| Charles H. Joffe | |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Othername: | Charles Joffe |
| Occupation: | Film producer |
| Yearsactive: | 1969–2008 |
| Children: | 1 |
| Relatives: | Nicole Holofcener (stepdaughter) |
Charles H. Joffe (July 16, 1929 – July 9, 2008) was an American film producer and comedy talent manager. He is best known as, in partnership with Jack Rollins, the producer or executive producer of most of Woody Allen's films. Joffe won the 1977 Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of Allen's Annie Hall.
Annie Hall was listed as "A Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production", though only Joffe took producer credit and received the Academy Award for Best Picture. Both were Allen's longtime managers and had that credit on all his films from 1969 to 1993. Joffe focused more on Allen, with Rollins focusing on others.[1] Their clients also included Robert Klein and David Letterman.[2]
Joffe was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Esther (Gordon) and Sid Joffe, a pharmacist.[3] [4] He worked as a booking agent for bands at local nightclubs while studying journalism at Syracuse University. He then worked under Rollins as a junior agent at Music Corporation of America. In 1953, he and Rollins left MCA and formed their own agency in Manhattan.
Joffe was married to set decorator Carol Joffe[5] (former wife of sculptor Lawrence Holofcener) with whom he has an adopted son, Cory Joffe, and two stepdaughters, Suzanne Holofcener and director Nicole Holofcener.[6] He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a week before his 79th birthday, after a long illness.[1]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Woody Allen Special | Comedy Special |
| Don't Drink the Water | ||
| Take the Money and Run | ||
| 1969-1971 | The Dick Cavett Show | 8 episodes |
| 1971 | Bananas | |
| 1972 | Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story | Short |
| Play It Again, Sam | ||
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) | ||
| 1973 | Sleeper | |
| 1975 | Love and Death | |
| 1976 | ||
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Oscar : 1977 Best Picture |
| 1978 | Interiors | |
| 1979 | Manhattan | |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | |
| Arthur | ||
| Good Time Harry | Episode: Harry Part 1 | |
| 1982 | ||
| The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell | Television documentary | |
| Star of the Family | Episode: Pilot | |
| 1983 | Zelig | |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | |
| 1985 | ||
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | |
| 1987 | Radio Days | |
| September | ||
| 1988 | Another Woman | |
| 1988 | Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special | Television Special |
| 1989 | Late Night with David Letterman: 7th Anniversary Special | Television Special |
| 1989 | New York Stories (segment: Oedipus Wrecks) | |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | ||
| 1990 | Alice | |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | |
| 1993 | Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny | Television Special |
| 1994 | Bullets over Broadway | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | |
| 1998 | Celebrity | |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | |
| 2003 | Anything Else | |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | |
| 2005 | Match Point | |
| 2006 | Scoop | |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Annie Hall | [7] | |||
| 1994 | Best Stand-Up Comedy Special | Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny | |||