Henry David Jaglom (born January 26, 1938) is an English-born American actor,
film director and
playwright.
Life and career
Jaglom was born to a
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
family in London, England, the son of Marie (née Stadthagen) and Simon M. Jaglom, who worked in the import-export business. His father was from a wealthy family from Russia and his mother was from Germany. They left for England because of the
Nazi regime
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
. Through his mother, he is a descendant of philosopher
Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn (6 September 1729 – 4 January 1786) was a German-Jewish philosopher and theologian. His writings and ideas on Jews and the Jewish religion and identity were a central element in the development of the ''Haskalah'', or ' ...
. Jaglom trained with
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931 ...
at
the Actors Studio in New York, where he acted, wrote and directed off-Broadway theater and cabaret before settling in Hollywood in the late 1960s. Under contract to
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...
, Jaglom featured in such TV series as ''
Gidget
Gidget () is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenaged daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, ''Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas''. The novel follows the adventures of a teenaged girl and her surfing fri ...
'' and ''
The Flying Nun
''The Flying Nun'' is an American sitcom about a community of nuns which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book '' The Fifteenth Pelican,'' written by Tere ...
'' and acted in a number of films which included
Richard Rush's ''
Psych-Out'' (1968),
Boris Sagal's ''
The Thousand Plane Raid'' (1969),
Jack Nicholson's ''
Drive, He Said
''Drive, He Said'' is a 1971 American independent film directed by Jack Nicholson, in his directorial debut, and starring William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Towne, and Henry Jaglom. Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Jerem ...
'' (1971),
Dennis Hopper's ''
The Last Movie
''The Last Movie'' is a 1971 metafictional drama film directed and edited by Dennis Hopper, who also stars in the leading role as a horse wrangler named after the state of Kansas. It is written by Stewart Stern, based on a story by Hopper and Ste ...
'' (1971),
Maurice Dugowson's ''
Lily, aime-moi'' (1975) and
Orson Welles' ''
The Other Side of the Wind'' (1970–1976; 2018).
Jaglom's transition from acting in films to creating them was largely influenced by his experience watching the Italian film ''
8½
' (Italian title: , ) is a 1963 surrealist comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi) by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on Guido Anselmi, played by M ...
'' (1963), he told
Robert K. Elder in an interview for ''
The Film That Changed My Life''.
The film changed my identity. I realized that what I wanted to do was make films. Not only that, but I realized what I wanted to make films about: my own life, to some extent.
Jaglom began his filmmaking career working with Jack Nicholson on the editing of Hopper's ''
Easy Rider
''Easy Rider'' is a 1969 American independent drug culture road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American So ...
'' (1969), and made his writing/directing debut with ''
A Safe Place'' (1971), starring
Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld; August 27, 1943) is an American actress and model. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960. Over t ...
, Nicholson and Welles. His next film, ''
Tracks'' (1976), starred Hopper and was one of the earliest movies to explore the psychological cost on America of the Vietnam War. His third film, the first to be a commercial success, was ''
Sitting Ducks
''Sitting Ducks'' is a lithograph created by the poster artist Michael Bedard in 1977. It depicts a literal interpretation of the idiom "sitting duck". Three ducks are relaxing in the sun on white chairs by the poolside, one looks up and no ...
'' (1980), a comic romp that co-starred
Zack Norman with Jaglom's brother Michael Emil. Film critic
David Thomson said of Jaglom's ''
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?'' (1983) that it "is an actors' film in that it grows out of their personalities—it is as loose and unexpected as life, but is shaped and witty as a great short story. In truth, a new kind of film." It stars
Karen Black
Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portrayi ...
.
Jaglom co-starred in four of his most personal films—''Always'' (1985), ''
Someone to Love'' (1987) starring Orson Welles in his final film performance, ''New Year's Day'' (1989), which introduced
David Duchovny
David William Duchovny ( ; born ) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist, and singer-songwriter. He is known for portraying FBI agent Fox Mulder on the television series ''The X-Files'' (1993–2002, 2016-2018) and as writ ...
, and ''
Venice/Venice'' (1992) opposite French star
Nelly Alard.
In 1990, Jaglom directed ''
Eating
Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food, typically to provide a heterotrophic organism with energy and to allow for growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive — carnivores eat other animals, he ...
'' (1990) about a group of women with eating disorders and how they cope with it and one another. ''Babyfever'' (1995) was about the issue of women with ticking biological clocks. ''
Last Summer in the Hamptons
''Last Summer in the Hamptons'' is a 1995 ensemble comedy-drama film directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and Live Entertainment.
Plot
The plot revolves around a family of theatre actors, directors, and playwrights spendi ...
'' (1996) was a Chekhovian look at the life of a theatrical family and starred
Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Biography
Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the d ...
in her last screen role. ''
Déjà Vu
''Déjà vu'' ( , ; "already seen") is a French loanword for the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before.Schnider, Armin. (2008). ''The Confabulating Mind: How the Brain Creates Reality''. Oxford Univers ...
'' (1997) was about the yearning of people trying to find their perfect soul mate and was the only film in which
Vanessa Redgrave
Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...
and her mother,
Rachel Kempson
Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.
Career
Kempson trained at RADA ...
, appeared together. ''
Festival in Cannes'' (2002) explored the lives and relationships of those involved in the world of filmmaking and was shot entirely at the
Cannes International Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
. ''Going Shopping'' (2005) explored that subject as the third part of Jaglom's "Women's Trilogy", the others being ''Eating'' and ''Babyfever''.
''
Hollywood Dreams'' (2007) dealt with a young woman's obsession with fame in the film industry and introduced
Tanna Frederick, who then starred in Jaglom's ''
Irene in Time'' (2009), a look at the complex relationships between fathers and daughters, and ''Queen of the Lot,'' the sequel-of-sorts to ''Hollywood Dreams'' that co-starred
Noah Wyle
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter in the television series '' ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emm ...
as well as Christopher Rydell,
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian.
One of the " New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on ...
, Jack Heller,
Mary Crosby,
Kathryn Crosby and
Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli; December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' Fade to Black'' (1980), '' Chariots of Fire'' (1981), '' It'' (1990) and ''Django Unchained'' (201 ...
.
Jaglom's screen adaptation of ''Just 45 Minutes from Broadway,'' starring Frederick and
Judd Nelson
Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as John Bender in ''The Breakfast Club'', Alec Newbury in ''St. Elmo's Fire'', Joe Hunt in '' Billionaire Boys Club'', Nick Peretti in ''New Jack Cit ...
, was released in 2012. He edited ''The 'M Word,'' which stars Frederick,
Frances Fisher
Frances Louise Fisher (born May 11, 1952) is a British-born American actress. She began her career in theatre and later starred as record executive Suzette 'Red' Saxon in the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Guiding Light'' (1985). In film, she is ...
,
Michael Imperioli
Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Ou ...
,
Gregory Harrison
Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Chandler in the 1987 film '' North Shore'', as Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, the young surgeon assistant of Dr. Trapper John McIntyre (played by Per ...
and
Corey Feldman for a Fall, 2013 Theatrical Release.
In 1983, Jaglom taped lunch conversations with
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...
at Los Angeles's Ma Maison. Edited transcripts of these sessions appear in
Peter Biskind
Peter Biskind (born 1940) is an American cultural critic, film historian, journalist and former executive editor of ''Premiere'' magazine from 1986 to 1996.
Biography
He attended Swarthmore College and wrote several books depicting life in Holl ...
's book ''My Lunches With Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles'' (2013).
As a playwright, Jaglom has written four plays that have been performed on Los Angeles stages: ''The Waiting Room'' (1974), ''A Safe Place''
(2003), ''Always—But Not Forever'' (2007) and ''Just 45 Minutes from Broadway'' (2009/2010).
Jaglom is the subject of
Henry Alex Rubin's and
Jeremy Workman's documentary ''Who Is Henry Jaglom?'' (1997). First presented at numerous film festivals, the documentary premiered on PBS's acclaimed documentary series
POV and currently has an 86% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Filmography as Director
* 1971 ''
A Safe Place''
* 1976 ''
Tracks''
* 1980 ''
Sitting Ducks
''Sitting Ducks'' is a lithograph created by the poster artist Michael Bedard in 1977. It depicts a literal interpretation of the idiom "sitting duck". Three ducks are relaxing in the sun on white chairs by the poolside, one looks up and no ...
''
* 1983 ''
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?''
* 1985 ''Always''
* 1987 ''
Someone to Love''
* 1989 ''
New Year's Day''
* 1990 ''
Eating
Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food, typically to provide a heterotrophic organism with energy and to allow for growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive — carnivores eat other animals, he ...
''
* 1992 ''
Venice/Venice''
* 1994 ''
Babyfever''
* 1995 ''
Last Summer in the Hamptons
''Last Summer in the Hamptons'' is a 1995 ensemble comedy-drama film directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and Live Entertainment.
Plot
The plot revolves around a family of theatre actors, directors, and playwrights spendi ...
''
* 1997 ''
Déjà Vu
''Déjà vu'' ( , ; "already seen") is a French loanword for the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before.Schnider, Armin. (2008). ''The Confabulating Mind: How the Brain Creates Reality''. Oxford Univers ...
''
* 2001 ''
Festival in Cannes''
* 2005 ''
Going Shopping
''Going Shopping'' is a 2005 American romance film directed by Henry Jaglom and stars Victoria Foyt, Rob Morrow, Lee Grant, Mae Whitman, Juliet Landau and Hilary Shepard.
Plot
Cast
* Victoria Foyt as Holly Gilmore
* Rob Morrow as Miles
* L ...
''
* 2007 ''
Hollywood Dreams''
* 2009 ''
Irene in Time''
* 2010 ''
Queen of the Lot''
* 2012 ''
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway''
* 2014 ''
The M Word''
* 2015 ''
Ovation
The ovation ( la, ovatio from ''ovare'': to rejoice) was a form of the Roman triumph. Ovations were granted when war was not declared between enemies on the level of nations or states; when an enemy was considered basely inferior (e.g., slaves, p ...
''
* 2017 ''
Train to Zakopané''
Filmography as Actor
* 1968 ''
Psych-Out'' as Warren
* 1969 ''
The Thousand Plane Raid'' as Worchek
* 1971 ''
Drive, He Said
''Drive, He Said'' is a 1971 American independent film directed by Jack Nicholson, in his directorial debut, and starring William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Towne, and Henry Jaglom. Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Jerem ...
'' as Conrad
* 1971 ''
The Last Movie
''The Last Movie'' is a 1971 metafictional drama film directed and edited by Dennis Hopper, who also stars in the leading role as a horse wrangler named after the state of Kansas. It is written by Stewart Stern, based on a story by Hopper and Ste ...
'' as The Minister's Son
* 1975 ''
Lily, aime-moi'' as Guest At Flo's Party
* 1980 ''
Sitting Ducks
''Sitting Ducks'' is a lithograph created by the poster artist Michael Bedard in 1977. It depicts a literal interpretation of the idiom "sitting duck". Three ducks are relaxing in the sun on white chairs by the poolside, one looks up and no ...
'' as Hit Man
* 1985 ''Always'' as David
* 1987 ''
Someone to Love'' as Danny Sapir
* 1989 ''
New Year's Day'' as Drew
* 1992 ''
Venice/Venice'' as Dean
* 1996 ''
Last Summer in the Hamptons
''Last Summer in the Hamptons'' is a 1995 ensemble comedy-drama film directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and Live Entertainment.
Plot
The plot revolves around a family of theatre actors, directors, and playwrights spendi ...
'' as Max Berger
Playwright
* 1974 ''The Waiting Room''
* 2003 ''A Safe Place''
* 2007 ''Always—But Not Forever''
* 2009-2010 ''Just 45 Minutes from Broadway''
* 2012-2013 ''The Rainmaker''
* 2014-2015 ''Train to Zakopané''
References
External links
*
*
;Interviews
Henry Jaglom discusses his friendship and collaboration with Orson Welles- interview on the 7th Avenue Project radio show.
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1938 births
Living people
American male actors
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
American film directors
British Jews
Jewish American male actors
Film directors from London
British emigrants to the United States
21st-century American Jews