Colin Callender
| Sir Colin Callender | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1952 (age 64) London |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
| Occupation | Film executive and executive producer |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Gaine |
| Children | Ian Callender Caroline Callender Charlotte Callender |
Sir Colin Nigel Callender CBE (born May 1952) is an English television, film and theater producer working primarily in the United States where he is CEO at Playground Entertainment. He was the founder of The Callender Company production company in 1983 and began working for HBO in 1987. In 1999 he was made President of HBO Films, a position he held until 2008. In 2010 Callender founded Playground Entertainment.
Born to a Jewish family in London in 1952, Callender holds a BA with Honors in Philosophy and Politics from the University of East Anglia.
Callender started working in British television during the 1970s, taking a job at ITV network in Granada. Later he became the head of Primetime Television and founded The Callender Company. In 1982 Callender produced the television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage production of Charles Dickens' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Part One and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Part Two in 1983. The plays were performed at the Old Vic theater in London, which was transformed into a television studio for the production. It was broadcast on the WNEW and syndicated in the US where it won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries. He produced the shows as a part of his role as managing director of the independent British television company Primetime Television.
In 1983, Callender founded his own production company The Callender Company Ltd. Callender was producer for the television movie Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson in 1983, in addition to the television adaptations of The Captain's Doll and Separate Tables. In 1984 he began producing the Scrabble television game show, and in 1985 he produced the television films White City and Time Slip. In 1987 the company produced the official British entry to the Cannes Film Festival The Belly of an Architect. The company also produced the film Madame Sousatzka, for which Shirley MacLaine won the 1988 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama. In 1987 Callender also produced episodes of the television series The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross and The Bretts for Masterpiece Theater.
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