Kenneth Utt

{{Infobox person

| name = Kenneth Utt

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|7|13}}

| birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|1|19|1921|7|13}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| alma_mater = Elon University

| occupation = {{hlist|Producer|production manager}}

| spouse = Angie Utt

| children = 2

}}

Kenneth Utt (July 13, 1921 – January 19, 1994), was an American film producer and unit production manager. He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Life and career

Utt was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 13, 1921. He graduated from Elon College (now Elon University) in Elon, N.C. in 1942. He received a scholarship to Juilliard School where he studied vocals in hopes of becoming an opera singer. Utt served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He returned home and became a stage and radio actor, appearing in shows like Carousel.

Utt began working in production on stage performances of Peter Pan, the lesser known 1950 Broadway version with music by Leonard Bernstein.[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kenneth-utt-96059 Peter Pan (1950 version), music by Leonard Bernstein] at IBDB He then became a film line producer for films like Midnight Cowboy (1969), The French Connection (1971), The Seven-Ups (1973) and All That Jazz (1979). Utt was a producer and unit production manager on four Jonathan Demme films: Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Philadelphia (1993), with Lambs and Philadelphia earning awards at the Oscars. Utt was among the three producers who received Best Picture for Lambs, in which he also made a cameo appearance.

Death

Utt died on January 19, 1994, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 72. The cause was bone cancer.{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E5DB1330F931A15752C0A962958260 | title=Kenneth Utt, 72, Producer of Films Who Also Acted | accessdate=April 4, 2011 | work=The New York Times | date=January 22, 1994}} He is survived by his wife Angie, son Tim Utt, and daughter Robin Utt Fajardo.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

=Film=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Award ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Notes
1968	The Subject Was Roses	Associate producer
1969	Midnight Cowboy	Associate producer
rowspan=2\| 1970	The Boys in the Band	Associate producer
The People Next Door	Associate producer
1971	The French Connection	Associate producer
rowspan=2\| 1973	Godspell	Associate producer
The Seven-Ups	Executive producer
1979	All That Jazz	Associate producer
1981	Eyewitness	Associate producer
1982	Still of the Night	Associate producer
1983	Star 80
1985	Heaven Help Us	Associate producer
rowspan=2\| 1986	Power	Associate producer
Something Wild
1988	Married to the Mob
1990	Miami Blues	Co-producer
1991	The Silence of the Lambs		Academy Award for Best Picture
1993	Philadelphia	Executive producer		Final film as a producer

;Production manager

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Role
1968	Bye Bye Braverman	Production supervisor
1978	The Wiz	rowspan=2\| Production manager
1979	All That Jazz
1981	Eyewitness	Unit production manager
1982	Still of the Night	rowspan=5\| Production manager
1983	Star 80
1985	Heaven Help Us
rowspan=2\| 1986	Power
Something Wild
1988	Married to the Mob	rowspan=5\| Unit production manager
1990	Miami Blues
1991	The Silence of the Lambs
1992	Gladiator
1993	Philadelphia

;As an actor

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Notes
1944	Winged Victory	Chorus Member	Uncredited
1986	Something Wild	Dad
1988	Married to the Mob	Sourpuss F.B.I. Man
1990	Miami Blues	Krishna Ramba, Head Krishna
rowspan=2\| 1991	The Silence of the Lambs	Dr. Akin
Dogfight	Thrift Shop Man
1993	Philadelphia	The Jury
1994	The Ref	Jeremiah Willard
2002	The Truth About Charlie	The Late Monsieur Hyppolite
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Rosie's Cousin's Mentor

;Miscellaneous crew

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role

1970

The Angel Levine

Production executive

;Location management

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role

1972

Fuzz

Location supervisor: Boston

;Thanks

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role

1998

Beloved

Grateful acknowledgment

=Television=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Notes
1962−65	The Defenders	Associate producer
1966	Hawk	Associate producer
rowspan=2\| 1967	N.Y.P.D.	Associate producer
Coronet Blue	Associate producer
rowspan=2\| 1973	The Connection	Associate producer	Television film
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside	Associate producer	Television pilot
1975−76	Movin' On	Associate producer
1982	Baker's Dozen
1986	Intimate Strangers		Television film

;Production manager

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Notes
1961−62	The Defenders	Production manager
1972	Liza with a Z	Production supervisor	Television special
1974−75	Movin' On	In charge of production
1975	Strike Force	Executive in charge of production	Television film