Robert Harmon (born 1953) is an American film and television director. He is best known for the 1986
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
''
The Hitcher'', starring
Rutger Hauer,
as well as for films like ''
They'' and ''
Nowhere to Run Nowhere to Run may refer to:
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* ''Nowhere to Run'' (1993 film), an American action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
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''.
His television work is distinguished by the series of made-for-TV movies featuring fictional Paradise (Mass.) Police Chief
Jesse Stone
Jesse Albert Stone (November 16, 1901 – April 1, 1999) was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres. He also used the pseudonyms Charles Calhoun and Chuck Calhoun. His best-know ...
, which began in 2005 with ''
Stone Cold'', starring
Tom Selleck, as well as the
Emmy
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-nominated biopics ''
Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' (also starring Selleck) and ''
Gotti
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'', starring
Armand Assante. He has directed a few episodes of the TV show ''Blue Bloods'', which also stars Tom Selleck.
Awards and nominations
Harmon has been nominated twice for a
Directors Guild of America Award in 1997 and 2004.
Selected credits
*''
China Lake'' (1983)
*''
The Hitcher'' (1986)
*''
Eyes of an Angel'' (1991)
*''
Nowhere to Run Nowhere to Run may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Nowhere to Run'' (1989 film), an American film directed by Carl Franklin
* ''Nowhere to Run'' (1993 film), an American action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
* ''Nowhere to Run'' (1978 f ...
'' (1993)
*''
Gotti
Gotti may refer to:
People with the name People with the surname
* Gotti (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
People with the stagename
* Irv Gotti, stage name of Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., American DJ and record prod ...
'' (1996) (TV)
*''
The Crossing'' (2000) (TV)
*''
Level 9'' (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)
*''
They'' (2002)
*''
Highwaymen'' (2003)
*''
Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' (2004) (TV)
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Jesse Stone: Stone Cold'' (2005) (TV)
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Jesse Stone: Night Passage'' (2006) (TV)
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise'' (2006) (TV)
*''
Jesse Stone: Sea Change'' (2007) (TV)
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Jesse Stone: Thin Ice'' 2009) (TV)
*''
Jesse Stone: No Remorse'' (2010) (TV)
*''
November Christmas
''November Christmas'' is a 2010 American made-for-television Christmas drama film based on a short story written by Greg Coppa. The film depicts a young couple struggling with the illness of their daughter, and the effect their family had on the ...
'' (2010) (TV)
*''
Blue Bloods'' (2011) TV series (unknown episodes)
*''
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt'' (2012) (TV)
*''
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise'' (2015) (TV)
References
External links
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American film directors
American television directors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1953 births
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