Martin Bregman, Legendary Producer of 'Scarface' and 'Dog Day Afternoon,' Dies at 92

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Martin Bregman, the seasoned producer behind Scarface and Dog Day Afternoon, has died at 92, WNBC 4 New York reported Saturday night. The producer died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Saturday evening, the outlet reported.

 

Bregman, who actor Al Pacino once described in a Hollywood Reporter interview as "my guy," also produced Carlito's Way, Serpico and Sea of Love with the actor, and was slated to produce David Ayer's upcoming adaptation of Scarface.

 

Pacino has often credited the producer with discovering him in an off-Broadway play and offering the actor crucial early career guidance. "I'm missing a lot not having him around anymore," Pacino said in a 2014 THR interview after Bregman had returned. "I must say, because he was what is so rare in what we do: a facilitator. You need a facilitator."

 

Outside of his work with Pacino, Bragman produced titles including 1999's The Bone Collector, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, 1997's Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins action comedy Nothing to Lose and 1998's One Tough Cop starring Stephen Baldwin.

 

The producer also frequently collaborated with Alan Alda, joining the writer-director on titles including 1979's Meryl Streep political drama The Seduction of Joe Tynan, 1986's Sweet Liberty with Michael Caine and Michelle Pfeiffer, 1988's A New Life and 1990's Betsy's Wedding, the Molly Ringwald comedy.

 

Bregman was born in 1926 in New York City and grew up in the Bronx. He intially entered the industry as a business and personal manager for clients including Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Michael Douglas, Bette Midler, Woody Allen and Pacino and Alda, but began producing with 1973's Serpico, whose commercial and critical success led to other projects.

 

In 1981 Bregman married actress Cornelia Sharpe, who starred in Serpico as Leslie and also had parts in The Next Man and Open Season. Over the course of his life, he also co-founded organizations including the New York Advisory Council for Motion Pictures, Radio and TV and the Association for a Better New York, a nonprofit dedicated to community improvement in the city.

 

According to WNBC, the funeral will be private.

 

Source: hollywoodreporter

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