Director · Actor

Gene Saks

13 credited titles on WatchWise

Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Saks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Associated lifetime gross

$50M

Combined reported budget

$35M

Gross / budget

1.4x

Bankability Index

20 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Comedy

$48M · 3 films · 33% hit

Drama

$1.6M · 1 film · 0% hit

Bankability assessment

20/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Based on 4 of 13 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.