Roger Young (director)

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Roger E. Young (born May 13, 1942 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American TV and film director.

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Career

Young graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois. He worked as a producer-director at Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. He then moved to Chicago and became a producer for Foote-Cone & Belding Advertising, where he produced national commercials. Later he moved to directing commercials for the production company of Lippert-Saviano, and then for Topel & Associates, before opening his own production company, Young & Company, producing and directing commercials. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and was hired as associate producer on a television film entitled Something for Joey . This led to being offered associate producer of Lou Grant . Gene Reynolds, executive producer of the show, became Young's mentor, and in the second season Young was given the opportunity to direct an episode. He won an Emmy and two Director's Guild Awards for directing episodes of the series. He then directed the two-hour pilot of Magnum, P.I. . Young directed several other pilots, all but one of which was turned into a series. Young then began to concentrate on films and mini-series. Young has written five teleplays that have been produced. His episodic work include Rome , The Closer and Law & Order: LA .

Filmography

YearNameTypeCreditsRef
Director Writer Producer
1977Something for JoeyTV filmYes
1981 Bitter Harvest TV filmYes [1]
1982An Innocent LoveTV filmYes
1982Dreams Don't DieTV filmYes
1982 Two of a Kind TV filmYes [2]
1984 Lassiter FilmYes
1985 Gulag TV filmYes [3]
1985Into Thin AirTV filmYes
1986Under SiegeTV filmYes
1987 Love Among Thieves TV filmYes [3]
1987 The Squeeze FilmYes [4]
1988 The Bourne Identity FilmYes
1990 Murder in Mississippi TV filmYes
1990Love and LiesTV filmYes
1991Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin StoryTV filmYes
1991 Doublecrossed TV filmYesYes [5]
1991Nightmare in Columbia CountyTV filmYes
1992 Jewels TV filmYesYes [6]
1993For Love and GloryTV filmYesYes
1993 Geronimo TV filmYes
1993 Mercy Mission: the Rescue of Flight 771 TV filmYes
1994 Getting Gotti TV filmYes
1994Mortal FearTV filmYes
1995 Virus TV filmYes
1995 Joseph TV filmYes
1995 Moses TV filmYes
1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge TV filmYes
1997Sisters and Other StrangersTV filmYes
1997Heart Full of RainTV filmYes
1997Final DescentTV filmYes
1997 Solomon TV filmYes
1998 A Knight in Camelot TV filmYes
1999 Kiss the Sky FilmYes
1999 Jesus TV filmYes
1999 One Special Night TV filmYes
2000The Bible: Paul of TarsosTV filmYes
2000 The Thin Blue Lie FilmYesYes [7]
2002 Dracula MiniseriesYesYes
2003 Imperium: Augustus TV filmYes
2004 The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story TV filmYes
2005 Hercules MiniseriesYes
2012 Barabbas MiniseriesYes [8]
2014 The Red Tent MiniseriesYes [9]

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. ↑ "Bitter Harvest". Television Academy. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Article clipped from The Commercial Appeal". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. 1 2 O'Connor, John J. (January 17, 1985). "TV REVIEW; 'GULAG' DRAMA ON HOME BOX OFFICE". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Willman, Chris (July 20, 1991). "TV Reviews : 'Doublecrossed': Story of Drugs and Politics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ Scott, Tony (October 16, 1992). "Nbc Movie of the Week Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ Oxman, Steven (August 10, 2000). "The Thin Blue Lie". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (March 24, 2013). "Escaping the Cross for a Spiritual Quest". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Review: Lifetime's 'The Red Tent' kept standing by leading ladies". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2023.


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