Bill Ewing | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | mid-1970s to present |
Spouse | Susan McIver |
William R. Ewing is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor and president of Every Tribe Entertainment and Bearing Fruit Entertainment.[1][2]
Career
Ewing began his career as an actor then joined Sony Pictures in 1986 and was named director of production services in 1987.[1][2] He was promoted to Vice President in 1988 and later to Senior Vice President after Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures.[1][2] He supervised production of over 100 films, including A League of Their Own, My Girl, Groundhog Day, In the Line of Fire, Little Women, Air Force One, Men in Black, The Patriot, Charlie's Angels, etc.[1][2] He served as Senior Vice President of Production and Administration for 15 years, with his final productions including Spider-Man, Adaptation, Stuart Little 2, and Men in Black II.[1][2] In 2001 he left Sony to found Every Tribe Entertainment and the non-profit Bearing Fruit Entertainment as organizations to brings the message of the Bible to life through media including films, documentaries, television commercials, radio and print advertisements, books and video.[2]
Personal life
Bill Ewing lives in Los Angeles with his wife Susan McIver, and is the father of singer and actor Blake McIver Ewing.[1]
Filmography
- Hollywood on Fire 2009, himself
- End of the Spear 2005, producer & writer
- Christmas Child 2003, director
- Beyond the Gates of Splendor 2002, producer
- Automan 1984 TV, actor
- WKRP in Cincinnati 1982 TV, actor
- Meteor 1979 cast coordinator
- A Man Called Sloane 1979 TV actor
- Little House on the Prairie 1979 TV
- The Odyssey 1979 TV actor
- The End 1978 actor
- The Blue Knight 1976 TV actor
- Korg: 70,000 B.C. 1974 TV, actor
- The Rookies 1973 TV, actor
- The Deathmaster 1972, actor
- The Hoax 1972, actor
- Cannon 1971 TV, actor
Additional sources
- When Magazine, "Conversation with Bill Ewing, President of Every Tribe Entertainment"
- Phill Coke and The Change Revolution, interview with Bill Ewing
- Fluctu8.com, "Daniel Britt Interviews Bill Ewing"
- Emol.org, By Madelyn Ritrosky-Winslow, "Movie with a Message: Interview with Bill Ewing about "End of the Spear"
- Mediawise Family, by Ted Baehr, "Faith, Flexibility, and Focus – an interview with Bill Ewing"
- Barnes and Noble, The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home
- Impact Productions on development and filming of The Christmas Child