Charles Newirth (born August 22, 1955) is an American film producer.
In Scarsdale, New York, Newirth received a BA in Photography and Cinema from Ohio State University. He broke into the film industry as a location manager on such films as Flashdance (1983), Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He later moved up to production manager on Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and RoboCop (1987) before getting his first producing credit as an associate producer on The Package (1989).
Newirth co-produced Robert Zemeckis' multiple Academy Award-winning blockbuster Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-produced the Barry Levinson films Toys (1992) and the numerous Oscar-nominated Bugsy (1991) and as an associate producer on Barry Levinson's Avalon (1990). His other executive producing credits include Hugo (2011); Zookeeper (2011); Brad Silberling's City of Angels (1998) starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan; Rob Reiner's true-life drama Ghost...
