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Timothy Headington
Born1950 (age 74–75)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
Fuller Theological Seminary
Occupation(s)President and owner, Headington Resources, Inc

Timothy Clare Headington (born 1950) is an American billionaire, the CEO and owner of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Timothy Clare Headington is the son of a geologist father, Clare W. Headington, and Catherine Meyer Headington.[4][5][6] He has a brother, Gregory Headington, and a sister, Jeanette Kern.[5][6]

Headington attended the University of Oklahoma on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.[1] He received graduate degrees in theology and psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California,[1] and completed his psychology residency at LA County Hospital.

In 2011, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, his alma mater.[7]

Career

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Oil Industry

Headington founded Headington Oil in 1978, an oil and gas producer based in Oklahoma City.[8] 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 is concentrated primarily in oil and natural gas, real estate/hotel development, film production, private equity and entertainment.[citation needed] Headington is an active philanthropist, personally and through various family foundations.[citation needed]

In 2008, Headington sold acreage in North Dakota's Bakken oil play to XTO Energy for $1.85 billion.[citation needed]

Entertainment

Headington was invested in GK Films with British Academy Award-winning producer Graham King from 2007 until 2012.[9][10] He formed Tango Entertainment and Ley Line Entertainment alongside Lia Buman and Theresa Steele Page.[11][12]

As a film producer/executive producer, Headington has worked on numerous projects including Hugo (co-producer) and World War Z (EP credit).[13]

Headington produced Angelina Jolie's feature directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey.[14] The movie won the Stanley Kramer for “(an) achievement or contribution (that) illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.”[15] He was an executive producer on Gore Verbinski's animated film Rango.[13]

Other productions include The Young Victoria,[16] The Tourist,[14] Edge of Darkness,[16] The Rum Diary,[17] and the TV miniseries Camelot.[10]

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 theater in November 2019. It received nine Olivier Award nominations in 2020, winning three.[18]

Real Estate

Heading developed The Joule, formerly the Dallas National Bank building, in 2008.[19]

Renovation of the former Republic National Bank building, now transformed into the Drakestone, a 20-floor apartment building, was completed in 2003.[20]

Philanthropy

Headington is co-founder of the nonprofit Headington Institute,[21] headquartered in Pasadena, California. Its mission is to support first responders and caregivers worldwide who have experienced emotional trauma. Headington remains an active philanthropist through his support of the arts, education and health in his community, including DIFFA/Dallas[22] and the Aging Mind Foundation.[23]

Honors

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Headington was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in November 2013.[24]

Personal life

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He lives in Dallas, Texas.[1]

Filmography

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Producer

Executive producer

Supervising producer

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Forbes profile: Timothy Headington". Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Executive Profile: Timothy Headington". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Headington Institute". Headington Institute. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Timothy Clare Headington - Wealth-X Dossier". wealthx.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Headington Family Tennis Center". OU Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Catherine Headington Obituary (1922 - 2012) - Bellingham, WA - Dallas Morning News". Legacy.com.
  7. ^ "Timothy Clare Headington, Class of 2013 | Oklahoma Hall of Fame". www.oklahomahof.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Carrie Boren, Gregory Headington". The New York Times. August 11, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Telling Fortunes No. 27: Timothy Headington". Texas Monthly. September 15, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Starz Sets April 1st Premiere Date for 'Camelot,' a New Take on the Timeless Tale of King Arthur". PR Newswire. December 20, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 11, 2018). "Tim Headington & Theresa Steele Page Launch Ley Line Shingle; Slate Includes 'Hugo Cabret' Stage Musical". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  12. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (December 11, 2018). "'World War Z' Producer Teams With Music Industry Veteran on New Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Helman, Christopher (February 27, 2012). "Meet Tim Headington, The Billionaire Oil Man Behind Oscar Winners 'Hugo' And 'Rango'". Forbes. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Weinstein, Joshua L. (December 5, 2011). "Can Hollywood risk-taker Graham King survive 'Hugo'?". Reuters. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Abedi, Jamal (2011), "Language Issues in the Design of Accessible Items", Handbook of Accessible Achievement Tests for All Students, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 217–230, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9356-4_12, ISBN 978-1-4419-9355-7, retrieved June 6, 2021
  16. ^ a b "The 400 Richest Americans #163 Timothy Headington". Forbes. September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "The World's Billionaires #488 Timothy Headington". Forbes. March 10, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  18. ^ Meyer, Dan (October 25, 2020). "Dear Evan Hansen, & Juliet, More Win Big at the 2020 Olivier Awards". Playbill. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "The Billionaire Who Is Trying to Make Dallas Trendy". Fortune. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "Historic Building Renovation | The Drakestone in Dallas". MYCON. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  21. ^ "Headington Institute". Headington Institute.
  22. ^ "House of DIFFA: Futurø". Issuu. March 9, 2019.
  23. ^ "Headington Companies and Aging Mind Foundation Team Up Against Alzheimer's". June 3, 2019.
  24. ^ "Headington, Timothy C. - 2013". oklahomahof.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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