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James Whitmore Jr.
James Whitmore Jr.
Biography
James Whitmore Jr. is an American actor and director for film and television.
Personal Facts
Known For
Directing
Gender
male
Known Credits
84
Birth Date
1948-10-24 00:00:00
Birth Place
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Renegade
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
Wiseguy
Crowfoot
Sky High
Credits
directing (50 credits)
Elsbeth
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Hot Tub Crime Machine
(2025)
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director
directing
2024
NCIS: Origins
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No Man Left Behind
(2025)
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director
directing
2024
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
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Past Due (1)
(2023)
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director
directing
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Deep Fake (II)
(2023)
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director
directing
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Switchback
(2022)
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director
directing
2021
Evil
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B Is for Brain
(2021)
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director
directing
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2 Fathers
(2019)
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director
directing
2019
The Resident
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He'd Really Like to Put in a Central Line
(2021)
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director
directing
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Flesh of My Flesh
(2019)
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director
directing
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Heart in a Box
(2018)
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director
directing
2018
The Good Fight
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The End of Eli Gold
(2022)
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director
directing
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And the clerk had a firm…
(2021)
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director
directing
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The Gang Goes to War
(2020)
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director
directing
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Day 422
(2018)
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director
directing
2017
Quantico
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Over
(2015)
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director
directing
2015
NCIS: New Orleans
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Something in the Air (2)
(2020)
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director
directing
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Something in the Air (1)
(2020)
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director
directing
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Waiting for Monroe
(2020)
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director
directing
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The River Styx (2)
(2019)
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director
directing
-
Survivor
(2019)
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director
directing
2014
Madam Secretary
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Daisy
(2019)
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director
directing
-
Valor
(2019)
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director
directing
-
Convergence
(2017)
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director
directing
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Breakout Capacity
(2016)
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director
directing
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The Middle Way
(2016)
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director
directing
2014
Ray Donovan
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Goodbye Beautiful
(2016)
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director
directing
2013
Suits
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Gone
(2014)
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director
directing
-
Heartburn
(2014)
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director
directing
2011
Person of Interest
-
Triggerman
(2012)
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director
directing
2011
Blue Bloods
-
Loss of Faith
(2013)
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director
directing
-
Working Girls
(2012)
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director
directing
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
-
Choke Point
(2019)
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director
directing
-
Vendetta
(2018)
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director
directing
-
The Silo
(2017)
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director
directing
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Battle Scars (1)
(2017)
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director
directing
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Lone Wolf
(2011)
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director
directing
2009
The Good Wife
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Old Spice
(2014)
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director
directing
-
Hitting the Fan
(2013)
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director
directing
-
Anatomy of a Joke
(2012)
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director
directing
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After The Fall
(2012)
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director
directing
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What Went Wrong
(2011)
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director
directing
2009
Harper's Island
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Sploosh
(2009)
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director
directing
-
Thwack
(2009)
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director
directing
2009
Moonlight
-
Fleur de Lis
(2007)
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director
directing
2007
The Unit
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Hill 60
(2009)
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director
directing
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Play 16
(2007)
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director
directing
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M.P.s
(2007)
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director
directing
-
Freefall
(2007)
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director
directing
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Force Majeure
(2006)
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director
directing
2006
Jericho
-
Semper Fidelis
(2007)
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director
directing
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Vox Populi
(2006)
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director
directing
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Four Horsemen
(2006)
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director
directing
2006
Bones
-
The Man in the Morgue
(2006)
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director
directing
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The Superhero in the Alley
(2006)
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director
directing
2005
CSI: NY
-
Trapped
(2005)
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director
directing
2004
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
director
directing
2003
Las Vegas
-
The High Price of Gas
(2007)
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director
directing
-
My Uncle's a Gas
(2007)
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director
directing
2003
Cold Case
-
Start-Up
(2005)
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director
directing
-
Ravaged
(2005)
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director
directing
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Yo, Adrian
(2005)
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director
directing
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Discretion
(2004)
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director
directing
-
Disco Inferno
(2004)
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director
directing
2003
Dead Like Me
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Haunted
(2004)
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director
directing
-
Rites of Passage
(2004)
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director
directing
-
Send in the Clown
(2004)
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director
directing
-
Nighthawks
(2003)
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director
directing
2003
24
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Day 2: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.
(2003)
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director
directing
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Day 2: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.
(2003)
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director
directing
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Day 2: 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
(2002)
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director
directing
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Day 2: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
(2002)
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director
directing
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Day 2: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
(2002)
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director
directing
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
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Canamar
(2003)
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director
directing
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Future Tense
(2003)
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director
directing
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Acquisition
(2002)
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director
directing
2001
Dark Angel
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Love Among the Runes
(2002)
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director
directing
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Hit a Sista Back
(2001)
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director
directing
2000
Providence
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Eye of the Storm
(2002)
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director
directing
1999
Angel
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Reprise
(2001)
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director
directing
1999
Roswell
-
Disturbing Behavior
(2001)
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director
directing
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Crazy
(2000)
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director
directing
1999
Dawson's Creek
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...Must Come to an End (2)
(2003)
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director
directing
-
All Good Things... (1)
(2003)
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director
directing
-
The Unusual Suspects
(2000)
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director
directing
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True Love
(2000)
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director
directing
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Four to Tango
(1999)
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director
directing
1998
Charmed
-
Love Hurts
(1999)
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director
directing
1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-
The Zeppo
(1999)
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director
directing
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Gingerbread
(1999)
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director
directing
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Beauty and the Beasts
(1998)
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director
directing
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Dead Man's Party
(1998)
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director
directing
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I Only Have Eyes for You
(1998)
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director
directing
1997
Wiseguy
director
directing
1996
The Pretender
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The World's Changing
(1999)
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director
directing
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End Game (I)
(1999)
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director
directing
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Over The Edge
(1997)
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director
directing
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Back From The Dead Again
(1997)
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director
directing
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Unhappy Landings
(1997)
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director
directing
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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The Big Easy Episode
(1996)
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director
directing
1996
Crowfoot
director
directing
1995
JAG
-
Redemption
(2001)
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director
directing
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Touch and Go
(2001)
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director
directing
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
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The End of the Beginning
(1997)
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director
directing
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
director
directing
1994
The X-Files
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Fearful Symmetry
(1995)
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director
directing
1993
Renegade
director
directing
-
The Bad Seed
(1997)
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director
directing
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The Maltese Indian
(1997)
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director
directing
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Born Under a Bad Sign
(1997)
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director
directing
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Bounty Hunter of the Year
(1997)
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director
directing
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Blood Hunt
(1997)
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director
directing
1992
Melrose Place
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Of Bikes and Men
(1993)
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director
directing
1992
Sky High
director
directing
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210
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Remember the Alamo
(1996)
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director
directing
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Nancy's Choice
(1996)
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director
directing
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One Wedding and a Funeral
(1995)
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director
directing
-
Buffalo Girls
(1995)
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director
directing
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Hello Life, Goodbye Beverly Hills
(1995)
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director
directing
1990
Ferris Bueller
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Between a Rock and Rooney's Place
(1990)
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director
directing
1990
Quantum Leap
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Mirror Image
(1993)
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director
directing
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Memphis Melody
(1993)
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director
directing
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Trilogy (3)
(1992)
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director
directing
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Trilogy (2)
(1992)
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director
directing
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Trilogy (1)
(1992)
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director
directing
1989
21 Jump Street
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How I Saved the Senator
(1990)
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director
directing
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Hi Mom
(1990)
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director
directing
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Loc'd Out (2)
(1989)
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director
directing
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Loc'd Out (1)
(1989)
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director
directing
-
Coach of the Year
(1988)
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director
directing
1987
Hunter
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Street Wise (1)
(1990)
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director
directing
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The Nightmare
(1990)
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director
directing
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Informant
(1989)
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director
directing
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Death Signs
(1988)
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director
directing
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Naked Justice (2)
(1988)
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director
directing
1984
actors (34 credits)
The Pretender
-
Donoterase (1)
(1999)
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Captain Russ Osborne (archive footage)
actor
actors
-
Qallupilluit
(1999)
...
Captain Russ Osborne
actor
actors
1996
Beverly Hills, 90210
-
The Real McKay
(1995)
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Stagecoach Passenger
actor
actors
1990
Quantum Leap
-
Mirror Image
(1993)
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Police Captain
actor
actors
-
Trilogy (1)
(1992)
...
Clayton Fuller
actor
actors
-
8½ Months
(1991)
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Bob Crockett
actor
actors
1989
Tricks of the Trade
Delroy
actor
actors
1988
Firefighter
Capt. Bukowski
actor
actors
1986
The Twilight Zone
-
Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married
(1987)
...
(segment "The Girl I Married")
actor
actors
-
Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers
(1985)
...
(segment "Nightcrawlers")
actor
actors
1985
Street Hawk
-
Dog Eat Dog
(1985)
...
Neil Jacobs
actor
actors
1985
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Captain Larry Wheaton
actor
actors
1984
Hunter
-
The Big Fall
(1985)
...
Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger
actor
actors
-
Million Dollar Misunderstanding
(1985)
...
Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger
actor
actors
-
Killer in a Halloween Mask
(1985)
...
Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger
actor
actors
-
Case X
(1985)
...
Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger
actor
actors
-
Sniper
(1985)
...
Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger
actor
actors
1984
Airwolf
-
Sweet Britches
(1984)
...
Sam Houston
actor
actors
-
Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
(1984)
...
Maj. Sam Roper
actor
actors
-
Shadow of the Hawke (2)
(1984)
...
Sam Houston
actor
actors
1984
Highway to Heaven
-
Dust Child
(1984)
...
Richard Gaines
actor
actors
1984
Jessie
-
The Lady Killer
(1984)
...
actor
actors
1984
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Major Flaherty
actor
actors
1982
T. J. Hooker
-
Death on the Line
(1984)
...
Frank Bryce
actor
actors
1982
Knight Rider
-
Knight Moves
(1983)
...
Rick Calley
actor
actors
1982
The Five of Me
Harry
actor
actors
1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
Officer Vane
actor
actors
1981
Hill Street Blues
-
What Are Friends For?
(1985)
...
actor
actors
1981
Simon & Simon
-
The Last Harangue
(1986)
...
actor
actors
-
D.J., D.O.A.
(1983)
...
actor
actors
-
Trapdoors
(1981)
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actor
actors
1981
The Long Riders
Mr. Rixley
actor
actors
1980
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
Jeff Allen
actor
actors
1980
Magnum, P.I.
-
Did You See the Sunrise? (2)
(1982)
...
Billy Joe Bob Little
actor
actors
-
Did You See the Sunrise? (1)
(1982)
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Sebastian Nuzo
actor
actors
-
Billy Joe Bob
(1981)
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Billy Joe Bob Little
actor
actors
1980
A Force of One
Moskowitz
actor
actors
1979
The Chinese Typewriter
Jim Kilbride
actor
actors
1979
Human Feelings
Detective
actor
actors
1978
The Bastard
Esau Sholto
actor
actors
1978
The Gypsy Warriors
Captain Sheldon 'Shelly' Alhern
actor
actors
1978
The Boys in Company C
Lt. Archer
actor
actors
1978
Battlestar Galactica
-
The Long Patrol
(1978)
...
Robber
actor
actors
1978
Lou Grant
-
Influence
(1980)
...
actor
actors
1977
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Jim Gutterman
actor
actors
-
A Little Bit of England
(1978)
...
Jim Gutterman
actor
actors
-
Sheep in the Limelight
(1978)
...
Jim Gutterman
actor
actors
-
The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
(1978)
...
Jim Gutterman
actor
actors
-
Hotshot
(1978)
...
Jim Gutterman
actor
actors
-
The Iceman
(1978)
...
Jim Gutterman
actor
actors
1976
Law and Order
Pete Caputo
actor
actors
1976
The Rockford Files
-
Nice Guys Finish Dead
(1979)
...
Freddie Beamer
actor
actors
-
Beamer's Last Case
(1977)
...
Fred Beamer
actor
actors
1974
Police Story
-
Confessions of a Lady Cop
(1980)
...
Jeff Allen
actor
actors
-
The Broken Badge
(1978)
...
Jeff Allen
actor
actors
1973