Roger Young Biography (1942-)

Born May 13, 1942, in Champaign, IL; son of Lester E. (a pilot) and Irma (a secretary) Young. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., 1965, M.A. (journalism and theatre). Addresses: Agent--Steve Glick, William Morris Agency, Inc., 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Career: Director and writer. Sometimes credited as Roger E. Young. Member: Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award, outstanding directing in a drama series, 1980, Directors Guild of America Awards (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series, 1980 and 1981, all for Lou Grant; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a limited series or a speical, and Humanitas Award, Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, both 1981, for Bitter Harvest; Christopher Award, 1981; Humanitas Award, 1983, for Two of a Kind; Annual Cable Excellence (ACE) Award nomination, National Cable Television Association, directorial achievement, 1985, for Gulag; Emmy Award nomination and Golden Globe Award nomination, bothbest miniseries, 1988, for The Bourne Identity; Emmy Award nomination, best film, and Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement for television dramatic specials, both 1990, for Murder in Mississippi; ACE Award, best motion picture, 1991, for Doublecrossed; Golden Globe Award nomination, best picture, 1992, for Danielle Steel'sJewels; Emmy Award, best miniseries, 1995, for Joseph; Emmy Awardnominations, best miniseries, 1996, for Moses, and 1999, for Jesus. Addresses: Agent: Steve Glick, William Morris Agency, Inc., 151South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, writer
Birth Details: May 13, 1942; Champaign, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Director, Except Where Indicated
Movies
Bitter Harvest, NBC, 1981
An Innocent Love(also known as One Starry Night), CBS, 1982
Dreams Don't Die, ABC, 1982
Two of a Kind, CBS, 1982
Gulag, HBO, 1985
Into Thin Air, CBS, 1985
Under Siege, NBC, 1986
Love among Thieves(also known as Here a Thief, There a Thief and King of a Lady), ABC, 1987
True Betrayal(also known as The Kim Paris Story and Loveand Lies), ABC, 1990
Murder in Mississippi, NBC, 1990
Doublecrossed(also known as The True Story of Barry Seal),HBO, 1991
Nightmare in Columbia County(also known as Victim of Beauty), CBS, 1991
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story(also known as Forgotten: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story), ABC, 1991
Death of Innocence, CBS, 1991
Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771, NBC, 1993
Geronimo, TNT, 1993
For Love and Glory(also known as Elysian Fields and Shenandoah), CBS, 1993
Getting Gotti, CBS, 1994
Sisters and Other Strangers(also known as Suspicion of Innocence), CBS, 1997
Heart Full of Rain, CBS, 1997
Kiss the Sky, The Movie Channel, 1998
A Knight in Camelot, ABC, 1998
One Special Night, CBS, 1999

(And executive producer) The Thin Blue Lie, Showtime, 2000
Television Director
Miniseries
The Bourne Identity, ABC, 1988
Danielle Steel's Jewels(also known as Jewels), NBC, 1992
Joseph(also known as The Bible: Joseph and Joseph in Egypt), TNT, 1995
Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy(also known as Every Knee ShallBow: The Siege at Ruby Ridge and The Siege at Ruby Ridge), CBS, 1996
Moses(also known as The Bible: Moses), TNT, 1996
Solomon(also known as Die Bibel--Salomon and Salomone) [Italy], 1997 then PAX, 2000
Jesus, CBS, 2000
Pilots
Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
The Bureau,1981
Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1983
Dick and Tracy,1984
Legmen, NBC, 1984
Ohara, ABC, 1987
The Kids Are All Right,1989
Hearts Are Wild, CBS, 1992
Shenandoah,1992
Episodic
"Cop," Lou Grant, CBS, 1979
"Lou," Lou Grant, CBS, 1980
Alfred Hitchcock Presents,1985
Director of about a dozen episodes of Lou Grant, CBS.
Other Television Work
Associate producer, Something for Joey,1977
Director, Men(series), ABC, 1989
Film Director
Lassiter, Warner Bros., 1984
The Squeeze, TriStar, 1987
WRITINGS
Television Movies
Doublecrossed(also known as The True Story of Barry Seal),HBO, 1991
Robin Cook's Mortal Fear(also known as Mortal Fear), NBC, 1994
Robin Cook's Virus(also known as Formula for Death, Outbreak, Robin Cook's Formula for Death, and Virus), NBC, 1995
Final Descent(also known as The Flight of Angel 270 and The Glass Cockpit), CBS, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Roger Young Web Site, http://hometown.aol.com/rogeyoung.

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