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Paul Maslansky

Producer and actor, also director and writer · Born November 23, 1933 (92) · Rego Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Paul Maslansky was born on 23 November 1933 in Rego Park, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Police Academy (1984) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987). He was married to Sally Emr, Sally Ann Hill and Ninki Maslansky. He died on 2 December 2024 in Los Robles, California, USA.

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Born
November 23, 1933 (92)
From
Rego Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and actor, also director and writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Paul Maslansky's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
18%
Self
16%
Society
15%
Power
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Joyful
14
Absurd
13
Warm
7
Melancholic
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Maslansky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Maslansky's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black(2023)

    as Adolph Zukor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death of the Sheik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Police Academy: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

  • Fluke(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy: Mission to Moscow(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Cop & ½(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Russia House(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ski Patrol(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • For Better or for Worse(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training(1986)

    Producer · as Man #4 in Police Line-up (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Return to Oz(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy(1984)

    Original Concept · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • The Salamander(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ruckus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • Scavenger Hunt(1979)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hot Stuff(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Villain(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?(1979)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Iron(1978)

    Producer · as Student at Temple (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • King(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Damnation Alley(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Bird(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hard Times(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Race with the Devil(1975)

    Executive Producer · as Road Worker in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Miracles Still Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Associate Producer

  • The Gun and the Pulpit(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sugar Hill(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Death Line(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Big Truck and Sister Clare(1974)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sudden Terror(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Red Tent(1969)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The She Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • The Castle of the Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Jason and the Argonauts(1963)

    Unit Manager

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1963 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Police Academy (1984)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Police Academy (1984)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 40: 2 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting1 of 40: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 40: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing35 of 40: 31 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew2 of 40: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

40 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s4 · crew1970s16 · 2 acting · 16 crew1980s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew1990s6 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1978, Outstanding Limited Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Paul Maslansky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hard Times (1975)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paul Maslansky's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles17–55 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles14–50 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles16–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles20–33 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles11–71 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Paul Maslansky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Maslansky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Folk shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • David Graf7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with David Graf
  • Michael Winslow7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Michael Winslow
  • George Gaynes6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with George Gaynes
  • Leslie Easterbrook6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Leslie Easterbrook

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles