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