Timothy Van Patten
Director / Actor
About This Interview
In his three-and-a-half hour interview for the Archive of American Television, actor/director Timothy Van Patten discusses a career that has spanned East to West Coast and back again. He recounts his early life in New York and his move to Los Angeles, where he found success as an actor playing "Salami" on the MTM production, The White Shadow. Van Patten speaks at length about mentor Bruce Paltrow and the amazing education in television and film he received on the set of several Paltrow-led productions. He talks about his challenging transition to directing, a journey that eventually led to directing episodes of several short-lived series such as Home Fires and The Road Home, and of longer reigning shows Touched By an Angel and Homicide: Life on the Street. He concludes by describing how he found his niche directing episodes of acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire, and Boardwalk Empire, and expresses his deep respect for writer/producers David Chase, David Simon and Terence Winter. Van Patten also confesses that in addition to television acting and directing, he now has a hankering for writing, too. Ron Simon conducted interview in New York City on June 26, 2009.
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Director Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Pacific
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Director Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Sopranos
Clip begins at: 46:39- Director Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Wire
Clip begins at: 36:46, Duration: 07m 02s - Director Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Wire
Clip begins at: 36:46, Duration: 07m 02s - Director Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Sopranos
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Timothy Van Patten on directing "The Pacific" Director Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Pacific
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Interview
- Part 1
- On his early years and influences
Clip begins at: 0:18 - On moving to California and his first acting roles
Clip begins at: 29:12 - On co-starring in The White Shadow as "Salami"
Clip begins at: 38:54 - On life after The White Shadow
Clip begins at: 59:41 - Part 2
- On his other acting credits in television movies and films; on his transition to directing
Clip begins at: 0:15 - On NYU continuing school and getting experience as a director - on Home Fire s, The Road Home, Touched By an Angel, Homicide: Life on the Street, C.P.W. and New York Undercover
Clip begins at: 13:29 - On his directing style and how TV has changed over the years; on rehearsals
Clip begins at: 40:05 - On his work on The Sopranos
Clip begins at: 46:37 - Part 3
- On his work on The Sopranos (continued)
Clip begins at: 0:20 - On his work on Sex and the City
Clip begins at: 24:24 - On his work on The Wire
Clip begins at: 36:46 - On his work on Rome
Clip begins at: 43:48 - On his work on Deadwood
Clip begins at: 48:20 - On his work on the Spielberg miniseries Into the West
Clip begins at: 53:08 - On his work on The Pacific
Clip begins at: 55:32 - Part 4
- On the HBO miniseries The Pacific
Clip begins at: 0:5 - On directing Boardwalk Empire
Clip begins at: 02:02 - On the state of the entertainment industry; on his advice to aspiring professionals; on how he'd like to be remembered
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