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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Henry Winkler to Paul Zaza
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
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CREDITS
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Television Director, Except Where Indicated
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Movies
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Bitter Harvest, NBC, 1981
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An Innocent Love(also known as One Starry Night), CBS, 1982
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Dreams Don't Die, ABC, 1982
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Two of a Kind, CBS, 1982
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Gulag, HBO, 1985
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Into Thin Air, CBS, 1985
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Under Siege, NBC, 1986
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Love among Thieves(also known as Here a Thief, There a Thief and King of a Lady), ABC, 1987
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True Betrayal(also known as The Kim Paris Story and Loveand Lies), ABC, 1990
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Murder in Mississippi, NBC, 1990
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Doublecrossed(also known as The True Story of Barry Seal),HBO, 1991
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Nightmare in Columbia County(also known as Victim of Beauty), CBS, 1991
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Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story(also known as Forgotten: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story), ABC, 1991
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Death of Innocence, CBS, 1991
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Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771, NBC, 1993
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Geronimo, TNT, 1993
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For Love and Glory(also known as Elysian Fields and Shenandoah), CBS, 1993
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Getting Gotti, CBS, 1994
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Sisters and Other Strangers(also known as Suspicion of Innocence), CBS, 1997
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Heart Full of Rain, CBS, 1997
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Kiss the Sky, The Movie Channel, 1998
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A Knight in Camelot, ABC, 1998
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One Special Night, CBS, 1999
- (And executive producer) The Thin Blue Lie, Showtime, 2000
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Television Director
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Miniseries
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The Bourne Identity, ABC, 1988
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Danielle Steel's Jewels(also known as Jewels), NBC, 1992
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Joseph(also known as The Bible: Joseph and Joseph in Egypt), TNT, 1995
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Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy(also known as Every Knee ShallBow: The Siege at Ruby Ridge and The Siege at Ruby Ridge), CBS, 1996
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Moses(also known as The Bible: Moses), TNT, 1996
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Solomon(also known as Die Bibel--Salomon and Salomone) [Italy], 1997 then PAX, 2000
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Jesus, CBS, 2000
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Pilots
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Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
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Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
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The Bureau,1981
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Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1983
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Dick and Tracy,1984
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Legmen, NBC, 1984
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Ohara, ABC, 1987
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The Kids Are All Right,1989
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Hearts Are Wild, CBS, 1992
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Shenandoah,1992
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Episodic
- "Cop," Lou Grant, CBS, 1979
- "Lou," Lou Grant, CBS, 1980
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents,1985
- Director of about a dozen episodes of Lou Grant, CBS.
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Other Television Work
- Associate producer, Something for Joey,1977
- Director, Men(series), ABC, 1989
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Film Director
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Lassiter, Warner Bros., 1984
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The Squeeze, TriStar, 1987
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WRITINGS
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Television Movies
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Doublecrossed(also known as The True Story of Barry Seal),HBO, 1991
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Robin Cook's Mortal Fear(also known as Mortal Fear), NBC, 1994
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Robin Cook's Virus(also known as Formula for Death,
Outbreak,
Robin Cook's Formula for Death, and Virus), NBC, 1995
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Final Descent(also known as The Flight of Angel 270 and The Glass Cockpit), CBS, 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Electronic:
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Roger Young Web Site, http://hometown.aol.com/rogeyoung.
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