Alan Greisman

Biography

Alan Greisman (born Alan Stewart Greisman, September 4, 1947, in New York City, New York) is a Jewish American film producer and production manager whose career has spanned over four decades of behind-the-scenes work in Hollywood. He began as a production manager on Jeremy (1973) and the ABC series Afterschool Special (1976) before transitioning to producer, serving as president of Spelling Entertainment's movie division and later Rastar Productions. He was married to actress Sally Field from December 15, 1984, until their divorce in 1994; they have one son, Sam Greisman (born December 2, 1987), who is a filmmaker and LGBTQ advocate. His most notable producing credits include Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989, both starring Chevy Chase), Soapdish (1991, with Sally Field, Kevin Kline, and Whoopi Goldberg), Mr. Jones (1993, with Richard Gere), Loose Cannons (1990, with Dan Aykroyd and Gene Hackman), And So It Goes (1994, with Kurt Russell and Daryl Hannah), The Bucket List (2007, with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman), Flipped (2010), The Magic of Belle Isle (2012, with Morgan Freeman and Matthew Broderick), Alex & Emma (2003, with Rob Reiner), And So It Goes (2014, with Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton), and Freud's Last Session (2023, with Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode). His only on-screen acting credit is an uncredited role as Bob Elden in Satisfaction (1988).