Martin Bregman, the Hollywood producer known for his collaborations with actor Al Pacino, includingScarface,Dog Day Afternoon, andSerpico, died Saturday at age 92.
His widow, Cornelia Sharpe,confirmed the news to NBC 4 New Yorkand said the cause was a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born May 18, 1926, in New York City, Bregman got his start in the entertainment industry as a business and personal manager for a wide range of stars, including Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Michael Douglas, Bette Midler, Woody Allen, and Alan Alda.
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Pacino credited Bregman with discovering him in an Off Broadway play and helping him land his first film role, in 1971sPanic in Needle Park.
Transitioning to producing, Bregman went on to earn a Best Picture Oscar nomination forDog Day Afternoon, and his other films with Pacino includedSea of LoveandCarlitos Way.
Bregman also enjoyed a long-standing professional partnership with Alda, beginning with 1979sThe Seduction of Joe Tynan(which costarred Meryl Streep) and also includingThe Four Seasons,Sweet Liberty,A New Life, andBetsys Wedding.
Among Bregmans other producing credits were Denzel WashingtonsThe Bone Collector, the Roald Dahl adaptationMatilda, and the Eddie Murphy comedyThe Adventures of Pluto Nash.
Bregman was also active in his community, co-founding organizations like the Association for a Better New York and the New York Advisory Council for Motion Pictures, Radio and TV.
His survivors include Sharpe, whom he met onSerpico, and their daughter, Marissa, as well as two sons from a previous marriage, Christopher and Michael.
