
Michael Tadross
- Known for
- Production
Michael Tadross is an American producer, director and sometimes actor. He has played a pivotal role as a leading figure in the film industry for over thirty years. Warner Bros. films he has produced include Sherlock Holmes, Run All Night, Cop Out, Winter's Tale, Arthur, and I Am Legend - one of the highest-budgeted science fiction movies to be entirely filmed in New York City. Earlier in his career, for Warner Bros., he produced The Devil's Advocate, Jack Frost, and Eraser. His producing credits also include Hitch, Basic, Rollerball, The Thomas Crown Affair, Indecent Proposal, School Ties, Brenda Starr, and Die Hard: With A Vengeance - the highest grossing worldwide film of 1995. He was Unit Production Manager for Ghost, Coming To America, Black Rain, Trading Places and Death Wish III, and was First Assistant Director on Cocktail, and Masquerade, to name a few. He's also been awarded one gold and two platinum records. He began his film career as a camera trainee and assistant film editor. He is now a member of the Producer's Guild of America, the Director's Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. He also worked as Executive Vice President of Feature Production at Paramount Pictures He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award and received The Movie Guide Award for best family-oriented film of 2006 (Hitch). He is also cited in the Who's Who of Executives and Professionals.
Known for
Production 35
- 2026Chasing Red · executive producer
- 2026Untitled Sesame Street Movie · executive producer
- 2026Motor City · executive producer
- 2026K-Pops! · executive producer
- 2025DRAGN · executive producer
- 2024Space Cadet · executive producer
- 2018Ocean's Eight · executive producer
- 2015Run All Night · producer
- 2014Winter's Tale · producer
- 2013Gangster Squad · producer
- 2011Arthur · producer
- 2010Cop Out · producer
- 2009Sherlock Holmes · executive producer
- 2007I Am Legend · executive producer
- 2005Hitch · executive producer
- 2004Tony n' Tina's Wedding · producer
- 2003Basic · producer
- 2002Rollerball · executive producer
- 1999The Thomas Crown Affair · executive producer
- 1998Jack Frost · executive producer
- 1997The Devil's Advocate · unit production manager
- 1996Eraser · executive producer
- 1995Die Hard: With a Vengeance · producer
- 1994Lassie · executive in charge of production
- 1994Forrest Gump · executive in charge of production
- 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult · executive in charge of production
- 1993Addams Family Values · production executive
- 1993The Firm · executive in charge of production
- 1993Indecent Proposal · co-producer
- 1990When Will I Be Loved? · producer
- 1990Ghost · unit production manager
- 1989Black Rain · unit production manager
- 1989Let It Ride · production supervisor
- 1988Coming to America · unit production manager
- 1985Death Wish 3 · assistant production manager
Acting 3
- 2002Rollerball as Starter
- 1995Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Greek Deli Proprietor
- 1988Coming to America as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Directing 1
- 1987The Saint in Manhattan · first assistant director
Editing 1
- 1972Bone · assistant editor





