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Veteran producer Robert Relyea, whose career spanned more than 40 years, died Tuesday at age 82. Born in Santa Monica, CA, Relyea started as an entry level crew member with MGM in 1955, eventually moving on to become President of Production for MGM/UA in 1997. He served as second unit or assistant director on films including Jailhouse Rock, Oklahoma!, The High Cost Of Living and The Alamo, but it was through his long association with actor Steve McQueen that he made his biggest mark on Hollywood history. Relyea served as Assistant Director on Never So Few and The Magnificent Seven, and as Associate Producer for The Great Escape. In 1966 Relyea joined McQueen’s Solar Productions as an executive producer, going on to produce McQueen’s classic Bullitt, as well as The Reivers, Le Mans and Adam At Six A.M. After leaving Solar, Relyea became an independent producer, with credits including Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Action Hero. He also served in executive positions at Lorimar and Paramount, and as head of the California Film Commission under former Governor Pete Wilson.
R.I.P. Robert Relyea
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A fine man and a gentleman. Truly one of the great ones. I worked for him briefly during the end of his tenure at Paramount. Just the definition of class. He will be missed.
Wow… Such a huge loss. This man was one of the stalwart FilmMAKERS who put the sandbox together for others to play in. He loved what he did and was good at it. He worked alongside monster egos and got everyone home safely. He’s a true warrior who should be honored by the community alongside our greatest talents.
Bob was, indeed, a class act and a fountain of great Hollywood history. I also had the pleasure of working with Bob at Paramount.
He had such a keen understanding of the business, and worked in it rather effortlessly. Filmmaking and Hollywood have lost one of its truly special people.
Rest in Peace, Bob.
I knew Bob at Paramount. Wonderful man! RIP.
He was also the A.D. on West Side Story, of which he told lots of great stories when I worked with him at MGM. Thank you Bob for the insights and lessons. A true gentleman of an era gone by.
Bob was a great man and a true class act. They don’t make ‘em like they used to. You will be missed, Bob.
Bob was valued colleague and will be sadly missed by many of us.
Robert E. Relyea will be widely remembered as a true HOLLYWOOD gentleman, and an excellent assistant director/unit manager/producer and studio executive. He had the people skills and knowhow that directors like John Sturges, William Wyler and Robert Wise, found so special and reassuring. As you can see, Robert had a fabulous, iconic career.
Mr.Relyea was my friend. Although I only met him in his declining years, I remember seeing his name in the credits of my favorite movies growing up. We had many wonderful phone calls talking about HOLLYWOOD, and the part he played behind the scenes, in making films like THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, WEST SIDE STORY, THE GREAT ESCAPE and BULLITT, so much better!
Legions of classic movie fans will keep on remembering him through those timeless credits, and new generations too!
When Bob was the head of production at MGM-UA, down the hall frm his office there was a big, beautiful print outside John Calley’s door of a “West Side Story” production still shot 35 years before, with Robert Wise beside the camera, and coincidentally, next to Wise, a young AD, Bob Relyea. He was truly a seen-it-all, done-it-all man, a gentleman, with a finely honed BS detector and little tolerance for the smell it detected.. It was a privilege to have worked with him.
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley with some of Mr Relyea’s children. I have many memories of spending time with them at their dad’s home and always found him to be a very kind man, and a great father with an excellent sense of humor. I’m very sorry for their loss as well as the entire film community’s loss. Rest in peace Mr Relyea.
A great man who was kind enough to share his insight and knowledge with those of us trying to achieve a fraction of his experience and success. Bob will be missed. RIP.