Overview

• His son Roy Price said he died in his sleep on Monday.
• Price rose from TV writer-producer on westerns to lead Columbia Pictures, where he backed hits such as Tootsie and The Karate Kid and supported Best Picture winners including Gandhi and Out of Africa.
• At Universal, he helped launch the Back to the Future franchise and later greenlit John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood.
• He founded Price Entertainment, which produced films including Shadowlands and A Bronx Tale.
• He served USC for decades, chairing the School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors from 1992 to 2021, and is survived by his wife Katherine, sons Ray, David and William, and 14 grandchildren.