Jerry Weintraub, one of the last of Hollywood's great old-school impresarios, died Monday at age 77 in Santa Barbara, his publicist confirmed.
In a colorful and iconoclastic career that spanned half a century, Weintraub proved a force in music, television and film.
He made his name in the 1960s as a music manager and concert promoter, working with such high-profile acts as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin.
Transitioning to the movie business in the 1970s, he produced director Robert Altman's 1975 film "Nashville" and went on to produce such hits as "The Karate Kid," "Diner" and "Ocean’s Eleven" with its two sequels.