Biography
Gale Anne Hurd (born October 25, 1955) is an American film and television producer, the founder of Valhalla Entertainment (formerly Pacific Western Productions), and a former recording secretary for the Producers Guild of America. Her notable works include The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss(1989), Armageddon (1998), Mankiller (2017) (a documentary about Wilma Mankiller) and The Walking Dead (2010–2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gale Anne Hurd, licensed under CC-...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Aliens Expanded
2024
as Self
Exploring James Cameron’s beloved science-fiction epic from teeth to tail, Aliens Expanded is truly the most in-depth, passionate and innovative celeb...

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
2024
as Self - Produce (archive footage)
She stood up to Alien: Sigourney Weaver has shown that women can put up a powerful fight. She became the mother of the modern action heroine in cinema...

The YouTube Effect
2023
Producer
YouTube has garnered over 2.3 billion users and is worth up to $300 billion dollars. At its center is its algorithm, something that threatens to destr...

Terminator: Dark Fate
2019
Characters
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to sav...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a...

Hell Fest
2018
Producer
On Halloween night at a horror theme park, a costumed killer begins slaying innocent patrons who believe that it's all part of the festivities.

Mankiller
2017
Executive Producer
The story of an American hero and the Cherokee Nation's first woman Principal Chief who humbly defied all odds to give a voice to the voiceless.

Terminator Genisys
2015
Characters
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unkn...

Birth of the Living Dead
2013
as Film producer
A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living Dead.

Horizon
2013
Executive Producer
Set during the height of World War II, Horizon centers on Lauren, a secretary at the FBI who begins a secretive investigation into files that have bee...

Very Good Girls
2013
Executive Producer
Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street arti...

Corman's World
2011
as Self - Producer
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...

Last Man Standing
2011
Executive Producer
Abby Collins's quiet life as a wife and mother shows no trace of her past work as a military special-ops expert -- until the day her husband is kidnap...

These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and inde...

The Wronged Man
2010
Executive Producer
Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and...

The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
as Self
The Making of the TV Series The Walking Dead.
The Pirate Code
2009
Executive Producer
With little direction, except for a survivor's testimony and a cryptic clue, salvage expert Barry Clifford embarks on the search of a lifetime to unco...

Punisher: War Zone
2008
Producer
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. Afte...

The Incredible Hulk
2008
Producer
Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dr...

Welcome to the Jungle
2007
Producer
Two young couples head into the New Guinea wilderness in an effort to find Michael Rockefeller, the heir to the Rockefeller fortune who disappeared in...

Æon Flux
2005
Producer
400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scient...

The Punisher
2004
Producer
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length t...

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both t...

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
Characters, Executive Producer
It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can t...

Hulk
2003
Producer
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a ragin...

True Whispers
2002
Producer
Exploring the personal and heartfelt story of the Navajo code talkers, this documentary tells the stories of the young Navajo men recruited from harsh...

Clockstoppers
2002
Producer
Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inve...

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
Many cast and crew interviews cue us in on the making of the film The Terminator (1984). From James Cameron's first concept to casting to practical ef...

Dick
1999
Producer
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nix...

Virus
1999
Producer
When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be des...

Dead Man on Campus
1998
Producer
Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.

Armageddon
1998
Producer
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...

Switchback
1997
Producer
After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murde...

Dante's Peak
1997
Producer
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. ...

The Relic
1997
Producer
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Producer
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects resu...

Sugartime
1995
Executive Producer
Sam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a performance by the McGuire Sisters, a popular singing group wi...

Cinefile: Reel Women
1995
as Self
Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring the opportunities and obstacles that face them. A progra...

Witch Hunt
1994
Producer
Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.

Safe Passage
1994
Producer
Recently estranged from her husband, and mother of seven sons, Mag Singer stands poised to pursue a whole new way of life. But when one of her childre...

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes ...

No Escape
1994
Producer
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle is...

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
1993
as Self
Documentary about the challenging making of the sci-fi film "The Abyss" , with commentary by various actors and crew, outtakes and behind-the-scenes f...

Raising Cain
1992
Producer
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequen...

The Waterdance
1992
Producer
Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist bik...

Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
Producer
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Executive Producer, Characters
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellio...

Tremors
1990
Executive Producer
Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating crea...

Downtown
1990
Executive Producer
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get ...

The Abyss
1989
Producer
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself o...

Alien Nation
1988
Producer
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated in...

Bad Dreams
1988
Producer
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all me...

Aliens
1986
Producer
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for...

The Terminator
1984
Producer, Writer
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Con...

Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
Co-Producer
Follows the rivalry between a small-town Southern sheriff and a small-town delinquent who steals cars and then destroys them with the sheriff’s daught...

Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
Assistant Production Manager
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Humanoids from the Deep
1980
Production Office Assistant
After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatu...
Alien Nation
N/A
Producer
An alien race on Earth tries to co-exist with humans, despite the segregationist restrictions that have been placed on them.