Burt Topper was born on July 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Hard Ride (1971), Tank Commandos (1959) and The Diary of a High School Bride (1959). He was married to Jennifer. He died on April 3, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Like the more illustrious Roger Corman, Topper was nothing if not frugal: one of his films, The Diary of a High School Bride (1959) he shot in seven days for just $80,000.
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Topper was active in the Variety Clubs of America, as writer-director-producer and narrator of fund raising films.
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Began with American-International Pictures in the late 1950's. Topper eventually became AIP's head of production, making a series of low budget features aimed primarily at the teenage market.
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Interviewed in the Tom Weaver books "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" (McFarland & Co., 2005) and "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010).
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During World War II, he served in he Navy in the Phillippines.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979
co-producer
Soul Hustler
1973
producer
The Hard Ride
1971
executive producer
The Devil's 8
1969
producer
Wild in the Streets
1968
executive producer
Devil's Angels
1967
producer
Thunder Alley
1967
producer
Fireball 500
1966
co-producer
Space Probe Taurus
1965
producer
War Is Hell
1961
producer
The Diary of a High School Bride
1959
producer
Tank Commandos
1959
producer
Hell Squad
1958
producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Soul Hustler
1973
The Hard Ride
1971
The Devil's 8
1969
The Strangler
1964
War Is Hell
1961
The Diary of a High School Bride
1959
Tank Commandos
1959
Hell Squad
1958
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Soul Hustler
1973
written by
The Hard Ride
1971
War Is Hell
1961
The Wild Ride
1960
story - as Burton Topper
The Diary of a High School Bride
1959
screenplay
Tank Commandos
1959
written by
Hell Squad
1958
written by
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
War Is Hell
1961
Lt. Hallen
Plunderers of Painted Flats
1959
Bart
No Place to Land
1958
Miles Colby
Hiawatha
1952
Illinois Warrior (uncredited)
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979
second unit director
Space Probe Taurus
1965
second unit director - as B. Zarkoff
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Soul Hustler
1973
writer: "The Lovin' Man", "Listen and Believe"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Teenage Rebellion
1967
Documentary
Narrator
Sadismo
1967
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Known for movies
The Hard Ride (1971) as Producer
Tank Commandos (1959) as Producer
The Diary of a High School Bride (1959) as Producer
$1 Million
