Robert Markowitz (born February 7, 1935, in Irvington,

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) is an American film and television director. He directed episodes of ''

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'' (1976), '' Delvecchio'' (1976-1977), and ''

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'' (1986), and a number of television films that include ''

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'' (1988), '' Too Young to Die?'' (1990), ''

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'' (1990), ''

Because Mommy Works ''Because Mommy Works'' is a 1994 television film directed by Robert Markowitz. It is about Abby (Anne Archer) who fights with Ted Forman ( John Heard) for the custody of their son Willie Forman ( Casey Wurzbach). The action takes place in Californ ...

'' (1994), '' Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics'' (1994) '' The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995), ''

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'' (2000), ''

The Big Heist ''The Big Heist'' is a 2001 crime drama television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Jere Cunningham and Gary Hoffman. The film, based on the 1986 non-fiction book ''The Heist'' by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, tells the sto ...

'' (2001), '' The Pilot's Wife'' (2002), and '' Word of Honor'' (2003). His last directing credit was the TNT television film '' Avenger'' (2006), starring

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and

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Partial filmography

* '' Avenger'' (2006) – Made for TV - TNT * '' Word of Honor'' (2003) – Made for TV - TNT * '' The Pilot's Wife'' (2002) – Made for TV - CBS * ''

'' (2000) – Made for TV -

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- BBC * '' The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995) – Made for TV - HBO * ''

'' (1990) - Made for TV -

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* '' Too Young to Die?'' (1990) – Made for TV -

* ''The Storyteller'' (1977) -- Made for TV - ABC

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