B-Movie Producer Paul Hunt Dies

B-movie producer and director Paul Hunt died of a heart attack Tuesday in Redondo Beach, Variety reported Thursday afternoon. Hunt was 67.

According to his biography on the Internet Movie Database, Hunt was born Oct. 14, 1943 in Redondo Beach. Variety reported that he started out as a surfboard manufacturer.

His first role was as a surfer in Big Swell, which kicked off a career in which he was involved in more than 60 other movies.

Hunt worked as a producer, director, actor, writer, cinematographer, editor, sound engineer and even a composer during his career spanning more than four decades, according to IMDb. He also worked with Orson Welles from 1970 until Welles' death in 1985.