Colin Bucksey is a British-American film and television director.

Career

Since the 1970s, Bucksey has accumulated a number of credits in British TV, directing episodes of ''

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'', '' Armchair Thriller'', '' Educating Marmalade'' and '' Bergerac''. He moved into American TV, directing episodes of ''

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'', '' Crime Story'', '' Midnight Caller'', '' Wiseguy'', '' Sliders'', '' Nash Bridges'', ''

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'', '' NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service'', ''

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'', ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...

'', ''

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'', '' Burn Notice'', ''

Better Call Saul ''Better Call Saul'' is an American legal crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for AMC. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–201 ...

'', '' Briarpatch'' 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

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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 as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the musical film '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London, 1974 L ...

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.

Filmography

TV series TV movies * ''Video Stars'' (1983) * ''Bouncing Back'' (1983) * '' Blue Money'' (1985) * ''Curiosity Kills'' (1990) * ''Notorious'' (1992) * ''Midnight's Child'' (1992) * ''Anna Lee: Headcase'' (1993) * '' Terror in the Night'' (1994) * ''A Kidnapping in the Family'' (1996) * ''September'' (1996) * ''When Secrets Kill'' (1997) * ''Nightmare Street'' (1998)

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* 1946 births Film directors from Los Angeles 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 {{US-tv-bio-stub