Facts:   - death place: london , england    - caption: hercules bellville from his 1976 world service authority passport    - death date: 21 february 2009      - birth date: 18 june 1939    - name: hercules bellville    - image: hercules bellville 1976.jpg    - birth place: san diego , usa    - occupation: producer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hercules bellville .
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hercules bellville -lrb- june 18 , 1939 -- february 21 , 2009 -rrb- was an american film producer .working with jeremy thomas at london 's recorded picture company for much of his later career , he was an associate producer on `` the dreamers '' and `` sexy beast '' , and the co-producer of `` blood and wine '' .formerly bellville acted as roman polanski 's assistant director on many films , working with the director in a creative capacity for over a decade .bellville was an associate producer on polanski 's `` the tenant '' , and it is his hands that come through the wall to menace catherine deneuve in `` repulsion '' .