Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Mandel (born 1945) is a film producer and director and television director from Oakland, California. He is best known for his film School Ties, which launched the careers of Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Cole Hauser and Chris O'Donnell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Mandel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.