Colin Bucksey is a British-born American film and television director.
Career
Since the 1970s, Bucksey has accumulated a number of credits in British TV, directing episodes of ''
Crown Court'', ''
Armchair Thriller
''Armchair Thriller'' is a British television drama series broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980 in two seasons. Taking the form of a sequence of unconnected serials, scripts for ''Armchair Thriller'' were adaptations of published novels and storie ...
'', ''
Educating Marmalade
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'' and ''
Bergerac''.
He eventually moved into American TV, directing episodes of ''
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 "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...
'', ''
Crime Story'', ''
Midnight Caller'', ''
Wiseguy'', ''
Sliders'', ''
Nash Bridges'', ''
Lexx
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'', ''
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service'', ''
Numb3rs
''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heu ...
'', ''
Breaking Bad'', ''
The 4400'', ''
Burn Notice'', ''
Better Call Saul
''Better Call Saul'' is an American crime and legal drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'', and serves as a ...
'', ''
Briarpatch
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''Briarpatch'' is published six times a year by Briarpatch Incorporated, an independent non-profit organi ...
'' and others.
Colin Bucksey Biography at Film Reference.com
/ref> More recently, he directed '' Fargo'' episodes " The Six Ungraspables" and " Buridan's Ass," the latter episode which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special.
Bucksey also directed the film TV film '' Blue Money'' (1985) starring, Tim Curry
Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London ...
and '' Dealers'' (1989), starring Paul McGann
Paul John McGann (; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial '' The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy '' Withnail and I'' (1987), which wa ...
and Rebecca De Mornay.
Personal life
Bucksey married Verity Lambert
Verity Ann Lambert (27 November 1935 – 22 November 2007) was an English television and film producer.
Lambert began working in television in the 1950s. She began her career as a producer at the BBC by becoming the founding producer of ...
(the first producer of '' Doctor Who'') in 1973. They divorced in 1987. He is now married to Sally Bucksey, with whom he has two children: Alfred and Theodore.
Filmography
As director
As producer
References
External links
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1946 births
American film directors
American television directors
British expatriates in the United States
British television directors
English-language film directors
Film directors from London
Living people
People from Camberwell
Date of birth missing (living people)
Primetime Emmy Award winners
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