Chiz Schultz

Chiz Schultz

Production
1931-08-26
Rockland, New York, USA

Biography

A producer for film and television, Charles Hamilton “Chiz” Schultz' career spans over forty years. Best known for his work in television and as a producer of films featuring African Americans, Schultz began his career in show business as a stage manager, actor and producer with various summer stock companies from 1946 to 1953. Upon graduating from Princeton University in 1954, he was employed by CBS-TV as a staff production assistant on the Mama and Adventure series, and in 1955, he became associate producer on several television shows including Studio One, Playhouse 90 and Kraft Theater. His first independent producing was done from 1959 to 1962 as a freelance associate producer for television specials such as The Judy Garland Show and Belafonte: New York 19. The New York Public Library

Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles

#1Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m as Dr. Redding

4.8 / 10
DramaHorrorRomance

Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.

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#2Head Above Water

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m as Leonard

8.8 / 10
Drama

Leonard is a devoted husband to his wife Elsie, who is suffering from Alzheimer's. Though both are elderly, they live together in their family home. But Leonard himself has a fall, and he soon realizes the limits of their situation and his ability to remain his wife's caretaker.

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#3Birth of the Living Dead

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m as Film & TV producer

6.7 / 10
Documentary

A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living Dead.

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