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Douglas Jackson Biography (1940-)

Born January 26, 1940, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; son of Frederick and Joyce Jackson.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, writer

Birth Details

January 26, 1940

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• The Heatwave Lasted Four Days, 1975
• Why Men Rape, 1979
• Whispers (also known as Dean Koontz's Whispers), Cinepix, 1990
• Deadbolt, New Line Cinema, 1992
• Stalked, Republic, 1994
• The Paper Boy, Allegro Films, 1994
• The Wrong Woman, Republic, 1995
• As Doug Jackson
• Random Encounter, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998
• Dead End (also known as False Pretense), Allegro Films, 1998
• The Witness Files, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999
• Requiem for Murder (also known as Classy Kill), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999
• The Ghost, Regent Entertainment, 2000
• Film Producer
• The Heatwave Lasted Four Days, 1975
• Television Director
• Movies
• Bambinger, 1985
• Uncle T, 1985
• Someone Is Watching, Lifetime, 2000
• Television Work
• Series
• Associate producer, Designing Women, CBS, 1986-1987
• Producer, Designing Women, CBS, 1987-1988 and 1989-1990
• Supervising producer, Designing Women, CBS, 1990-1991
• Producer, Evening Shade (also known as Arkansas), CBS, 1990-1994
• Co-executive producer, Designing Women, CBS, 1992-1993
• Producer (with Tommy Thompson), Hearts Afire (also known as Capitol Hill and D.C.), CBS, beginning 1992.
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "Banshee," Ray Bradbury Theater, HBO, 1986
• Director of "Extra Innings" and "The Mind of Simon Foster," episodes of The Twilight Zone, CBS; and episodes of Friday the 13th (also known as Friday the 13th: The Series and Friday's Curse), and Wiseguy, CBS.
• Television Work
• Other
• Director (with others), Empire, Inc. (miniseries), CBC (Canada), 1985
• Producer, The Designing Women Special: Their Finest Hour, CBS, 1990
• Producer, Close Encounters (pilot; also known as Matchmaker), CBS, 1990
• (As Doug Jackson) Director, Midnight in St. Petersburg, Showtime,1995
• Director, Twists of Terror (also known as Primal Scream), 1996
• Director, Natural Enemy, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Heatwave Lasted Four Days, 1975
• Also author or coauthor of numerous screenplays for National Film Board (Canada), Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and U.S. television.

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