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Ron Satlof was born on 27 October 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 2 July 2018 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.- Director
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Tony Wharmby was born on 1 November 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).- Director
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Irving J. Moore was born on 7 April 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 2 July 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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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 1963, the Air Force sent Nyby to Vietnam as a photographer. Four years later, he landed a job as an assistant director; his first directing job was an episode of Ironside (1967). In the years since, he has directed television movies and episodes of many television series, counting his Hill Street Blues (1981) episodes as his favorites.- Director
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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: Impossible (1966). Kowalski got his first job in the movie business at the age of five as an extra in several Dead End Kids pictures at Warner Brothers, as well as such Errol Flynn vehicles as Dodge City (1939) and Virginia City (1940). His experience behind the camera began at age 17 when he worked as a clerk for his father, who was an assistant director and production manager. TV provided Kowalski with his first opportunity to direct on such Western series as Frontier (1955) and Boots and Saddles (1956); he then made the transition to feature-film directing in 1958 when he was hired by Gene Corman (brother of Roger Corman) to helm the teen exploitation feature Hot Car Girl (1958).- Director
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Walter Grauman was born on 17 March 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970), Blue Light (1966) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Margaret (Peggy) Buckley Parker, Joan Taylor and Suzanne Carla Greenstone. He died on 20 March 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Bernard McEveety was born on 13 May 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 2 February 2004 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Richard Whorf was born on 4 June 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 14 December 1966 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Director
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William D. Russell was born on 30 April 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 1 April 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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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 highly respected anthology series as Playhouse 90 (1956) and You Are There (1953), in addition to such series as The Defenders (1961) and The Twilight Zone (1959). Kulik began directing features in the early 1960s but returned to television to become one of the most respected directors in the genre known as the made-for-TV movie, one of his most notable efforts being the highly acclaimed Brian's Song (1971). During the 1971-72 presidential campaign Kulik was the television advisor to Democratic candidate Sen. Edmund Muskie.- Director
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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 prolifically in film during the Fifties, Hopper switched to television where he went on to direct over 600 episodes before effectively retiring in the early 1970s.- Director
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Alexander Singer was born on 18 April 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 18 December 2020.- Director
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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 14 July 2013.- Director
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Vincent McEveety was born on 10 August 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 19 May 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Terrence O'Hara was born on 25 December 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 5 December 2022 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
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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 variety of series including Scandal, The Good Wife, Empire, House, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI, Lost, The Shield, The West Wing and ER; as well as three films: the feature Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood; and the movies for television The Cherokee Kid and The Big Time.
He earned two Emmy Awards and the DGA award for Outstanding Direction of a Drama Series for NYPD Blue, received seven additional Emmy nominations for both producing and directing, and garnered ten other DGA Award nominations for shows as diverse as Glee, In Treatment, The West Wing, House, and most recently Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. With that last nomination, he become one of only a handful of directors who have received Emmy nominations in every narrative category - drama, comedy and limited series. He was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame in 2014, and was made an Honorary Life Member of the Directors Guild in 2021.
A DGA member since 1992, Barclay was the first African-American and openly gay President in the Guild's history. In addition to his two terms as President of the Guild, his service includes numerous terms on the National Board, the Western Directors Council and chairmanship and participation in several committees, including co-chairing the Television Creative Rights Committee, the Return to Work Negotiations Committee, and the African-American Steering Committee. He was honored with the Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award in 2007, which is given for providing extraordinary service to the DGA, and in 2021 was given the Honorary Life Member Award, the Guild's highest honor for both service and career achievement. He currently serves as the Guild's Secretary/Treasurer.
A WGA member before he was a DGA member, Barclay co-created and wrote for the CBS series City of Angels with Nicholas Wootton and Steven Bochco, which ran for two years on the network. He co-wrote with James DeMonaco the Showtime pilot Hate, and has written other pilots for CBS and NBC. He wrote with Dustin Lance Black (on his first WGA-credited project) Pedro, a film about the life of AIDS activist Pedro Zamora for MTV, which received a Writers Guild nomination. As a playwright and composer, he has had musical dramas produced by Soho Rep, The Village Theatre, the Signature Theater, and the North Shore Music Theatre among others - including One Red Flower - adapted from soldiers letters written during the Vietnam War. Prior to his career in television and film, Barclay was a sought-after music video director. He created groundbreaking videos for Bob Dylan, the New Kids on the Block, Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross, Harry Connick, Jr. among others. His eight videos for LL Cool J, including the MTV, Billboard, and Grammy-winning "Mama Said Knock You Out," are still widely viewed and imitated today.
In 2022, Paris had six episodes he directed premiere in collaboration with Ryan Murphy: two episodes each of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Watcher, and American Horror Story:NYC. In 2023, he filmed two episode of the upcoming Aaron Hernandez biopic series for FX, American Sports Story: Gladiator. He recently wrapped post production on a feature documentary he co-wrote and directed about the famed musician Billy Preston, with interviews from Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Olivia Harrison, Sandra Crouch, and Merry Clayton among others. He is currently in production on two episodes of the second season of the Netflix series of Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story.- Director
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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 company, "Petite Productions," which was financed entirely by his fellow schoolmates, and with a grand total of $256 in operating costs, he began his career as a Director/Producer. By the time he graduated from high school, he completed a total of 43 films, produced for such organizations as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, St. Louis Board of Education, The National Safety Council and other institutions that couldn't afford the high prices of commercial filmmaking companies.
During the summer between high school and college, Alan came to Hollywood and, under the guidance of his mentor Dick Powell, studied film technique at various studios--direction under André De Toth, makeup at the MGM makeup department with William Tuttle, photography at Paramount and Warner Bros. on the sets of in-production feature films, editing with the Warner's TV editing staff, etc.
A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Radio, TV and Film and minors in Psychology and Electrical Engineering, Alan had directed and/or photographed over 2000 hours of live and videotaped television around the world, and functioned as Director of Photography and Director for over 450 prime-time network commercials before landing a job as Associate Producer at MGM. Since then his directing credits have earned him a Cannes Film Festival Gold Lion, a Western Heritage Award, two New York International TV and Film Festival Grand Awards, two Clio Awards and several Silver Spikes. He has guest-lectured on filmmaking technique at AFI, USC, UCLA, National Institute of Health, and Brooks Institute of Photography as well as numerous acting and film-making study groups.
He was director and/or director of photography on nearly 70 Wide World of Sports (1981) and the acclaimed "Up Close and Personals" for the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. These afforded him the opportunity to become intimately involved in such events as auto racing (Indy, stock, midgets, drags), airplane racing, gymnastics, water polo, wrestling, golf, swimming and diving an, among many others, the traditional stand-bys--baseball and football.
Alan has directed over 350 hours of prime-time network television over the past over 45 years, which included Movies-of-the-Week, pilots and miniseries such as Scruples (1981), The Immigrants (1978), Battlestar Galactica (1978), The Incredible Hulk (1978), Columbo (1971), Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV), The Return of Sam McCloud (1989), B.L. Stryker (1989), Dead Man's Revenge (1994). The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979), Go West, Young Girl (1978), Judgment Day (1999), The Invisible Woman (1983), The Stepford Children (1987) and The Last Song (1980).
Among the series he's directed are NCIS (2003), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), ER (1994), JAG (1995), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Dr. Vegas (2004), The Fugitive (2000), Magnum, P.I. (1980), Miami Vice (1984), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982), Quantum Leap (1989), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), The Cosby Mysteries (1994), Promised Land (1996), Courthouse (1995), Sweet Justice (1994), Simon & Simon (1981), Airwolf (1984), Hooperman (1987), Misfits of Science (1985), The Bionic Woman (1976), Fame (1982), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Gemini Man (1976), Falcon Crest (1981), Scene of the Crime (1984), The Oregon Trail (1976), What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977) and a few (unmentionable) others. He has also produced the pilots and/or series of "Columbo", "Airwolf", "Voyagers", "Misfits of Science", "The Invisible Woman" and "Probe".
Alan lives in the Los Angeles area with his actress/wife of nearly 40 years, Sondra Currie, and their "kid"--a Bombay rescue kitty "Boo".- Director
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Paul Wendkos was born on 20 September 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 The Burglar (1957). He was married to Ruth Burnat and Lin Bolen. He died on 12 November 2009 in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Producer
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