{{Short description|American billionaire (born 1950)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Timothy Headington | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1950}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[University of Oklahoma]]<br> [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] | occupation = President and owner, Headington Resources, Inc | known for = | spouse = | parents = | children = | relatives = }}
'''Timothy Clare Headington''' (born 1950) is an American [[billionaire]], the CEO and owner of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Timothy Headington |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/timothy-headington/ |website=Forbes |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=11214684&privcapId=4422826&previousCapId=4422826&previousTitle=Headington+Oil+Company+LLC|title= Executive Profile: Timothy Headington |website=Bloomberg LP|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="institute">{{cite web|url=http://www.headington-institute.org/?tabid=1275|title=Headington Institute|website=Headington Institute|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref>
==Early life== Timothy Clare Headington is the son of a geologist father, Clare W. Headington, and Catherine Meyer Headington.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wealthx.com/dossier/timothy-clare-headington/|title=Timothy Clare Headington - Wealth-X Dossier|website=wealthx.com|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="soonersports.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208803915&DB_OEM_ID=31000|title=Headington Family Tennis Center|website=OU Athletics|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="dallasnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/catherine-headington-obituary?id=20797339|title=Catherine Headington Obituary (1922 - 2012) - Bellingham, WA - Dallas Morning News|website=Legacy.com}}</ref> He has a brother, Gregory Headington, and a sister, Jeanette Kern.<ref name="soonersports.com"/><ref name="dallasnews.com"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-08-11 |title=Carrie Boren, Gregory Headington |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/fashion/weddings/carrie-boren-gregory-headington.html |access-date=2026-03-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Headington attended the [[University of Oklahoma]] on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.<ref name="Forbes profile"/> He received graduate degrees in theology and psychology from [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] in Pasadena, California,<ref name="Forbes profile"/> and completed his psychology residency at LA County Hospital.<ref name=":1" />
In 2011, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, his alma mater.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Timothy Clare Headington, Class of 2013 {{!}} Oklahoma Hall of Fame |url=https://www.oklahomahof.com/hof/inductees/headington-timothy-c-2013 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.oklahomahof.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== '''Oil Industry'''
Headington founded Headington Oil in 1978, in [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sebag-Montefiore |first=Clarissa |title=Worldwise: Producer and Hotelier Tim Headington's Favorite Things |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/worldwise-producer-and-hotelier-tim-headingtons-favorite-things-01642612320 |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1984, he moved his company to Dallas.
Headington is currently president and sole shareholder of Headington Resources, Inc., a Dallas-headquartered company. The company concentrates primarily on oil and natural gas, real estate/hotel development, film production, private equity, and entertainment. Headington is an active philanthropist, personally and through various family foundations.<ref name=":1" />
In 2008, Headington sold acreage in North Dakota's Bakken oil play to XTO Energy for $1.85 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-05-28 |title=XTO Energy makes $1.85 billion Bakken Shale buy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/business/xto-energy-makes-185-billion-bakken-shale-buy-idUSWNAS5668/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>
'''Entertainment'''
Headington was invested in [[GK Films]] with British [[Academy Award]]-winning producer [[Graham King]] from 2007 until 2012.<ref name="texasmonthly">{{cite web |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/list/telling-fortunes/no-27-timothy-headington/ |title=Telling Fortunes No. 27: Timothy Headington |date=September 15, 2013 |website=[[Texas Monthly]] |access-date= April 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="prnewswire">{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/starz-sets-april-1st-premiere-date-for-camelot-a-new-take-on-the-timeless-tale-of-king-arthur-112196099.html |title=Starz Sets April 1st Premiere Date for 'Camelot,' a New Take on the Timeless Tale of King Arthur |date=December 20, 2010 |website=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date= April 30, 2020}}</ref> He formed [[Tango Entertainment]] alongside Lia Buman in 2017 and [[Ley Line Entertainment]] alongside Theresa Steele Page in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/ley-line-tim-headington-theresa-steele-page-hugo-cabret-musical-brian-wilson-slate-1202517812/|title=Tim Headington & Theresa Steele Page Launch Ley Line Shingle; Slate Includes 'Hugo Cabret' Stage Musical|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=August 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2018-12-11 |title='World War Z' Producer Teams With Music Industry Veteran on New Company |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/world-war-z-producer-teams-music-veteran-new-company-1168214/ |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
As a film producer/executive producer, Headington has worked on numerous projects including ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (co-producer) and ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' (EP credit).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/27/meet-tim-headington-billionaire-oil-tycoon-behind-oscar-winners-hugo-and-rango/|title=Meet Tim Headington, The Billionaire Oil Man Behind Oscar Winners 'Hugo' And 'Rango'|first=Christopher|last=Helman|date=February 27, 2012|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref>
Headington produced [[Angelina Jolie]]'s feature directorial debut, ''[[In the Land of Blood and Honey]]''.<ref name="reuters">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grahamking-hugo/can-hollywood-risk-taker-graham-king-survive-hugo-idUSTRE7B41QT20111205 |title=Can Hollywood risk-taker Graham King survive 'Hugo'? |last=Weinstein |first=Joshua L. |date=December 5, 2011 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=April 30, 2020 }}</ref> The movie won the Stanley Kramer for “(an) achievement or contribution (that) illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.”<ref>{{Citation|last=Abedi|first=Jamal|title=Language Issues in the Design of Accessible Items|date=2011|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9356-4_12|work=Handbook of Accessible Achievement Tests for All Students|pages=217–230|place=New York, NY|publisher=Springer New York|doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-9356-4_12 |isbn=978-1-4419-9355-7|access-date=June 6, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was an executive producer on [[Gore Verbinski]]'s animated film ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]''.<ref name="auto"/>
Other productions include ''[[The Young Victoria]]'',<ref name="forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Timothy-Headington_NXY9.html |title=The 400 Richest Americans #163 Timothy Headington |date=September 17, 2008 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=April 30, 2020 }}</ref> ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'',<ref name="reuters"/> ''[[Edge of Darkness (2010 film)|Edge of Darkness]]'',<ref name="forbes"/> ''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Timothy-Headington_NXY9.html |title=The World's Billionaires #488 Timothy Headington |date=March 10, 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=April 30, 2020 }}</ref> and the TV miniseries ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]''.<ref name="prnewswire"/>
In 2013, Headington partnered with Grammy Award winning music producer [[Max Martin]] to produce the musical "&Juliet." The play premiered in London at the [[Shaftesbury Theatre|Shaftesbury theater]] in November 2019. It received nine Olivier Award nominations in 2020, winning three.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Dan|date=October 25, 2020|title=Dear Evan Hansen, & Juliet, More Win Big at the 2020 Olivier Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/dear-evan-hansen-juliet-more-win-big-at-the-2020-olivier-awards|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, it was announced that Headington and his production company [[Ley Line Entertainment]] would be producing the period drama film ''[[On Swift Horses]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/halston-director-ep-daniel-minahan-nomadland-producer-peter-spears-movie-on-swift-horses-1234790761 |title='Halston' Director & EP Daniel Minahan & 'Nomadland' Producer Peter Spears Developing 'On Swift Horses' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=July 12, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2025|archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228194006/https://deadline.com/2021/07/halston-director-ep-daniel-minahan-nomadland-producer-peter-spears-movie-on-swift-horses-1234790761/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival]], followed by a theatrical release in the US in April 2025, and received generally positive reviews: {{Metacritic film prose|65|21|ref=yes|access-date=May 5, 2025}} However, the marketing of the film was criticised by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' and the ''[[Washington Blade]]'' for downplaying the movie’s focus on LGBTQ characters and relationships, and for the fact that some promotional materials did not mention that these relationships were in the film at all: ''Variety'' was critical of the marketing for not mentioning the fact that the film was “a gay love story” and described the film’s official synopses as “deliberately deceptive”, while the ''Washington Blade'' noted that the film’s promotional materials “avoid directly referencing the sexuality of its two main characters” and described this marketing tactic as “not just like a miscalculation, but a slap in the face.” <ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/on-swift-horses-review-daisy-edgar-jones-jacob-elordi-1236336570/|title= 'On Swift Horses' Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones Wagers There's More to Marriage in '50s-Set Drama |website=Variety|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=March 13, 2025|access-date=July 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/04/30/swift-horses-jacob-elordi-review/|title= Jacob Elordi rides high in 'On Swift Horses' |website=[[Washington Blade]]|first=John Paul|last=King|date=April 30, 2025|access-date=July 2, 2025}}</ref>
'''Real Estate'''
Heading developed [[The Joule Hotel|The Joule]], formerly the Dallas National Bank building, in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Billionaire Who Is Trying to Make Dallas Trendy |url=https://fortune.com/2019/01/11/billionaire-dallas-trendy/ |access-date=June 6, 2021 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
Renovation of the former Republic National Bank building, now transformed into the Drakestone, a 20-floor apartment building, was completed in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Building Renovation {{!}} The Drakestone in Dallas |url=https://mycon.com/project/the-drakestone/ |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=MYCON |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Philanthropy'''
Headington is co-founder of the nonprofit Headington Institute,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://headington-institute.org/|title=Headington Institute|website=Headington Institute}}</ref> headquartered in Pasadena, California. Its mission is to support first responders and caregivers worldwide who have experienced emotional trauma.
==Honors== Headington was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oklahomahof.com/member-archives/h/headington-timothy-c-2013|title=Headington, Timothy C. - 2013|website=oklahomahof.com|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== He lives in [[Dallas]], Texas.<ref name="Forbes profile" />
==Filmography== {| style="width:100%;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | width="50%" | '''Producer''' * ''[[The Young Victoria]]'' (2009) * ''[[Edge of Darkness (2010 film)|Edge of Darkness]]'' (2010) * ''[[London Boulevard]]'' (2010) * ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' (2010) * ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011) * ''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary]]'' (2011) * ''[[In the Land of Blood and Honey]]'' (2011) * ''[[Little Woods]]'' (2018) * ''[[Delirium (2018 film)|Delirium]]'' (2018) * ''[[Light from Light]]'' (2019) * ''[[Blow the Man Down (film)|Blow the Man Down]]'' (2019) * ''[[Never Rarely Sometimes Always]]'' (2020) * ''[[Miss Juneteenth]]'' (2020) * ''[[Little Fish (2020 film)|Little Fish]]'' (2020) * ''[[Together Together]]'' (2021) * ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' (2021) * ''[[Resurrection (2022 film)|Resurrection]]'' (2022) * ''[[Weird: The Al Yankovic Story]]'' (2022) * ''[[His Three Daughters]]'' (2023) * ''[[Between the Temples]]'' (2023) * ''[[Spaceman (2024 film)|Spaceman]]'' (2024) * ''[[The Damned (2024 Palsson film)|The Damned]]'' (2024) * ''[[All That We Love]]'' (2024) * ''[[On Swift Horses]]'' (2024) * ''[[Together (2025 film)|Together]]'' (2025 * ''[[Death of a Unicorn]]'' (2025) * ''[[Eye for an Eye (2025 film)|Eye for an Eye]]'' (2025)
| width="50%" | '''Executive producer''' * ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'' (2011) * ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2011) * ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' (2011) * ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'' (2012) * ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' (2012) * ''[[Jersey Boys (film)|Jersey Boys]]'' (2014) * ''[[The Old Man & the Gun]]'' (2018) * ''[[Get Duked!]]'' (2018) * ''[[Come to Daddy (film)|Come to Daddy]]'' (2018) * ''[[How to Build a Girl]]'' (2019) * ''[[Strawberry Mansion (film)|Strawberry Mansion]]'' (2021) * ''[[Italian Studies (film)|Italian Studies]]'' (2021) * ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (2022) * ''[[Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road]]'' (2022) * ''[[Shortcomings (film)|Shortcomings]]'' (2023) * ''Booger'' (2023) * ''[[Housekeeping for Beginners]]'' (2023) * ''[[Dreams in Nightmares]]'' (2024) * ''[[Sorry, Baby (2025 film)|Sorry, Baby]]'' (2024) * ''[[The History of Sound]]'' (2024)
'''Supervising producer''' * ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]'' (2008) | width="50%" | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2593874}}
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