‘Rambo’ and ‘Terminator’ producer Andy Vajna, 74, dies

US-Hungarian film producer Andy Vajna, who backed blockbusters such as “Rambo”, “Die Hard”, and “Terminator”, has died at his home in Budapest, the Hungarian National Film Fund said on Sunday.

Andrew G. Vajna, born in the Hungarian capital on August 1, 1944, died after a long illness, a Fund statement said. He was 74.

Vajna’s family fled Hungary after a national insurrection was crushed by Soviet troops in 1956.

He lived in Hong Kong and Canada before arriving in the United States, where he thrived in the film industry, founding the production company Carolco with partner Mario Kassar.

The firm turned out a series of big-budget successes that also included “Basic Instinct”, “Total Recall” and “Angel Heart”.