Roogie's Bump.

He received some attention in Broadway musicals for his roles in West Side Story and Gypsy.

In the film adaptation of West Side Story he was one of the few to be re-cast.

Early life

Winters was born David Weizer in London, England, the son of Jewish parents Sadie and Samuel Weizer. His family relocated to the United States in 1953. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1956. Winters was interested in dancing at an early age.

Personal life

Friends with rock singer Alice Cooper upon directing the Welcome to My Nightmare Tour in the mid 1970s, he hired ballerina Sheryl Goddard who became Cooper's wife.

Winters lived with Linda Lovelace as her boyfriend following her divorce from her first husband. Their relationship lasted until 1976. She credited him for bringing culture in her life.

Winters was married at least three times. He had a brother, a daughter, two sons, a stepson, and a granddaughter.

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Career

Winters was wearing shining shoes to pay for dance lessons, afraid that his mother would not accept it. She eventually caught him and made a promise to make him stop: she'd bring him to dance lessons if he did his bar mitzvah. Winters was noticed by a talent agent while dancing in a Manhattan restaurant that same year. He started acting and dancing on television from this point. He had worked with Jackie Gleason, Martha Raye, Mindy Carson, Sarah Churchill, Sarah Churchill, Wally Cox, George Jessel, Ella Raines, Paul Douglas, and Perry Como by the age of 14. He has appeared on radio shows with Donald Cook and Joseph Cotten. During a ten-year career, Lux Video Theatre, Naked City, The Red Buttons Show, Mister Peepers, etc., it led him to appear in over 15 television shows, including Lux Video Theatre, Naked City, The Red Buttons Show, Mister Peepers, and others.

Winters appeared in the film Roogie's Bump in 1954. On Your Toes, directed by George Abbott and choreographed by George Balanchine, was one of his first Broadway revivals. It opened in October 11, 1954 at the 46th Street Theatre, where it appeared for 64 times. Sandhog, his uncle, appeared in another Broadway play on November 23 of this year.

He appeared in Rock, Rock, Rock, Rock, 1954!

In 1957, he appeared in Shinbone Alley. The Broadway Theatre Company opened on April 13, 1957, and it closed on May 25, 1957, after 49 performances. He appeared in Baby John in the original Broadway production of West Side Story later this year. It was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and performed for 732 performances before going on tour. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

In the original production of Gypsy, he appeared as Yonkers on May 21, 1959. The performance was produced by David Merrick and directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins Critic Frank Rich has described it as one of the more influential stagings of a musical in American history. The original production received eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. After seventies performances and two previews, it came to a close on March 25, 1961.

He appeared in the Broadway musical One More River in 1960.

In 1961, he appeared in the movie version of West Side Story starring Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The only actors to have been cast in both the original Broadway show and the motion picture were Thomas and Carole D'Andrea, Jay Norman, Tommy Abbott, William Bramley, and Tony Mordente. The film was the highest grossing motion picture of the year, with ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

He appeared on television for the first time and then in 1967, 78 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, The Dick Powell Show, and others.

In 1964, he choreographed George Sidney's Viva Las Vegas starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. Ann-Margret, who was his student at the time, had been recommended for the job. Norman Jewison's Send Me No Flowers, Don Weis' Pajama Party, and Steve Binder's T.A.M.I. On display. He also appeared in the film The New Intern. Shindig! appeared on September 21, the variety show Shindig! Winters performed as a choreographer at the premiere, where she appeared as a choreographer.

He choreographed two musicals starring Elvis Presley: Girl Happiness and Tickle Me, as Boris Sagal's Girl Happy and Norman Taurog's Tickle Me. He also choreographed two Ann-Margret films: Bus Riley's Back in Town and Kitten with a Whip, and Kitten with a Whip. Don Weis' Billie was another choreographer honor. He began performing on television with his troupe, the David Winters Dancers, in 2006. He choreographed popular dances of the 1960s, including the Watusi, and created the Freddy this year.

In 1966, he co-produced and choreographed the Lucille Ball television special Lucy in London. He appeared in The Crazy Quilt by John Korty the year before, and the David Winters Dancers appeared in the television special MJ's. Boris Sagal's Made in Paris and George Sidney's The Swinger eventually choreographed two more Ann-Margret films.

Winters produced two episodes of the television series The Monkees in 1967. In In Easy Come, Easy Go, Elvis Presley choreographed Elvis Presley. He appeared on the television show Go. He was a member of the David Winters Dancers. He was an associate producer on The Broadway play Of Love Remembered, directed by Burgess Meredith, that year. He received an Emmy Award in the category Special Classification of Individual Achievements in 1967 for his choreography on Nancy's Nancy Sinatra television special Movin's special.

He co-founded Winters/Rosen, which specialized in television specials in 1968. He choreographed and directed The Ann-Margret Exhibition. On the television show Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose, hosted by Princess Grace Kelly, he choreographed and performed with his troupe in that year.

Ann-Margret, 1969, was directed and choreographed by Winters: From Hollywood with Love (for which Winters received an Emmy Award for dance choreography), He produced and choreographed The Spring Thing, which was also this year.

Raquel Welch's first television special Raquel Welch's first television special Raquel!, filmed and choreographed by Winters on April 26, 1970 CBS. The show earned 51% on the National ARB Ratings and a 58% share in overnight New York on the day of the premiere.

He produced and directed Once Upon a Wheel, a documentary about auto racing, in 1971. Actor Paul Newman has produced and narrated it. He was an executive producer for The 5th Dimension's television special, The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show, in the same year.

He produced, directed, and choreographed the television special The Special London Bridge Special, starring Tom Jones and Jennifer O'Neill, in 1972. He produced the Timex All-Star Swing Festival (which received the Peabody Award and a Christopher Award for Winters as the country's producer) and a live concert with jazz musicians Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, etc.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Kirk Douglas, was released in 1973 by the director, choreographed, and produced the television film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was nominated for outstanding achievement in makeup, costume design, and music direction at the Emmy Awards.

Alice Cooper's 1975 film "My Nightmare" was directed by Winters. He created Linda Lovelace for President in the same year as the comedian.

In 1976, Frank Pierson choreographed A Star Is Born, starring Barbra Streisand.

He choreographed credits for 22 episodes of television show Donny & Mary over the past year. He spent time as a creative consultant on Don Taylor's The Island of Dr. Moreau this year.

He choreographed Steve Binder's Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978.

Bert Convy starred in the 1980 Winters directed Racquet, a tennis sport comedy. He also choreographed Mark L. Lester's Roller Boogie last year. Winters conceived and produced the stage performance in 1979, after Diana Ross In Concert premiered on television.

In 1980, there were two families in the United States. The stage performance Goosebumps was led and choreographed by winters.

He choreographed and was a creative consultant for the Diana Ross television special Diana in 1981.

He produced, wrote, and co-starred in the horror film The Last Horror Film, starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro in 1982. It appeared in film festivals. It was part of the Sitges Film Festival's official selection and took home the best cinematography award at the Sitges Film Festival. The film had been nominated for Best International Film at the Saturn Awards, and Mary Spinell had been nominated for Best Support Actor.

He produced That Was Rock, hosted by Chuck Berry in 1984, and a television version of Steadfast Tin Soldier. He served as an artistic advisor on the film Blame it on the Night earlier this year.

He supervised Girls of Rock & Roll in 1985.

Winters produced Thrashin, starring Josh Brolin and Pamela Gidley in 1986. It's a story about Cory (Brolin), a teenage competitive skateboarder, and his love with Chrissy (Gidley), set in Los Angeles. The film has a following despite a notable soundtrack. Winters wanted Johnny Depp to play Cory long before Brolin's casting. With Robert Ginty, we made Mission Kill, an action film from the same year.

Winters founded Action International Pictures in 1987. David A. He recruited director David A. Prioritizing a more structured approach. Deadly Prey, Aerobicide, and Mankillers were among the year's new products.

He produced the action film Rage to Kill starring James Ryan in 1988. Space Mutiny's first appearance in 2005 was also in that year. He was supposed to produce and direct the science fiction film at an early stage of filming due to the death of a close relative, and the bulk of the film was eventually directed by Neal Sundstrom. Both were unsatisfied with the finished product, and Winters attempted to have his name replaced with a fictional one, but he was unable to do so due to his employment. The film received cult status and was featured in a hit episode of the TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000. Dead End City, Death Chase, Night Wars, and Phoenix The Warrior were all published this year.

Code Name Vengeance was announced in 1989, with Winters directing and producing. Robert Ginty was the lead. The Bounty Hunter (1989), The Future Force (1989), Time Burst (1989), The Last Act (1991), Rain on the Bear (1990), The Last Rider (1991), The Final Trace (1991), The Original (1990), Born Killer (1990), The Boy Scout (1991), The Last Battle (1991), Time Burst (1990), Accordance (1990), The Bounty Hunter (1991), The End of the Road (1990), The Bounty Hunter (1990) The Bounty Hunter (1990) (1989) The The Boun (1989) The Last War (1989) The Last Inty (1989) War (1989) The Last War (1990)

AIP was re-branded as West Side Studios in 1993 with the intention of going mainstream. Night Trap (1993), Raw Justice (1994), The Dangerous (1995), and Silencer (1995).

Rhythm & Blues was produced in 1999 by Winters.

Welcome 2 Ibiza, he produced, directed, and co-starred the comedy film Welcome 2 Ibiza, which received the Bangkok Film Festival Audience Award in 2002.

He made the horror film Devil's Harvest in 2003.

He made The King Maker, a period film, in 2005.

Winters appeared in Kevin Connor's mini-series Blackbeard in 2006.

Winters appeared in the art house film Teddy Bear in 2012.

It's On!, a dance film directed by Winters, premiered in 2015. He recalled his initial passion for dancing for this cause. So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars are the film stars and runners-up of So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars, with Witney Carson as the lead.

Winters' memoir Tough Guys Do Dance came out in 2018.

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