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Chuck Fries, Prolific TV and Film Producer, Dies at 92
Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorCharles “Chuck” Fries, the longtime film and TV producer who helped introduce the TV movie concept and shepherded films including “Cat People,” died April 22. He was 92.Over his six decade-plus career, he participated in the production of more than 5,000 episodes of television, 140 television movies and mini-series and more than 40 theatrical films.Fries oversaw feature film production for Columbia Pictures, which produced films during his time at the studio including “Five Easy Pieces,” “Easy Rider,” “Getting Straight,” “The Horseman” and “Castle Keep.”He pioneered the television movie while at Metromedia Productions in the 1970s, then launched his own company, Fries Entertainment.
