US TV Directors
by SimonJester2 | created - 04 Jan 2020 | updated - 7 months ago | Public
1. Ron Satlof
Director | McCloud
Ron Satlof was born on October 27, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for McCloud (1970), Frog Story (1972) and Mean Streets (1973). He was married to Pamela Norberta Starke, Charlette W Harmon, Jane Borland Hill and Magdalena Sledz. He died on July 2, 2018 ...
2. Tony Wharmby
Director | Dempsey and Makepeace
Tony Wharmby was born on November 1, 1940 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), The X-Files (1993) and The Gentle Touch (1980).
3. Irving J. Moore
Director | Dallas
Irving J. Moore was born on April 7, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Irving J. was a director and assistant director, known for Dallas (1978), The Immortal (1969) and Logan's Run (1977). Irving J. was married to Shirlee Allard and Forrest Dickson. Irving J. died on July 2, 1993 in Los Angeles, ...
4. Christian I. Nyby II
Director | Emergency!
The day after Nyby graduated from Van Nuys High School in California in 1959, he drove to north central Idaho, following a friend to the University of Idaho for college. He stayed at Idaho for two years as a member of the swim team and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity before transferring to USC. In...
5. Bernard L. Kowalski
Director | Baretta
Bernard Kowalski is an important figure in television with a long and impressive list of credits. To mention a select few, he directed the pilots for Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956), N.Y.P.D. (1967) and The Monroes (1966); executive-produced Baretta (1975); and was co-owner of Mission: ...
6. Walter Grauman
Director | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Walter Grauman was born on March 17, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970), Blue Light (1966) and I Deal in Danger (1966). He was married to Margaret (Peggy) Buckley Parker, Joan Taylor and Suzanne Carla Greenstone. He died on...
7. Bernard McEveety
Director | Gunsmoke
Bernard McEveety was born on May 13, 1924 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Gunsmoke (1955), Knight Rider (1982) and Cover Up (1984). He was married to Marion F Bremner and Marion Frances Bremner. He died on February 2, 2004 in Encino, Los Angeles, ...
8. Richard Whorf
Actor | Yankee Doodle Dandy
Richard Whorf was born on June 4, 1906 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Blues in the Night (1941) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). He was married to Margaret Harriet Smith (actress). He died on December 14, 1966 in Santa Monica, ...
9. William D. Russell
Director | You Are There
William D. Russell was born on April 30, 1908 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was a director and actor, known for You Are There (1953), The Farmer's Daughter (1963) and Family Affair (1966). He was married to Mota Maye Shaw. He died on April 1, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
10. Buzz Kulik
Director | To Find a Man
After service in World War II, New Jersey born Buzz Kulik joined an advertising agency as a producer-director of TV commercials. After a few years he left the agency and became a television director during the period known as "The Golden Age of Television"; Kulik directed many episodes of such ...
11. Jerry Hopper
Director | The Private War of Major Benson
After moving to California in the 1930s, Jerry Hopper worked as an editor at Paramount Studios.
During World War II he joined the Army and worked as a combat photographer where he was awarded a Purple Heart.
After the war, Hopper returned to Hollywood where he graduated to directing. After working ...
12. Alexander Singer
Producer | The Killing
Alexander Singer was born on April 18, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Killing (1956), Killer's Kiss (1955) and The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969). He was married to Judy Singer. He died on December 18, 2020.
13. David Grossman
Director | Desperate Housewives
David Grossman is known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Adventures in Wonderland (1992). He has been married to Patricia Bunch since July 14, 2013.
14. Vincent McEveety
Director | The Untouchables
Vincent McEveety was born on August 10, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Untouchables (1959), Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Mary Ann O'Dell. He died on May 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California...
15. Terrence O'Hara
Director | Heroes
Terrence O'Hara was born on December 25, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Heroes (2006), The Proxy and Dead at 21 (1994). He was married to Shanna Reed. He died on December 5, 2022 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
16. Paris Barclay
Producer | NYPD Blue
A preeminent force in television entertainment, Paris Barclay has directed nearly 200 episodes of television and was active as a Director/Producer for series including: Station 19, Pitch, Sons of Anarchy, In Treatment, Cold Case, City of Angels and NYPD Blue. He also has directed episodes of a wide...
17. Thomas J. Wright
Assistant_director | Howard the Duck
Thomas J. Wright is known for Howard the Duck (1986), Alias (2001) and Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
18. Alan J. Levi
Director | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Alan J. Levi began his filmmaking career at age 15 when he produced and directed a half-hour 16mm black-and-white comedy entitled "Keep Your Spirits High" while a sophomore in high school. Finding no one who would hire this aspiring director, he organized his own ...
19. Paul Wendkos
Director | The Brotherhood of the Bell
Paul Wendkos was born on September 20, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970), Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) and Gidget (1959). He was married to Ruth Burnat and Lin Bolen. He died on November 12, 2009 in Malibu, Los ...
20. Karen Gaviola
Director | Paper Girls
Karen Gaviola is known for Paper Girls (2022), Shadow and Bone (2021) and The Walking Dead (2010).
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