- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- B. Zarkoff
- Burt Topper was born on July 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Hard Ride (1971), Soul Hustler (1973) and Tank Commandos (1959). He was married to Jennifer. He died on April 3, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJennifer(? - April 3, 2007) (his death)
- During World War II, he served in the US Navy in the Phillippines.
- Interviewed in the Tom Weaver books "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" (McFarland & Co., 2005) and "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010).
- Began with American-International Pictures in the late 1950s. he eventually became AIP's head of production, making a series of low-budget features aimed primarily at the teenage market.
- Was active in the Variety Clubs of America, as writer-director-producer and narrator of fund raising films.
- Like the better-known Roger Corman, Topper was nothing if not frugal: one of his films, The Diary of a High School Bride (1959) he shot in seven days for just $80,000.
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