Actor

Sam Mercer

Production

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.3

Low visibility

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Movies: 26Series: 0Crew credits: 22

TMDB ID: 136

IMDb ID: nm0580303

Known for: Production

Born: January 15, 1955

Died: February 12, 2024

Age: 69

Place of birth: USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1982 - 2016

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 6.32

Wikidata: Q369195

Other jobs

Producer (12)Executive Producer (5)Location Manager (5)

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Biography

Sam Mercer (January 15, 1955 – February 12, 2024) was an American film producer of many films directed by M. Night Shyamalan such as The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, as well as other films like Van Helsing and Things We Lost in the Fire. His career started during the early 1980s as a location manager and later advanced to a producer and executive producer. He also produced Shyamalan's films The Happening and The Last Airbender. He died from an early onset of Alzheimer's disease on February 12, 2024, at the age of 69.

Movies

2007 • Movie

Location Manager

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985 • Movie