Gerald W. Abrams Biography (1939-)

Born 1939; children: Jeffrey (a writer, producer, director, and actor; also known as J. J.).

Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Executive Producer
  • Hearts of Fire, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Blood Brothers (also known as Native Strangers), PeachtreeVideo, 1993
  • In Profile, MSNBC, 1999
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Movies
  • James Dean (also known as The Legend), NBC, 1976
  • Having Babies (also known as Giving Birth), ABC, 1976
  • Red Alert, CBS, 1977
  • Having Babies II, ABC, 1977
  • Murder at the Mardi Gras, CBS, 1977
  • The Defection of Simas Kudirka, CBS, 1978
  • Ski Lift to Death (also known as Snowblind), CBS, 1978
  • Having Babies III, ABC, 1978
  • With This Ring, ABC, 1978
  • Letters from Frank, CBS, 1979
  • Steeletown, CBS, 1979
  • The Gift, CBS, 1979
  • Act of Love, NBC, 1980
  • Berlin Tunnel 21, CBS, 1981
  • Marian Rose White, CBS, 1982
  • Running Out, CBS, 1983
  • Found Money (also known as My Secret Angel), NBC, 1983
  • Scorned and Swindled, CBS, 1984
  • Florence Nightingale, NBC, 1985
  • Thompson's Last Run, CBS, 1986
  • Das Rattennest (also known as A Father's Revenge and TheRescue), ABC, 1988
  • Street of Dreams, CBS, 1988
  • Finish Line, TNT, 1989
  • Daughter of Darkness, CBS, 1990
  • Jekyll & Hyde, ABC, 1990
  • The Fatal Image (also known as French Kill and Meurtre en video), CBS, 1990
  • Drop Dead Gorgeous (also known as Victim of Beauty), USA Network, 1991
  • Silent Witness: What a Child Saw, USA Network, 1994
  • Escape from Wildcat Canyon, Showtime, 1998
  • Black and Blue, CBS, 1999
  • Second Honeymoon, CBS, 2000
  • Gisella Perl, Showtime, 2002
  • Television Producer
  • Movies
  • The Secret Life of John Chapman, CBS, 1976
  • Secrets, ABC, 1977
  • Television Associate Producer
  • Movies
  • Where Have All the People Gone?, NBC, 1974
  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy, ABC, 1974
  • Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders, ABC, 1974
  • Betrayal, ABC, 1974
  • Winner Take All (also known as Time Lock), NBC, 1975
  • Katherine (also known as The Radical), ABC, 1975
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Miniseries
  • Family of Spies, CBS, 1990
  • (As Gerry Abrams) Nuremberg, TNT, 2000
  • Television Producer
  • Miniseries
  • Flesh & Blood, CBS, 1979
  • Monte Carlo, CBS, 1986
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Series
  • Julie Farr, M.D., ABC, 1978
  • Cutter to Houston, CBS, 1983
  • What Happened?, NBC, 1992
  • Specials
  • The World's Greatest Magic, NBC, 1994
  • Made in the USA (documentary), NBC, 1994
  • Fantasies of the Stars, NBC, 1994
  • The World's Greatest Magic II, NBC, 1995
  • Houdini: Unlocking His Secrets, NBC, 1995
  • Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
  • Lance Burton, Master Magician: The Legend Begins, NBC, 1996
  • The Hidden Secrets of Magic, NBC, 1996
  • Comic Relief American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996
  • Behind Bars (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
  • Intimate Portrait: Kathie Lee Gifford (documentary), Lifetime, 1998
  • Intimate Portrait: Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher (documentary), Lifetime, 1998
  • Top Secret Missions of the CIA (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Mary Tyler Moore: All American Girl (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
  • Pilots
  • (And producer) Hollywood High, NBC, 1977
  • Steeltown, CBS, 1979
  • Steel Collar Man, CBS, 1985
  • Television Producer
  • Pilots
  • The Bureau, NBC, 1976
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Phil, Berlin Tunnel 21, CBS, 1981
  • Episodic
  • Judge David Amann, "Hello, I Must Be Going," Felicity, The WB, 2000