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List Of Police Story Episodes
This is a list of episodes for the television series '' Police Story''. Original series overview Original series episodes Season 1 (1973–74) Season 2 (1974–75) Season 3 (1975–76) Season 4 (1976–77) Season 5 (1977–78) Specials (1979–87) Revival series overview Revival series episodes References External links * * Police Story' at The Classic TV Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Police Story episodes Lists of American crime drama television series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Story (1973 TV Series)
''Police Story'' is an American anthology, crime-drama, television series that aired weekly on NBC from September 25, 1973 through April 5, 1977, followed by a season of irregularly scheduled television film specials from September 27, 1977, to May 28, 1978, with three further television films screened in 1979, 1980, and 1987. The show was created by author and former police officer Joseph Wambaugh and was described by ''The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows'' as "one of the more realistic police series to be seen on television". It was produced by David Gerber and Mel Swope. Overview Although it was an anthology, all episodes had certain things in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was, obviously, always a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles, and the characters always worked for some branch of the Los Angeles Police Department. Notwithstanding the anthology format, some characters were recurring. During the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Nelson (director)
Gary Nelson (October 6, 1934 – May 25, 2022) was an American television and film director. He directed many television series, including ''Get Smart'', '' Gunsmoke'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', ''The Patty Duke Show'', '' Gilligan's Island'' and ''Happy Days''. In addition, Nelson directed five feature films, including Disney's ''Freaky Friday'' (1976), and many television movies, including '' Murder in Coweta County'' starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series on '' Washington: Behind Closed Doors''. Nelson was born in Los Angeles, California. He was married to actress Judi Meredith, who died on April 30, 2014; the couple had two sons. During semi-retirement, Nelson continued to occasionally guest lecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He died in Las Vegas on May 25, 2022, at the age of 87. Filmography *'' Johnny Belinda'' (1967, TV) *''Molly and Lawless John'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mann (director)
Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, director, screenwriter, and Film producer, producer of film and television who is best known for his distinctive style of crime drama. His most acclaimed works include the films ''Thief (film), Thief'' (1981), ''Manhunter (film), Manhunter'' (1986), ''The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film), The Last of the Mohicans'' (1992), ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'' (1995), ''The Insider (film), The Insider'' (1999), ''Collateral (film), Collateral'' (2004), and ''Public Enemies (2009 film), Public Enemies'' (2009). He is also known for his role as executive producer on the popular TV series ''Miami Vice'' (1984–89), which he adapted into a Miami Vice (film), 2006 feature film. For his work, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As a producer, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Bercovici
Eric Bercovici (February 27, 1933 – February 9, 2014) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter. He was best known for producing and adapting the screenplay for the 1980 television miniseries ''Shōgun''. Born in New York City to screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and Frances Ellis Fleischman, he studied theater at Yale University. His career had barely begun when his father was blacklisted in 1951 through the late 1950s. Eric Bercovici then went to Europe to work on films, returning to the U.S. in 1965. He then began writing episodes of ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''I Spy'', and ''The Danny Thomas Hour''. He wrote the screenplays for the 1968 films ''Hell in the Pacific'' and '' Day of the Evil Gun''. In the 1970s, he wrote episodes for ''Hawaii Five-O'' and created the series '' Assignment Vienna'' and its pilot ''Assignment: Munich''. In 1977, he adapted John Ehrlichman's novel, '' The Company'', into a miniseries titled ''Washington: Behind Closed Doors' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millard Kaufman
Millard Kaufman (March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated ''Bad Day at Black Rock'' (1955). He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo. Early life Kaufman was born and raised in Baltimore and graduated from the Baltimore City College (high school). He eventually graduated from Johns Hopkins University after work as a merchant seaman. After that, he moved to New York City, taking a job as copyboy for the ''New York Daily News''. At some point, he married Lorraine Paisley. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, Marines in 1942, served on Guadalcanal, landed at Battle of Guam (1944), Guam with the 1st Marine Brigade (Provisional) where he wrote an article for the Marine Corps Gazette about the battle, then participated in the Battle of Okinawa, Okinawa with the 6th Marine Division. Screenwriting While serving in the Pacific, Kaufman had contracted malaria and dengue fever, and upon hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee H
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Don Medford
Donald Muller (November 26, 1917 – December 12, 2012), known professionally as Don Medford, was an American television director who directed over 75 TV series between 1951 and 1989, and who also directed three movies. Medford directed the final two-part episode of the 1960s television series ''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'' and the final episode of the 1980s television series ''The Colbys''. He directed 26 episodes of the 80's smash hit soap opera ''Dynasty (1981 TV series)''. He also directed the violent 1971 Western film ''The Hunting Party (1971 film), The Hunting Party''. He died on 12 December 2012 at aged 95 in West Hills, California. Filmography Films * ''To Trap a Spy'' (1964) * ''Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI'' (1967) * ''Ghostbreakers'' (1967) * ''Incident in San Francisco'' (1971) * ''The Hunting Party (1971 film), The Hunting Party'' (1971) * ''The Organization (film), The Organization'' (1971) * ''The Fuzz Brothers'' (1973) * ''The November Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Herlihy
Michael O'Herlihy (1 April 1929 – 16 June 1997) was an Irish television producer and director who directed shows like ''Gunsmoke'' (1955), ''Maverick'' (1957), ''Star Trek'' (1965), ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968), ''M*A*S*H'' (1972) and ''The A-Team'' (1983). Born in Dublin, Ireland, O'Herlihy was the younger brother of actor Dan O'Herlihy. He died in Dublin, on 16 June 1997 at age 69. Filmography Director * ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' (1966) * ''The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band'' (1968) * ''Smith!'' (1969) Television * ''Bronco'' (1 episode, 1961) * ''Surfside 6'' (3 episodes, 1961) * ''Maverick'' 3 episodes, 1961–1962) * ''77 Sunset Strip'' (4 episodes, 1961–1962) * ''The Lieutenant'' (1 episode, 1963) * ''The Richard Boone Show'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Profiles in Courage'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Kraft Suspense Theatre'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Mr. Novak'' (11 episodes, 1963–1965) * '' Rawhide'' (5 epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wendkos
Abraham Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1925 – November 12, 2009) was an American television and film director. Early life and education Wendkos was born in Philadelphia to parents Simon Wendkos and Judith Wendkos. Wendkos served in World War II in the United States Navy and went to Columbia University on the G.I. Bill. Paul made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called ''Dark Interlude'' in 1953. Career Columbia Pictures Wendkos' first feature film was '' The Burglar''. His fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, who not only wished to distribute the film but put Wendkos under contract. Wendkos directed episodes of ''Playhouse 90'' then did ''The Case Against Brooklyn'' (1958) for producer Charles Schneer at Columbia. He directed a TV movie for Columbia about Jesse James, ''Bitter Heritage'' (1958) and episodes of '' Behind Closed Doors'' (1958). Wendkos directed another for Schneer, the war movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Waters
Ed Waters (September 23, 1930 – October 30, 2004) (date correction for death) was an American writer for film and television. He co-wrote '' Sorority Girl'', wrote an episode of the television series ''The Lieutenant'', and won an Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ... in 1976. Filmography Films Television References External links * 2004 deaths 1930 births American television writers Emmy Award winners American male television writers 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers {{US-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Singer
Alexander Singer (born 18 April 1928, in New York City, New York, died 28 December 2020) was an American director. He began his career behind the camera in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary ''Day of the Fight'', directed by his high-school friend Stanley Kubrick.Gelmis, Josep"An Interview with Stanley Kubrick (1969) excerpted from ''The Film Director as Superstar'' New York: Doubleday, 1970. Singer turned to directing a decade later with the film '' A Cold Wind in August''. Although he directed other films, such as the Lee Van Cleef Western '' Captain Apache'' (1971), and '' Glass Houses'' (1972), an adaptation of a book that his wife Judith Singer wrote, the bulk of Singer's credits are in television. The long list of series to which Singer has lent his directorial talents include ''Dr. Kildare'', ''The F.B.I.'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Alias Smith and Jones'', ''Nakia'', '' Police Woman'', ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''MacGyver'', six episodes of ''The Monkees'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Shear
Barry Shear (March 23, 1923 in New York City – June 13, 1979 in Los Angeles) was an American film and television director and producer. Career Television career Shear began directing for television in the 1950s for the DuMont Television Network news program '' Newsweek Views the News'', and directed episodes of the DuMont series '' Guide Right'', '' Not for Publication'', and '' Joseph Schildkraut Presents''. Shear directed ''The Hazel Scott Show'' for DuMont, the first television show to feature a Black woman as the star of a show, performing without sketch comedy or guests. He quickly moved to episodic television. Over his 30-year career in television he directed both series and telefilms. Series that he directed several episodes for include ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' The Name of the Game'', '' Ironside'', ''Alias Smith and Jones'', '' Police Story'', '' Police Woman'', and ''The Feather and Father Gang''. Film career Shear's first mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
