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This category consists of television directors in both fiction and non-fiction genres.

 

 

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  • A
  • Andy Ackerman
  • William Asher
  • B
  • Reza Badiyi
  • Bob Banner
  • Paris Barclay
  • Bruce Bilson
  • Steve Binder
  • Paul Bogart
  • James L. Brooks
  • Kirk Browning
  • Frances Buss Buch
  • James Burrows
  • Robert Butler
  • C
  • Gilbert Cates
  • Bob Claver
  • Richard Crenna
  • D
  • Fred De Cordova
  • Richard Donner
  • Bob Doyle
  • Charles Dubin
  • F
  • Norman Felton
  • John Frankenheimer
  • G
  • Larry Gelbart
  • Gary David Goldberg
  • Lewis Gomavitz
  • Lee Grant
  • Walter E. Grauman
  • H
  • Dwight Hemion
  • Arthur Hiller
  • Louis J. Horvitz
  • Ron Howard
  • J
  • Lamont Johnson
  • Robert Justman
  • K
  • Lynwood King
  • L
  • Norman Lear
  • Sidney Lumet
  • M
  • Will Mackenzie
  • Delbert Mann
  • Garry Marshall
  • Dick Martin
  • Burt Metcalfe
  • Don Mischer
  • John Moffitt
  • E. Roger Muir
  • N
  • Alan Neuman
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • P
  • Arthur Penn
  • Daniel Petrie
  • David Pressman
  • R
  • Carl Reiner
  • Gene Reynolds
  • John Rich
  • S
  • Jay Sandrich
  • Max Schindler
  • William Shatner
  • Mel Shavelson
  • Jack Shea
  • James Sheldon
  • Garry Simpson
  • Ira Skutch
  • Howard Storm
  • V
  • Timothy Van Patten

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  • On-Set / Location Personnels
  • Performers
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  • Technology Innovators
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  • Highlights

Highlights

  • Jay Sandrich reveals his philisophy for directing, as gleaned from producer Sheldon Leonard (01m 51s)Jay Sandrich reveals his philisophy for directing, as gleaned from producer Sheldon Leonard (01m 51s)
  • Paris Barclay on directing a pivotal episode of <i>ER</i> and seeing the power of television's reach (04m 43s)Paris Barclay on directing a pivotal episode of ER and seeing the power of television's reach (04m 43s)
  • Andy Ackerman on the <i>Seinfeld</i> episodes "The Pothole" and "The Rye" and his directorial choices on the series (05m 02s)Andy Ackerman on the Seinfeld episodes "The Pothole" and "The Rye" and his directorial choices on the series (05m 02s)
  • On learning the value of collaborative work between a director and a writer (01m 16s)On learning the value of collaborative work between a director and a writer (01m 16s)
  • Frances Buss Buch on how she directed a television program (02m 37s)Frances Buss Buch on how she directed a television program (02m 37s)
  • <SPAN class="description">John Frankenheimer on directing <i>Playhouse 90</i> </SPAN>John Frankenheimer on directing Playhouse 90
  • Andy Ackerman on ad-libbing on Seinfeld; "happy accidents" (01m 43s)Andy Ackerman on ad-libbing on Seinfeld; "happy accidents" (01m 43s)
  • Director Reza Badiyi on "the Reza sheet" (02m 12s)Director Reza Badiyi on "the Reza sheet" (02m 12s)
  • <SPAN class="description">John Frankenheimer on directing <i>Playhouse 90</i> </SPAN>John Frankenheimer on directing Playhouse 90
  • Jay Sandrich on how good writing inspires him as a director (01m 14s)Jay Sandrich on how good writing inspires him as a director (01m 14s)
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