Andreas "Andy" Albeck (September 25, 1921 – September 29, 2010) was an American movie executive, who was president and chief executive of United Artists, during a time when it released two films by Woody Allen, along with two films in both the James Bond and Rocky film series. He also oversaw production of Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, a movie frequently mentioned as one of the films considered the greatest ever, as well as Heaven's Gate, the box office bomb that led to the studio's demise as an independent studio.
Was president of United Artists when the box office megaflop Heaven's Gate (1980) was released, which led to his departure soon after.
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Shortly after he was born, his family was evacuated on an American troopship with other refugees from Vladivostok to Japan, where Albeck grew up, and his father became the representative for United Artists.
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