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Jeffrey Schwarz

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateSep 15, 1969 (57 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1990 – Present (37 yrs)
Known Credits320 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.3

Jeffrey Schwarz

Total Works

320

318 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Jeffrey Schwarz is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His latest documentary is "Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders," which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2026. Other films include "Commitment to Life," "Boulevard! A Hollywood Story," "The Fabulous Allan Carr," "Tab Hunter Confidential," "I Am Divine," "Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon," "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story," and HBO Documentary Films’ "Vito." He is executive producer of "Hollywood Black" (2024), the Emmy-nominated MGM+ series directed by Justin Simien, which won the 2025 Independent Spirit Award for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series. Schwarz is also the recipient of the 2015 Frameline Award for outstanding contribution to LGBTQ representation in film, television, and the media arts.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Milk
7.2
Milk
2008•movie
as Castro Man (uncredited)
The Celluloid Closet
7.3
Role: Assistant Editor
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
6.1
Role: Producer
I Am Divine
7.3
I Am Divine
2014•movie
Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 320 titles featuring Jeffrey Schwarz

Milk
7.2
Milk
2008•movie

as Castro Man (uncredited)

Eating Out
5.7
Eating Out
2004•movie

Role: Associate Producer

The Celluloid Closet
7.3

Role: Assistant Editor

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
6.1

Role: Producer

I Am Divine
7.3
I Am Divine
2014•movie

Role: Director

Poison
6.0
Poison
1991•movie

Role: Production Assistant

Tab Hunter Confidential
7.2

Role: Producer

And the Oscar Goes To...
6.8

Role: Co-Producer

Love, Gilda
7.2
Love, Gilda
2018•movie

Role: Consulting Producer

That Guy Dick Miller
7.0

Role: Executive Producer

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
6.4

Role: Consulting Producer

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
5.4

Role: Director

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
7.8

Role: Director

Frisk
4.2
Frisk
1996•movie

Role: Assistant Editor

Vito
7.0
Vito
2011•movie

Role: Director

Leather Jacket Love Story
5.4

Role: Editor

Mysteries of Love
7.1
Mysteries of Love
2002•movie

Role: Producer

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
7.3

Role: Editor

Precious Find
5.4
Precious Find
1996•movie

Role: Assistant Editor

It Came from Kuchar
7.2

as Self

If I Die Before I Wake
4.9

Role: Editor

Bikini Traffic School
3.0

Role: Editor

The Escort
3.2
The Escort
1997•movie

Role: Editor

Dear Santa
4.2
Dear Santa
1998•movie

Role: Editor

Scorpio One
4.6
Scorpio One
1998•movie

Role: Editor

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
7.9

Role: Producer

A Bold Affair
3.2
A Bold Affair
1998•movie

Role: Editor

Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
5.5

Role: Producer

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
5.8

Role: Producer

Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
6.0

Role: Producer

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
8.2

Role: Producer

The Fabulous Allan Carr
5.0

Role: Producer

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
7.6

Role: Producer

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
6.2

as Self

Maximum Security
4.2
Maximum Security
1997•movie

Role: Editor

The Kid with X-Ray Eyes
2.8

Role: Editor

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
5.7

Role: Executive Producer

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
6.3

Role: Director

Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
6.3

Role: Producer

Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
4.5

Role: Producer

Valerie
3.0
Valerie
2019•movie

as Self

Minnesota Nice
7.4
Minnesota Nice
2003•movie

Role: Producer

Invisible Mom II
4.8
Invisible Mom II
1999•movie

Role: Editor

Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
5.9

Role: Producer

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
6.4

Role: Producer

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
4.8

Role: Producer

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
8.0

Role: Producer

Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
5.2

Role: Producer

Reservoir Dogs Revisited
7.8

Role: Director

Scoring "Resident Evil"
4.9

Role: Producer

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
7.6

Role: Producer

How Harry Met Sally…
7.0

Role: Editor

Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
5.5

Role: Producer

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
4.8

Role: Producer

Psycho Path
7.2
Psycho Path
1999•movie

Role: Producer

Imagining 'Total Recall'
7.0

Role: Producer

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
7.2

Role: Producer

Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
4.5

Role: Producer

Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
6.8

Role: Producer

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
7.8

Role: Producer

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
7.2

Role: Producer

Hollywood Black
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024•series

Role: Executive Producer

The Confidence Man
4.0
The Confidence Man
2001•movie

Role: Editor

The House That Freddy Built
6.7

Role: Producer

Phantom Pain
3.3
Phantom Pain
1996•movie

Role: Editor

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
7.7

Role: Producer

Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
7.7

Role: Producer

The Politics of Fur
3.0

Role: Editor

The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction
6.2

Role: Producer

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
8.0

Role: Producer

Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
4.3

Role: Producer

Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
6.7

Role: Producer

Rapid Assault
4.3
Rapid Assault
1997•movie

Role: Editor

From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'
6.3

Role: Producer

Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
4.5

Role: Producer

JoJo: The Pop Princess
8.3

Role: Director

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
9.3

Role: Director

Rescued from the Closet
6.5

Role: Producer

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
8.5

Role: Producer

The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
8.5

Role: Editor

Game Babes
6.5
Game Babes
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
2.2

Role: Producer

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
6.0

Role: Producer

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
8.0

Role: Producer

House of Harrington
6.5

Role: Director

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
7.5

Role: Producer

Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
8.0

Role: Director

The Terror Gauge!
7.5
The Terror Gauge!
2003•movie

Role: Producer

The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
6.0

Role: Producer

Cheating Death: Beyond and Back
7.0

Role: Producer

On These Shoulders We Stand
1.0

Role: Consulting Producer

KPFA On the Air
6.2
KPFA On the Air
2000•movie

Role: Additional Photography

Starz Inside: In the Gutter
4.5

Role: Producer

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
5.5

Role: Producer

Cartoon Logic
7.0
Cartoon Logic
2005•movie

Role: Producer

Introducing Cameron Diaz
7.0

Role: Producer

War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
5.0

Role: Producer

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
7.0

Role: Producer

Afganistan: Land in Crisis
9.0

Role: Producer

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
7.5

Role: Producer

Jet Li Is 'The One'
8.0

Role: Producer

DP/30: Conversations About Movies
6.0
1 eps

as Self

The Workaday Gangster
9.0

Role: Producer

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
10.0

Role: Editor

She's The Best Thing in It
1.0

Role: Editor

Let the Games Begin
9.0

Role: Producer

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
8.0

Role: Producer

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
8.0

Role: Producer

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul
9.0

Role: Producer

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods
9.0

Role: Producer

Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
9.0

Role: Producer

Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'
8.0

Role: Producer

Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
5.0

Role: Producer

‘Friday’ Straight Up
8.0

Role: Director

Return to Edge City
8.0

Role: Producer

Al Lewis in the Flesh
7.0

Role: Director

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
7.0

Role: Producer

Clive Barker: Raising Hell
7.0

Role: Producer

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
10.0

Role: Director

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
8.0

Role: Producer

Meet Bob Shaye
9.0
Meet Bob Shaye
2004•movie

Role: Producer

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
10.0

Role: Producer

Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
8.0

Role: Producer

Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
8.0

Role: Producer

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
5.0

Role: Producer

Premonitions
9.0
Premonitions
2000•movie

Role: Producer

Symphony of Evil
9.0
Symphony of Evil
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Corporate Malfeasance
7.0

Role: Producer

Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart Scandal
10.0

Role: Producer

Dialing Up "Cellular"
9.0

Role: Producer

Celling Out
10.0
Celling Out
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
7.0

Role: Producer

Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"
2.0

Role: Producer

Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
6.0

Role: Producer

Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
6.0

Role: Producer

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
6.0

Role: Producer

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
7.0

Role: Producer

Semper Fi: Life After the Corps
7.0

Role: Producer

Hitchcocked!
6.0
Hitchcocked!
2006•movie

Role: Producer

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
7.0

Role: Producer

A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
8.0

Role: Producer

Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
10.0

Role: Producer

Men in Black II‎: Creature Featurettes
7.0

Role: Producer

Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
8.0

Role: Producer

We Get to Win This Time
6.0

Role: Producer

Guts and Glory
6.0
Guts and Glory
2002•movie

Role: Producer

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
8.0

Role: Producer

East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
8.0

Role: Producer

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
9.0

Role: Producer

Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
10.0

Role: Producer

Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
6.0

Role: Producer

Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship
6.0

Role: Producer

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
5.0

Role: Producer

What Makes Fido Run?
7.0

Role: Producer

Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"

as Self

Cinemaville
Cinemaville
2007•movie

as Self

This Is Automat
This Is Automat
2002•movie

as Self

Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life
2023•movie

Role: Director

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

Role: Editor

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Role: Producer

Marty and Bobby
Marty and Bobby
2011•movie

Role: Director

Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series

Role: Producer

Program Alice: Activated

Role: Producer

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

Role: Producer

Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

Role: Director

Rick Baker: Alien Maker

Role: Producer

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

Role: Director

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

Role: Producer

Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic

Role: Producer

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'

Role: Producer

Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’

Role: Producer

Still Swingin’
Still Swingin’
2005•movie

Role: Producer

Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"

Role: Producer

Angels Forever
Angels Forever
2000•movie

Role: Producer

Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette

Role: Producer

Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”

Role: Producer

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

Role: Producer

From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker

Role: Producer

Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"

Role: Producer

Marty on Film
Marty on Film
2011•movie

Role: Producer

Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"

Role: Producer

Raging Bull: Remembering Jake

Role: Producer

"Footloose": Remembering Willard

Role: Producer

Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson

Role: Producer

Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"

Role: Producer

Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”

Role: Producer

Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King

Role: Producer

Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"

Role: Producer

Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"

Role: Producer

A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway

Role: Producer

Snakes on a Blog
Snakes on a Blog
2007•movie

Role: Producer

"Jarhead" Diaries
"Jarhead" Diaries
2006•movie

Role: Producer

Army of One: Punisher Origins

Role: Producer

Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style

Role: Producer

Keepin' It Real: Punisher Stunts

Role: Producer

The Running Man: Game Theory

Role: Producer

Diggin’ Up "Bones"

Role: Producer

Bones: Urban Gothic

Role: Producer

The Real Nam: Voices From Within

Role: Producer

The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green Berets

Role: Producer

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"

Role: Producer

Taking the Punishment Poll

Role: Producer

13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O

Role: Producer

A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei

Role: Producer

Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood

Role: Producer

Visions of Mars
Visions of Mars
2001•movie

Role: Producer

Predator: Welcome to the Jungle

Role: Producer

Satan’s Top Forty

Role: Producer

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

Role: Producer

Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation

Role: Producer

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

Role: Producer

Stories from the Plague

Role: Producer

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

Role: Producer

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"

Role: Producer

"Bats" Abound
"Bats" Abound
1999•movie

Role: Producer

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

Role: Producer

Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars

Role: Producer

Dick Miller: Thespian

Role: Producer

Dreaming Slipstream Dream

Role: Producer

Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'

Role: Producer

Exhuming 'The Messengers'

Role: Producer

Fellow Travelers
Fellow Travelers
2008•movie

Role: Producer

Fighting for Care
Fighting for Care
2002•movie

Role: Producer

Final Destination 5: Circle of Death

Role: Producer

For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon

Role: Producer

17 Agan: Going Back to 17

Role: Producer

Jarhead: Background

Role: Producer

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth

Role: Producer

'Hairspray' Extentions

Role: Producer

It's 'Hairspray'!
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007•movie

Role: Producer

Hairspray: Playing Tracy

Role: Producer

Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'

Role: Producer

The Roots of 'Hairspray'

Role: Producer

Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad

Role: Producer

Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad

Role: Producer

Multiverses Create 'The One'

Role: Producer

Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li

Role: Producer

Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'

Role: Producer

Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa

Role: Producer

King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion

Role: Producer

Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'

Role: Producer

Life as a House: From the Ground Up

Role: Producer

Men in Black II: MIB ADR

Role: Producer

Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

Role: Producer

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

Role: Producer

Obey the Lost Skeleton!

Role: Producer

One on One with Vito Russo

Role: Producer

Out There
Out There
1993•movie

Role: Production Assistant

Paper Is Cheaper Than Film

Role: Producer

Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales

Role: Producer

Predator: Camouflage

Role: Producer

Predator: Character Design

Role: Producer

Predator: Classified Action

Role: Producer

Predator: Old Painless

Role: Producer

Predator: The Life Inside

Role: Producer

Predator: The Unseen Arnold

Role: Producer

Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby

Role: Director

Rambonomics
Rambonomics
2002•movie

Role: Producer

Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware

Role: Producer

Rambo: Selling a Hero

Role: Producer

Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour

Role: Producer

Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'

Role: Producer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts

Role: Producer

Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio

Role: Producer

Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was

Role: Producer

Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot

Role: Producer

The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'

Role: Producer

The Making of 'Sex and the City'

Role: Producer

Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

Role: Producer

Undead Boot Camp
Undead Boot Camp
2004•movie

Role: Producer

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

Role: Producer

Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA

Role: Producer

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

Role: Producer

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

Role: Producer

Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'

Role: Producer

Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City

Role: Producer

Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival

Role: Producer

Kong: Creating a Monster

Role: Producer

Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop

Role: Producer

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

Role: Producer

Takers: Take Action!

Role: Producer

The Making of “Say”

Role: Producer

The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'

Role: Producer

The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously

Role: Producer

The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars

Role: Producer

The Starships of “Starship Troopers”

Role: Producer

Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes

Role: Producer

Why I Love 'Bewitched'

Role: Director

17 Again: Zac Goes Back

Role: Producer

17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback

Role: Producer

LeToya Luckett: A Rising Star

Role: Producer

The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'

Role: Producer

The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta

Role: Producer

The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story

Role: Producer

Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved

Role: Producer

Gotta Give ‘Em Hope

Role: Director

Writing a Bucket List

Role: Producer

Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up

Role: Director

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels

Role: Producer

Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World

Role: Producer

Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy

Role: Producer

Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects

Role: Director

Elf: Film School for Kids

Role: Producer

Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell

Role: Producer

Elf: How they Made the North Pole

Role: Producer

Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!

Role: Producer

Elf: That's a Wrap
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Elf: Kids on Christmas

Role: Producer

Elf: Deck the Halls

Role: Producer

Elf: Santa Mania
Elf: Santa Mania
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown

Role: Producer

Elf Jukebox
Elf Jukebox
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”

Role: Producer

Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”

Role: Producer

Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches

Role: Producer

Blood and Donuts
Blood and Donuts
1990•movie

Role: Director

Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy

Role: Producer

Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"

Role: Producer

De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot

Role: Producer

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

Role: Director