He produced a number of films, winning an Oscar for 1980’s “Ordinary People” which starred Mary Tyler Moore and Canadian acting legend Donald Sutherland.

Ronald Schwary’s other major film successes include “A Soldier’s Story,” “Absence of Malice,” “Scent of a Woman” and “Tootsie.”

No cause of death was provided, but reports indicate he had struggled with a rare neurological disorder

Ronald Schwary was 76.