Rick Rosenthal

Biography

Richard L. "Rick" Rosenthal, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film and television director. He is also a producer, actor, and writer.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

95

Birth Date

1949-06-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Halloween: Resurrection
• 

  Bad Boys
• 

  Halloween II
• 

  Drones
• 

  Nearing Grace
• 

  The Birds II: Land's End

Credits

• production (49 credits)

  • Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • The Shepherd and the Bear

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • I Hate Myself and Want to Die

    producer

    production
    2024
  • Food and Country

    co-executive producer

    production
    2024
  • The Grab

    executive producer

    production
    2024
  • Invisible Beauty

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Stay Awake

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Art for Everybody

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Citizen Ashe

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Small Engine Repair

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Rebel Hearts

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Love & Stuff

    co-executive producer

    production
    2020
  • The Boy Behind the Door

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Feels Good Man

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • Standing Up, Falling Down

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    executive producer

    production
    2018
  • Dark Money

    executive producer

    production
    2018
  • Halfway There

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Saving Capitalism

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Punching Henry

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Bending the Arc

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • First Girl I Loved

    executive producer

    production
    2016
  • Band of Robbers

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Aram, Aram

    executive producer

    production
    2015
  • King Jack

    executive producer

    production
    2015
  • 7 Minutes

    producer

    production
    2014
  • Transparent

    consulting producer

    production

    - Exciting and New (2016) ... supervising producer production

    - Off the Grid (2016) ... supervising producer production

    - If I Were a Bell (2016) ... supervising producer production

    - Life Sucks and Then You Die (2016) ... supervising producer production

    - The Open Road (2016) ... supervising producer production
    2014
  • Match

    producer

    production
    2014
  • Big Men

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • Big in Japan

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • Drones

    producer

    production
    2013
  • Cold Comes the Night

    executive producer

    production
    2013
  • Afternoon Delight

    executive producer

    production
    2013
  • Open Heart

    executive producer

    production
    2013
  • California Solo

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Fat Kid Rules The World

    producer

    production
    2012
  • The Procession

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Arcadia

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • On the Ice

    executive producer

    production
    2011
  • According to Greta

    producer

    production
    2009
  • Childrens Hospital

    - Coming and Going (2013) ... producer production

    - My Friend Falcon (2013) ... producer production

    - A Lot of Brouhaha Over Zilch (2013) ... producer production

    - Blaken (2013) ... producer production

    - Wine Tasting (2013) ... producer production
    2008
  • Kabluey

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Mean Creek

    producer

    production
    2004
  • Just a Little Harmless Sex

    producer

    production
    1999
  • Fire on the Mountain

    producer

    production
    1981
  • Video Vixens!

    production assistant

    production
    1975

• directing (34 credits)

  • Alien Contact

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Halfway There

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Drones

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Haven

    - The Hand You're Dealt (2010) ... director directing
    2010
  • Drop Dead Diva

    - Senti-Mental Journey (2010) ... director directing
    2009
  • Waves of Freedom

    director

    directing
    2008
  • 90210

    - A Trip to the Moon (2009) ... director directing
    2008
  • Life on Mars

    - The Dark Side of the Mook (2009) ... director directing
    2008
  • Greek

    - The Dork Knight (2009) ... director directing
    2007
  • The Dresden Files

    - Bad Blood (2007) ... director directing
    2007
  • Nearing Grace

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Veronica Mars

    - The Quick and the Wed (2006) ... director directing
    2004
  • Halloween: Resurrection

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Smallville

    - Plastique (2008) ... director directing

    - Cure (2007) ... director directing

    - Promise (2007) ... director directing

    - Subterranean (2006) ... director directing

    - Lexmas (2005) ... director directing
    2001
  • Crossing Jordan

    - Wrong Place, Wrong Time (2002) ... director directing
    2001
  • The District

    - Twist of Hate (2002) ... director directing

    - Bulldog's Ghost (2001) ... director directing

    - Fools Russian (2) (2001) ... director directing

    - Fools Russian (1) (2001) ... director directing

    - A Southern Town (2001) ... director directing
    2000
  • Strong Medicine

    - Preexisting Conditions (2000) ... director directing
    2000
  • Just a Little Harmless Sex

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Providence

    - Exposure (2001) ... director directing

    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2001) ... director directing

    - The Gun (2001) ... director directing

    - Love Is in the Air (2000) ... director directing

    - Family Ties (2000) ... director directing
    1999
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Russian Love Poem (2000) ... director directing

    - ...Or Just Look Like One (1999) ... director directing
    1999
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    - Help (2002) ... director directing

    - Normal Again (2002) ... director directing
    1997
  • The Practice

    - Trial And Error (1997) ... director directing
    1997
  • Early Edition

    - Mob Wife (1997) ... director directing

    - Hoops (1996) ... director directing
    1996
  • The Birds II: Land's End

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Devlin

    director

    directing
    1992
  • The Witches of Eastwick

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Nasty Boys

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Distant Thunder

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Russkies

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Code of Vengeance

    director

    directing
    1985
  • American Dreamer

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Bad Boys

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Natural World

    - Superfish (2008) ... director directing

    - Riddle of the Right Whale (1999) ... director directing

    - Sperm Whales: Back From the Abyss (1996) ... director directing

    - Hunters of the Sea Wind (1994) ... director directing
    1983
  • Halloween II

    director

    directing
    1981

• actors (9 credits)

  • Alien Contact

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Lost After Dark

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Halloween: Resurrected

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Halloween: Resurrection

    Professor

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Better Off Dead...

    Smity

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Johnny Dangerously

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Bad Boys

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Video Vixens!

    Slate Man

    actor

    actors
    1975

• writing (2 credits)

  • Best Revenge

    writer

    writing
    1984
  • The Incredible Hulk

    - Behind the Wheel (1979) ... writer writing
    1977

• camera (1 credits)

  • Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me

    assistant camera

    camera
    1977