Jonathan Glassner

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Jonathan Glassner
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Glassner at the 2023 WonderCon
EducationB.A. Northwestern University
Occupations
  • Television producer
  • writer
  • director

Jonathan Glassner is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his involvement with Stargate SG-1 , where he was executive producer for the first three seasons, and The Outer Limits . Glassner was initially noticed as a writer for his work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents . After writing for several television series, including 21 Jump Street , Glassner moved on to The Outer Limits, which naturally segued into his involvement with Stargate SG-1 as a staff writer and executive producer. His most recent work is as a writer and director for CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , and other shows. He was also a co-executive producer on the NBC show Heist and the Fox show Standoff , as well as for Sci-Fi Channel's The Invisible Man .

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While at Northwestern University, [1] Glassner also played a leading role in the development and production of Rising Stars, which became the model upon which Star Search was developed.[ citation needed ] He moved to Los Angeles to become a director and was told that the best way to accomplish that was to start out as a writer. [1] He eventually had enough scripts accepted that he could hire himself as director. [1]

His daughter Samantha Glassner also appears on his series The Ark as the mysterious character of Kelly. [2]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearCredited asNotes
ProducerWriter
Mikey 1992NoYes

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotes
CreatorDirectorWriterExecutive
producer
Ohara 1987NoNoYesNo ABC unknown episodes
The Wizard 1987NoNoYes (2)No CBS
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1987NoNoYes (3)No USA Network
War of the Worlds 1989NoNoYes (1)No Syndication
Freddy's Nightmares 1989–90NoYes (1)Yes (7)NoSyndication
Nasty Boys 1990NoNoYes (1)No NBC
21 Jump Street 1990–91NoNoYes (5)NoSyndicationproducer (18 episodes)
Street Justice 1991–93NoYes (1)Yes (8)YesSyndication
Time Trax 1993NoNoYes (1)No Prime Time Entertainment Network
Island City1993NoNoYesYesPrime Time Entertainment NetworkTelevision pilot
The Outer Limits 1995–98NoYes (3)Yes (9)Yes Showtime co-executive producer (1995–96: 20 episodes), executive producer (1997–98: 19 episodes)
Star Trek: Voyager 1996NoNoYes (1)No UPN
Stargate SG-1 1997–2007YesYes (2)Yes (17)YesShowtime
Syfy
executive producer (1997-2000: 65 episodes)
The Invisible Man 2000–02NoYes (1)Yes (6)YesSyfyconsulting producer (2000–01: 22 episodes), executive producer (2002: 1 episode)
Odyssey 5 2002NoNoYes (2)Yes CTV Sci-Fi Channel
CSI: Miami 2003–07NoYes (5)Yes (4)NoCBSconsulting producer (2003–04: 24 episodes)
CSI: NY 2005–08NoYes (4)NoNoCBS
Close to Home 2006NoYes (1)NoNoCBS
Heist 2006NoNoNoNoNBCco-executive producer (3 episodes)
Standoff 2006–07NoYes (4)NoNoFoxco-executive producer (17 episodes)
Prison Break 2009NoYes (1)NoNoFox
Covert Affairs 2010–11NoYes (2)NoNoUSA Networkco-executive producer (10 episodes)
Nikita 2011NoYes (1)NoNo The CW
Breakout Kings 2011NoYes (1)NoNo A&E
Falling Skies 2015NoNoYes (1)No TNT co-executive producer (8 episodes)
The Outpost 2018–21NoYes (2)Yes (4)YesThe CWexecutive producer (2018–19: 14 episodes), producer (2018–20: 22 episodes)
The Ark 2023YesYes (1)Yes (3)YesSyfy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Revelations. An Interview With Jonathan Glassner". Gateworld. September 10, 2009.
  2. "'The Ark' star Samantha Glassner digs into Kelly's huge reveal in latest episode of SYFY series". SYFY Wire. April 10, 2023.