Thomas Henderson Mount (born 26 May 1948) is an American film producer, who was formerly the President of Universal Pictures.
[1][2] Born in Durham, North Carolina, he studied art at Bard College where he received a BA.
Starting as assistant to Executive VP Ned Tanen in 1972 Mount rose quickly through the MCA/Universal ranks to become Universal President in 1975 through early 1985.
After leaving Universal in late 1984,[3] Mount founded his own company, which produced acclaimed films like Bull Durham, Tequila Sunrise, Frantic, Natural Born Killers, Can't Buy Me Love, The Indian Runner, Night Falls on Manhattan, and Death and the Maiden, which he first produced on stage in London's West End and on Broadway.
[5] Mount is a co-founder of the Los Angeles Film School, two-term president of the Producers Guild of America,[6] and has been a consultant for RKO Pictures.