Director Newton "Newt" Arnold enjoyed a prolific 45-year career as a director, assistant director, and occasional actor, both on television and film. A native Californian, Arnold earned his undergraduate degree at Stanford and went on to U.C.L.A. for his master's degree. It was Arnold's master thesis at U.C.L.A. that reportedly earned him his first job in the entertainment industry. As assistant director, Arnold worked with many esteemed directors, ranging from Steven Spielberg to Francis Ford Coppola. Not surprisingly, due to his numerous credits, Arnold was a member of most of the major talent unions, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the Directors Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America. In February 2000, Newton Arnold died at the age of 72, after a prolonged battle with leukemia.
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Rules of Engagement
First Assistant Director |
2000 | |||
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A Simple Plan
First Assistant Director |
1998 | |||
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Burn Hollywood Burn
First Assistant Director |
1997 | |||
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A Walk in the Clouds
First Assistant Director |
1995 | |||
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Jade
First Assistant Director |
1995 | |||
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Made in America
First Assistant Director |
1993 | |||
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Jennifer Eight
First Assistant Director |
1992 | |||
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
First Assistant Director |
1991 | |||
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Alien Nation
First Assistant Director |
1988 | |||
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Bloodsport
Director |
1986 | |||
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Saving Grace
Associate Producer |
1986 | |||
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The Goonies
Actor |
1985 | |||
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Sixteen Candles
First Assistant Director |
1984 | |||
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D.C. Cab
Actor, First Assistant Director |
1983 | |||
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Table for Five
First Assistant Director |
1983 | |||
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Blade Runner
First Assistant Director |
1982 | |||
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
First Assistant Director |
1982 | |||
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Six Pack
First Assistant Director |
1982 | |||
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Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
First Assistant Director |
1980 | |||
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Airport '79: Concorde
First Assistant Director |
1979 | |||
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The Jerk
First Assistant Director |
1979 | |||
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Convoy
First Assistant Director |
1978 | |||
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Actor, First Assistant Director |
1978 | |||
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Sorcerer
First Assistant Director |
1977 | |||
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The Killer Elite
First Assistant Director |
1975 | |||
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Huckleberry Finn
First Assistant Director |
1974 | |||
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The Godfather Part II
First Assistant Director |
1974 | |||
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The Towering Inferno
First Assistant Director |
1974 | |||
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
First Assistant Director |
1973 | |||
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Tom Sawyer
First Assistant Director |
1973 | |||
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The Carey Treatment
First Assistant Director |
1972 | |||
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The Getaway
First Assistant Director |
1972 | |||
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Big Jake
First Assistant Director |
1971 | |||
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Skullduggery
Actor |
1970 | |||
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Blood Thirst
Director |
1965 | |||
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Hands of a Stranger
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1962 |
