Prolific TV producer Robert Halmi Sr. has died.
Halmi died Wednesday in his New York City home at the age of 90, said his spokesman, Russ Patrick.
The Hungarian-born Halmi found success as a magazine photographer after arriving in America in 1951, shooting pictures for such publications as Life and Sports Illustrated.
But in a mid-career switch in the mid-1960s, he turned to moving pictures. During the next half-century, he produced more than 200 programs and miniseries for television.
His specialty was family- friendly entertainment, with TV projects including “The Josephine Baker Story,” the Bette Midler-starring “Gypsy,” ‘‘Merlin,” ‘‘Dinotopia” and “The Lion in Winter,” with Glenn Close.
His projects were honored with 136 Emmy Awards.