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20th-century television directors

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Aart StaartjesPerson · Film memorabiliaAart Staartjes (1 March 1938 – 12 January 2020) was a Dutch actor, director, television presenter and documentary maker from Amsterdam.
Adam ArkinPerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope.
Adam ScottPerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015), for which he was twice…
Alan BirkinshawIllustrator · IllustrationAlan Birkinshaw, FRGS (born 15 June 1944) is a British film director, writer, and television and film producer.
Alan ZaslovePerson · Film memorabiliaAlan Louis Zaslove (December 9, 1927 – October 2, 2019) was an American animator, producer and director of animated series.
Amanda TappingPerson · Film memorabiliaAmanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is a Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian–American military science fiction television series…
Andrew BowserPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrew Bowser is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and internet personality best known for his horror-comedy alter ego Onyx the Fortuitous.
Angie HarmonPerson · Film memorabiliaAngela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American actress. After winning Seventeens modeling contest in 1987 at age 15, Harmon signed with IMG Models and appeared on covers for…
Angus WallPerson · Film memorabiliaAngus Alexander Wall (born March 15, 1967) is an American film editor, producer, director, and title designer.
Ann DruyanAuthor · BooksAnn Druyan (born June 13, 1949) is an American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science.
Anne EnrightPerson · Film memorabiliaAnne Teresa Enright (born 11 October 1962) is an Irish writer. The first Laureate for Irish Fiction (2015–2018) and winner of the Man Booker Prize (2007), she has published eight novels,…
Anton PetersPerson · Film memorabiliaAnton Peters (2 October 1923 – 2 September 1989) was a Belgian actor.
Arthur MarksPerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Ronald Marks (August 2, 1927 – November 13, 2019) was an American film and television director, writer, producer and distributor best known for his work in the blaxploitation genre,…
Ashley WaltersPerson · Music memorabiliaAshley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known by his stage name Asher D, is an English actor and rapper.
Austin NicholsPerson · Film memorabiliaAustin Nichols (born April 24, 1980) is an American actor and director, known for his role as Julian Baker in The CW drama series One Tree Hill.
Ben WheatleyPerson · Film memorabiliaBen Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short…
Benjamin CaronPerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Caron is an Emmy and BAFTA-winning British film and television director.
Billy ChongPerson · Film memorabiliaWilly Dozan, formerly known by his stage name Billy Chong (born Chuang Chen Li, 庄陈力; 10 February 1957) is an Indonesian martial artist, actor and stuntman.
Billy CrystalPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a stand-up comedian and for his film and stage roles.
Bob OdenkirkPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert John Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, screenwriter, comedian, and producer.
Brian Austin GreenPerson · Film memorabilia
Bruce GowersPerson · Film memorabiliaBruce Gowers (21 December 1940 – 15 January 2023) was a British television director and producer, best known for his work on large-scale live music and event productions.
Bruce TimmArtist · Comics and comic artBruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, producer, and director.
Busy PhilippsPerson · Film memorabiliaElizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek…
Caleb DeschanelPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Caleb Deschanel (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer and director of film and television.
Carlos BernardPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Bernard Papierski (born October 12, 1962) is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24, which he played from 2001 to 2006, and then reprised again…
Carlton CusePerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Carlton Cuse (born March 22, 1959) is an American screenwriter, showrunner, producer, and director, best known for the American television series Lost, for which he made the Time…
Casey CalvertPerson · Film memorabiliaCasey Calvert is an American pornographic film actress and director. She entered the adult entertainment industry as an art model and fetish model at age 21, later performing in…
Cécile AubryPerson · Film memorabiliaCécile Aubry (born Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard; 3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a French film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.
Chris O'DonnellPerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor. After modeling and acting in numerous commercials as a teenager, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama film Men…
Christoph SandersPerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher "Christoph" Sanders (born April 21, 1988) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Ned Banks in the television series Ghost Whisperer and Kyle Anderson in the…
Claire StansfieldDesigner · FashionClaire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964) is a British-Canadian actress, director, fashion designer, and former model who is best known for her recurring role as Alti in several episodes of…
Claudio FragassoAuthor · BooksClaudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film…
Clifton PowellPerson · Film memorabiliaClifton Powell (born March 16, 1956) is an American actor and comedian who has primarily played supporting roles in films, such as in Ray (2004), for which he received an NAACP Image Award…
Colin JostPerson · Film memorabiliaColin Kelly Jost (born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor…
Conrad VernonPerson · Film memorabiliaConrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968) is an American director, producer, writer, storyboard artist and voice actor, best known for his work as a writer and voice actor on the DreamWorks…
Corey AllenPerson · Film memorabiliaCorey Allen (born Alan Cohen; June 29, 1934 – June 27, 2010) was an American film and television director, writer, producer, and actor.
Curt ConwayPerson · Film memorabiliaCurt Conway (May 4, 1915 – April 10, 1974) was an American actor. He was sometimes billed as Curtis Conway or Kurt Conway.
D. W. MoffettPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Warren Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American actor. He began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry…
Dan ButlerPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series Frasier (1993–2004), later reprising the role in 2024;
Daniel Dae KimPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his many roles in network television and theater.
Daniel GilliesPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Joshua Gillies (born March 14, 1976) is a New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter.
Daniel PalladinoPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Palladino is an American television executive producer, screenwriter, and director.
Daniel ToshPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, writer, and producer.
Danielle PanabakerPerson · Film memorabiliaDanielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American actress. She began acting as a teenager and came to prominence for her roles in the Disney films Stuck in the Suburbs…
Daria MorozPerson · Film memorabiliaDarya Yurievna Moroz (born 1 September 1983) is a Soviet and Russian screen and stage actress, Honored Artist of Russia (2015). She is a two-time winner of the Nika Award (2009, 2015).
David CostabilePerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Costabile (born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as Billions,…
David CroftPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Croft was a British playwright, television director, composer, screenwriter and actor (1922–2011). He was born in Sandbanks and died in Tavira.
David GiuntoliPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Czarra Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980) is an American actor. He portrayed Det.
David HarePerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in St Leonards.
David MittonPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Nelson Godfrey Mitton (27 February 1939 – 16 May 2008) was a British director, producer, writer, model maker and special effects technician.
David OppenheimPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Jerome Oppenheim (April 13, 1922 – November 14, 2007) was an American clarinetist, and classical music and television producer.
David RamseyPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Paul Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his roles in The CW Arrowverse series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Batwoman as John…
David TomblinPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Tomblin, OBE (18 October 1930 – 20 July 2005) was an English film and television producer, assistant director, and director.
David WainPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor, musician, and director.
Davis DoiPerson · Film memorabiliaDavis Doi is an American animator, director, and producer known for numerous American animated series and television films, as well as various Scooby-Doo and Care Bears video productions.
Deepak Raj GiriPerson · Film memorabiliaDeepak Raj Giri is a Nepalese actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his lead role in hugely popular Nepali satire sitcom Tito Satya and highest grossing film…
Demi MoorePerson · Film memorabiliaDemi Gene Moore (Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress and producer. After rising to prominence in the 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995.
Derek DrymonPerson · Film memorabiliaDerek Drymon is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, comedian, and producer. He has worked on numerous animated cartoon productions.
Dick MillerPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman.
Dominik GrafPerson · Music memorabiliaDominik Graf (born 6 September 1952) is a German film director. He studied film direction at University of Television and Film Munich, graduating in 1975.
Dominique HorwitzPerson · Music memorabiliaDominique Horwitz (born 23 April 1957) is a French film and television actor and singer.
Don AdamsPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor.
Don TaylorPerson · Film memorabilia
Donovan CookPerson · Film memorabiliaDonovan Cook (born January 30, 1968) is an American filmmaker, animator, cartoonist, director, and producer, best known for creating, directing and producing the animated series…
Drew HancockPerson · Film memorabiliaDrew Hancock (born July 9, 1979) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for writing and directing the science fiction thriller film Companion (2025) and for co-creating the…
Edgar WrightPerson · Film memorabiliaEdgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive use of expressive popular music,…
Elisabeth MossPerson · Film memorabiliaElisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor, director, and producer.
Elizabeth MeriwetherPerson · Film memorabiliaElizabeth Hughes Meriwether (born October 11, 1981) is an American writer, producer and television showrunner.
Emily DeschanelPerson · Film memorabiliaEmily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She played Dr.
Enrico ColantoniPerson · Film memorabiliaEnrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor and director, known for portraying Mathesar in Galaxy Quest, Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, Keith Mars on the…
Eric ClosePerson · Film memorabilia1967) is an American actor, best known for his roles in television series, particularly as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald in the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), Michael Wiseman…
Eric SykesPerson · Film memorabiliaEric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years.
Eva LongoriaPerson · Film memorabiliaEva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón (Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman.
Florence StanleyPerson · Film memorabiliaFlorence Stanley (born Florence Lenore Schwartz; July 1, 1924 – October 3, 2003) was an American actress of stage, film, and television.
Forest WhitakerPerson · Film memorabiliaForest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961)[1] is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist.
Fred SavagePerson · Film memorabiliaFrederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years (1988–1993).
Frida HallgrenPerson · Film memorabiliaFrida Sophia Hallgren (born 16 December 1974) is a Swedish actress, internationally known from As It Is in Heaven.
Garth DavisDesigner · Modern designGarth Davis (born 1974) was a Australia film director, film screenwriter and television director.
Gary ColemanPerson · Film memorabiliaGary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor, known as a high-profile child star of the late 1970s and 1980s.
Gary ShimokawaPerson · Film memorabiliaGary K. Shimokawa (born February 13, 1942) is an American director and producer. He is best known for directing the sitcoms Archie Bunker's Place, Night Court and The Golden Girls.
Gerry AndersonPhotographer · PhotographyGerald Alexander Anderson (Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his…
Gillian LynnePerson · Film memorabiliaDame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre…
Giuliano CarnimeoArtist · Comics and comic artGiuliano Carnimeo (born Carmineo; 4 July 1932 – 10 September 2016) was an Italian director and screenwriter, sometimes credited as Anthony Ascott or Antony Ascot.
Greg BerlantiAuthor · BooksGregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director.
Greg ScarniciPerson · Film memorabiliaGreg Scarnici (born April 8, 1972) is an American television, film and music producer, DGA director, SAG/AFTRA performer, DJ and drag artist.
Heather TomPerson · Film memorabiliaHeather Tom (born November 4, 1975) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless (1990 to 2003), Kelly Cramer on One…
Hernando CasanovaPerson · Music memorabiliaHernando Casanova Escobar known as El Culebro Casanova (Neiva, Huila, April 21, 1945 - Bogotá D.C, October 24, 2002), was a Colombian actor, director, singer, and television presenter.
Herschel DaughertyPerson · Film memorabiliaHerschel Eldon Daugherty (October 27, 1910 – March 5, 1993) was an American television and film director and occasional actor.
Hiam AbbassPerson · Film memorabiliaHiam Abbass (Arabic: هيام عباس; born 30 November 1960), also spelled Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director with French citizenship.
Hiro MuraiPerson · Film memorabiliaHiro Murai (born 1983) is a Japanese filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is best-known for music videos for Childish Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker and others.
Howard DuffPerson · Film memorabiliaHoward Green Duff (November 24, 1913July 8, 1990) was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from…
Hwang Dong-hyeokPerson · Film memorabilia
Iñaki GabilondoAuthor · BooksJosé Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol (born 19 October 1942), better known as Iñaki Gabilondo, is a Spanish journalist and broadcaster. He is one of Spain's best-known news anchors.
Jack WagnerPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Washington.
James StewartAuthor · BooksJames Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator.
Jang Tae-yooPerson · Film memorabilia
Javad RazavianPerson · Film memorabiliaSeyed Javad Razavian (born 28 July 1974) is an Iranian actor, voice actor, presenter and director. He is known mainly for appearing in popular sitcom series.
Jay HernandezPerson · Film memorabiliaJavier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, he made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the…
Jean-Michel CharlierArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Michel Charlier (French: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl ʃaʁlije]; 30 October 1924 – 10 July 1989) was a Belgian comics writer. He was a co-founder of the famed Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote.
Jed MercurioPerson · Film memorabiliaGerald Gary Mercurio (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist.
Jeff VespaPhotographer · PhotographyJeff Vespa (born 1970) is an American photographer, known as a co-founder of WireImage and the editor-at-large of LIFE.com.
Jensen AcklesPerson · Film memorabiliaJensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/CW dark fantasy drama series Supernatural…
Jim DauterivePerson · Film memorabiliaJames Thomas Dauterive (born June 22, 1957) is an American animation producer and writer, widely known for his work on King of the Hill (1997–2010) and Bob's Burgers (2011–present).
Jim HensonPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets.
Joaquín Reyes CanoIllustrator · IllustrationJoaquín Reyes Cano (born 16 August 1974) is a Spanish actor, draftsman and comedian.
Joe ManganielloPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Michael Manganiello (born December 28, 1976) is an American actor. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
Joe NapolitanoPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Ralph Napolitano (November 22, 1948 – July 23, 2016) was an American television director who worked on multiple episodic series. He previously was a film assistant director.
Joe WrightPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English filmmaker. He began his career directing music videos and television series, before making his feature directorial debut with Pride &…
Joel SurnowPerson · Film memorabiliaJoel Surnow (born December 18, 1955) is an American television writer and producer. He is the co-creator of the action series La Femme Nikita and 24.
Johanna VuoksenmaaPhotographer · PhotographyJohanna Vuoksenmaa (born 21 September 1965) is a Finnish television and film director and screenwriter who has also worked as a photographer, installation artist and a teacher.
Johannes WahlströmPerson · Film memorabiliaJohannes Wahlström (born 1981) is a Swedish journalist and filmmaker.
John HolmquistPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Holmquist is an American animator, director, designer, and storyboard artist.
John MaddenPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio.
John ParagonPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Dixon Paragon (December 9, 1954 – April 3, 2021) was an American actor, writer and director.
John RubinsteinPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American actor, composer and director.
John SchlesingerPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Richard Schlesinger (16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film, television and theatre director, and actor.
Jon StonePerson · Film memorabiliaJon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American television screenwriter, director, producer, and chlidren's author who was best known as an original crewmember on the…
Jon TenneyPerson · Film memorabiliaJonathan Frederick Tenney (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor. He played Special Agent Fritz Howard in TNT's The Closer and continued in its spin-off Major Crimes.
Jonathan SagallPerson · Film memorabiliaJonathan Sagall (born 23 April 1959) is a Canadian-born Israeli actor, director, producer and screenwriter.

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