David Jackson is an American
television director
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and
television writer
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.
Since the 1980s, Jackson has amassed many credits in television. Some of his directorial credits include ''
Swamp Thing: The Series'', ''
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''
Nash Bridges
''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
The seri ...
'', ''
Dark Angel'', ''
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...
'', ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
'', ''
The District
''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series that aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department.
P ...
'', ''
One Tree Hill'', ''
CSI: NY'', ''
The Cape''
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- thetvwatchtower.wordpress.com as well as directing and writing episodes for ''Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...
'', ''21 Jump Street
''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired from April 12, 1987 to April 27, 1991, spanning 103 episodes over five s ...
'', ''The Equalizer
''The Equalizer'' is an American vigilante action thriller multimedia franchise initially co-created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. It originated with a CBS television series from 1985 to 1989 starring Edward Woodward. The concept ...
''.
In addition, he has directed and written a number of television films, namely '' Death Train'' (1993), '' Night Watch'' (1995), '' The Lake'' (1998), '' Atomic Train'' (1999), the Disney Channel
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original film '' Buffalo Dreams'', ''Return to Halloweentown
''Return to Halloweentown'' (also known as ''Halloweentown 4'') is a 2006 American fantasy comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on October 20, 2006, and is the fourth and final film in the '' Halloweentown'' se ...
'', and among other films.
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American television directors
American television writers
American male television writers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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