David Siegel Dies: ‘The Hangover’ Films & ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Producer Who Worked On Dozens Of Movies Was 70

David Siegel, who served as a co-producer on The Hangover trilogy, executive produced Final Destination Bloodlines and worked on many other films and a production manager or line producer, has died. He was 70. A rep for New Line told Deadline that Siegel died January 8 in Los Angeles but did not provide other details.

Siegel began his career in Washington, D.C., where he co-founded a locations services company with Stewart Neumann before moving into production management and line producing. He worked in those capacities, sometimes uncredited, on more than 60 films ranging from Kevin Costner’s Best Picture Oscar winner Dances with Wolves and Bull Durham to Alfonso Cuarón Best Picture nominee Gravity to The Hangover trilogy, The Lego Movie, Air Force One, The Pursuit of Happyness and many others.

Along with last year’s horror hit Final Destination Bloodlines, Siegel was an executive producer on such films as War Dogs, The Babysitter, Life of a Party and Crazy, Stupid, Love. He also served as production manager or unit production manager on pics including Borat, Air Force One, Tin Cup, Collateral Damage, Message in a Bottle, Superhero Movie, The Bucket List, Flipped and Holes.

Along with Costner and Cuarón — with whom he shared a 2014 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film as unit production manager on Gravity — Siegel worked with such notable filmmakers as the late Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall, along with Todd Phillips and David Lester. He also worked studios including Warner Bros., Disney, Universal, New Line Cinema, Columbia Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Paramount.

A member of the DGA, PGA and SAG-AFTRA, Siegel also was a member of the Teamsters, working for more than a decade as a motion picture transportation coordinator.

The New Line rep said Siegel was the person you wanted at your side when a production developed complications. Colleagues were said to have remarked on his uncanny ability to connect with crew — a respect earned through the way his career evolved in the industry. He also mentored countless individuals across production, giving opportunities to those who demonstrated hard work and curiosity and advocating for them quietly.

Siegel is survived by his wife, Janet Siegel; his daughters Emma Sandler (Yoni) and Mollie Ennis (Sawyer); his sister, Judy Siegel Schmauss; and grandchildren Maya, Logan and Indigo.