Michael Tuchner Biography (1934-)

Original name, Michael John Tuchner; born June 24, 1934, in Berlin, Germany;immigrated to the United States, 1978; son of Martin and Rosa (maiden name, Wolochwiansky) Tuchner; married Gillian Barton Cook, October 9, 1940 (divorced, 1977); married Geraldine June, June 2, 1981; children: Rebecca, Louise, Jonathan. Addresses: Office: REBJO Corp., 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite1450, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6087.

Nationality
German
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer
Birth Details
June 24, 1934
Berlin, Germany

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director
  • Music!, 1971
  • Villain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
  • Fear Is the Key, Paramount, 1973
  • Mr. Quilp (also known as The Old Curiosity Shop), Avco Embassy, 1975
  • The Likely Lads, EMI, 1976
  • Trenchcoat, Buena Vista, 1983
  • The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (also known as Wilt), Rank, 1990
  • The Rainbow Warrior (also known as The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior), 1992
  • Television Director
  • Movies
  • The Summer of My German Soldier, 1978
  • Haywire, 1980
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (also known as Hunchback), 1982
  • Adam, 1983
  • Not My Kid, 1985
  • Generation, 1985
  • Amos, 1985
  • Trapped in Silence, 1986
  • Mistress, CBS, 1987
  • Desperate for Love (also known as Dying for Love), CBS, 1989
  • When Will I Be Loved?, NBC, 1990
  • The Summer My Father Grew Up, NBC, 1991
  • Captive (also known as Season of Fear), ABC, 1991
  • With Murder in Mind (also known as With Savage Intent), CBS, 1992
  • Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (also known as Firestorm: A Catastrophe in Oakland), ABC, 1993
  • Conviction: The Kitty Dodds Story (also known as The Convictionof Kitty Dodds), CBS, 1993
  • Good King Wenceslas, The Family Channel, 1994
  • Awake to Danger (also known as Awake to Murder), NBC, 1995
  • Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarters Time (also known as Two Harts in 3/4 Time), The Family Channel, 1995
  • Nightworld: 30 Years to Life (also known as 30 Years to Life), UPN, 1998
  • Back to the Secret Garden, Showtime, 2001
  • Til' the River Runs Dry, 2004
  • Miniseries
  • At Mother's Request, CBS, 1987
  • Internal Affairs, CBS, 1988
  • Specials
  • Peek-a-Boo: The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (also known as The One and Only Phyllis Dixey and Peek-A-Boo), Thames and PBS, 1979
  • Divided We Stand, ABC, 1988
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • Peek-a-Boo: The One and Only Phyllis Dixey, Thames and PBS, 1979
  • Television Director
  • Pilots
  • Parole, CBS, 1982
  • We're Putting on the Ritz, CBS, 1986
  • Episodic
  • "Sling Your Hook," The Wednesday Play, 1969
  • "All My Own Army," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC2, 1970
  • "A Tragedy of Two Ambitions," Wessex Tales, 1973
  • "Bar Mitzvah Boy," Play for Today, syndicated, 1976
  • "A Dip in the Pool," Tales of the Unexpected (also known as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected), syndicated, 1979
  • "Man from the South," Tales of the Unexpected (also known as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected), syndicated, 1979
  • "Fare on Park Avenue," My Life and Times, 1991
  • "The Importance of Being Betty," Remember WENN, 1997