Burt Brinckerhoff Biography (1936-)

Full name, Burton Field Brinckerhoff; born October 25, 1936, in Pittsburgh, PA; son of J. Howard (a minister) and Marion (maiden name, Field) Brinckerhoff; married Zina Jasper, December 26, 1959 (divorced). Addresses: Agent:Shapiro-Lichtman Talent Agency, 8827 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, actor, producer
Birth Details: October 25, 1936; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Director
Series
Calucci's Dept., CBS, 1973
Lou Grant, CBS, multiple episodes, 1978-1982
9 to 5, ABC, multiple episodes, 1982-1983
Remington Steele, NBC, multiple episodes, 1982-1984
ALF, NBC, multiple episodes, 1987-1989
(And producer) 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 1996-2002
Movies
Two Brothers, 1976
The Cracker Factory, ABC, 1979
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze, CBS, 1979
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War, ABC, 1980
Brave New World, NBC, 1980
Born to Be Sold, NBC, 1981
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (also known as It Almost Wasn't Christmas and The Nearly Wasn't Christmas), syndicated, 1989
Jailbirds, CBS, 1991
Specials
Steambath, 1973
"A Special Act of Love," ABC Afternoon Playbreak, ABC, 1973
Stubby Pringle's Christmas, NBC, 1978
"Frankenstein," The CBS Festival of the Lively Arts for Young People, CBS, 1986
(And coproducer) You Are the Jury, NBC, 1986
"A Girl of the Limberlost," WonderWorks, PBS, 1990
"Clara," General Motors Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
"Avenue Z Afternoon," General Motors Playwrights Theatre, Arts andEntertainment, 1992
The Whole Shebang, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Pilots
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, ABC, 1975
Hollywood High, NBC, 1977
Off Campus, CBS, 1977
The Three Wives of David Wheeler, NBC, 1979
The Day the Women Got Even (also known as Every Wednesday),NBC, 1980
Joe Dancer: The Monkey Mission (also known as The Monkey Mission), NBC, 1981
Stephanie, CBS, 1981
Lovers and Other Strangers, ABC, 1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1983
(And producer) You Are the Jury, NBC, 1984
Just a Little More Love, NBC, 1984
Love, Long Distance, CBS, 1985
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Case of the Silk King, ABC, 1992
Episodic
"A Date with Judy," That's My Mama, ABC, 1975
"A Man from the Past," That's My Mama, ABC, 1975
Hot l Baltimore, ABC, 1975
The Montefuscos, NBC, 1975
Doc, CBS, 1976
"Hard Ride Home," The Oregon Trail, 1977
"Not on Our Block," Baretta, ABC, 1977
"Lyman P. Doffer, Fed," Baretta, ABC, 1977
"Joyce's Wedding," The Betty White Show, CBS, 1977
"Good Night, Sweet Fletch," The Betty White Show, CBS, 1977
Another Day, CBS, 1978
The Rollergirls, NBC, 1978
"The Birthday Party," Dynasty (also known as Oil), ABC, 1981
"With This Hart, I Thee Wed," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1982
Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1982-1984
The Hamptons, ABC, 1983
"No Easy Days" (also known as "Class Reunion"), Trauma Center, ABC, 1983
Two Marriages, ABC, 1983-1984
"It Didn't Happen One Night," The Duck Factory, 1984
"Love and Honor," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's Hotel), 1985
"Pathways," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's Hotel), 1985
"Read the Mind--See the Movie," Moonlighting, ABC, 1985
"Utopia Now," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1985
"Dick Gets Larry's Goat," Newhart, 1985
"My Fair Larry," Newhart, 1985
"Guess What's Coming to Dinner," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1985
"Twin Engines," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1985
"Center of Attention," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1986
"Stemwinder: Parts 1 & 2," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1986
1st & Ten (also known as 1st & Ten: Do It Again, 1st & Ten: Going for Broke, 1st & Ten: In Your Face!, 1st & Ten: The Bulls Mean Business, 1st & Ten: The Championship, and 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back), HBO, 1986
"Born to Run," The Wizard, 1986
"Photo Play," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986
"The People vs. Orville Wright," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987
"Rumors of My Death," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1987

"A Matter of Choice," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1987
"Do You Take This Spy?," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1987
Good Morning, Miss Bliss (also known as Saved by the Bell: TheJunior High Years), The Disney Channel, 1988
"Legend of the Lost Art," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1988
"Resolutions: Parts 1 & 2," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1988
"Experience Is Something You Don't Get until Just after You Need It," Murphy's Law, 1989
"The Personal Trainer," Matlock, 1990
"The Man of the Year," Matlock, 1991
"Home Malone," Growing Pains, ABC, 1991
FBI: The Untold Stories, 1991
"One Man and a Baby," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1991
"Stand (Up) and Deliver," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1991
"Spring Training," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1991
"Honest Abe," Growing Pains, ABC, 1992
"Vicious Cycle," Growing Pains, ABC, 1992
"The Five Fingers of Ben," Growing Pains, ABC, 1992
"Blindside," Bodies of Evidence, CBS, 1993
"Shadows," Bodies of Evidence, CBS, 1993
"The Road Home: Part 2," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1994
"Cassie's Choice," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1994
"Crisis in Unit 2E," University Hospital, syndicated, 1995
"By Any Other Name," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1994
"And Everything Nice," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995
"A Blast from the Past," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1995
"Gypsies, Cramps, and Fleas" (also known as "Halloween VI"), Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1995
"The End of the Jackal," Deadly Games, UPN, 1995
"The Camp Counselor," Deadly Games, UPN, 1995
"A Mate for Life," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1996
"The Magic Gate," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1996
"Independence Day," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1997
"Running Scared," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1997
Police Academy: The Series, Fox, 1997
"Deconstructing Harry," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
"Redeeming Love," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
"One More Time: The Great Escape," Safe Harbor, The WB, 1999
Director of "Sonar ... and Yet So Far," an episode of Misfits of Science, NBC; "Wrong Number," Scarecrow and Mrs. King; "All I Could Seefrom Where I Stood," "The Dancing Bear," and "Two Brothers," episodes of Visions; also directed episodes of Another Day; Beacon Hill, CBS; Likely Suspects; Love of Life, CBS; Search for Tomorrow, CBS; and Steambath.
Other
The Invasion of Carol Enders, 1973
The Maharaja's Daughter (miniseries; also known as Die Tochterdes Maharadschas), 1994
Television Appearances
Episodic
(As Burton Brinckerhoff) "Crime without Motive," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1954
"Visitation," Star Tonight, 1955
"The World to Nothing," Robert Montgomery Presents, 1955
"Boy in a Cage," Kraft Television Theatre, 1956
"Hit and Run," Kraft Television Theatre, 1956
"The Five Dollar Bill," Studio One, CBS, 1957
"A Matter of Pride," The United States Steel Hour, 1957
"Rudy," Studio One, CBS, 1957
Jamie Arnold, "Windfall," The United States Steel Hour, 1957
Frank, "Gun at A Fair One," Kraft Television Theatre, 1957
"Tag-Along," Studio One, CBS, 1958
Ray, "A Trip to Paradise," Playhouse 90, 1959
Bud Sullivan, "Rachel's Summer," The United States Steel Hour, 1959
Vergil Page, "Ten Drops of Water," Route 66, CBS, 1960
Erwin Lovegod, "Killer with a Kiss," Naked City, ABC, 1960
Alan, "Beta Delta Gamma," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1961
Danny Keeling, "Show Me the Way to Go Home," Naked City, ABC, 1961
David Roth, "The Young Lovers," The Defenders, CBS, 1961
Dan Flood, "The Devil's Children," The Virginian, NBC, 1962
Chuck Evans, "Chauncey," Tales of Wells Fargo, 1962
Jack Murray, "The Organizer: Parts 1 & 2," Target: The Corruptors, 1962
Carl Richter, "The Betrayal," The DuPont Show of the Week, 1962
Lou Carson, "Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road," Ben Casey, ABC, 1962
Hobey Carson, "The Sunday Shoot," Laramie, 1962
Mike Jessan, "A Man Is Waiting to Be Murdered," Target: The Corruptors, 1962
Tertan, "Of This Time, of This Place," Alcoa Premiere, 1962
Frank Lambert, "Fatso," The Fugitive, ABC, 1963
Private David Turner, "Survival," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
Sean Embry, "Make Me the First American," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964
Chuck Bosrick, "The Deadly Games Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,1964
James Rowan, "Question: Where Vanished the Tragic Piper?," Slattery'sPeople, 1964
Tom Stocker, "Run, Sheep, Run," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
Vincent Doyle, "A Marriage of Convenience," Dr. Kildare, 1965
Joe Waller, "The Mission," Twelve O'Clock High, 1965
Charles Shannon, "Behold the Great Man," Dr. Kildare, 1965
Charles Shannon, "A Life for a Life," Dr. Kildare, 1965
Charles Shannon, "Web of Hate," Dr. Kildare, 1965
Charles Shannon, "The Horizontal Hero," Dr. Kildare, 1965
Private Andy Marsh, "Soldier of Fortune," Combat!, 1965
Karl Denner, "The Testing Post," Rawhide, 1965
George Wilson, "The Harvest," The F.B.I., ABC, 1968
Philip McKenna, "The Garden," The Name of the Game, 1970
Also appeared in episodes of Armstrong Circle Theater (also knownas Circle Theater), NBC; Eternal Light, NBC; and Hong Kong, ABC.
Other
William Herndon, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, 1964
"Inherit the Wind" (special), Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1965
Warden Mark Kimberling, Crime of the Century (movie), HBO, 1996
Also appeared in John Brown's Body, CBS.
Film Director
Come Die with Me, 1974
The Dogs (also known as Slaughter), R. C. Riddell, 1976
Acapulco Gold, R. C. Riddell, 1978
It's Called the Sugar Plum, 1991
Film Appearances
The boy, The Goddess, Columbia, 1958
The Devil's Children, 1962
Andrew, The Greatest Story Ever Told (also known as George Stevens Presents the Greatest Story Ever Told), United Artists, 1965
Stage Director
Saturday Night, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1968
Pequod, Mercury Theatre, New York City, 1969
Someone's Comin' Hungry, Pocket Theatre, New York City, 1969
Whispers on the Wind, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1970
Stage Appearances
Richard, Ah, Wilderness!, Boston Arts Festival, Boston, MA, laterPlayhouse in the Park, Philadelphia, PA, 1954
Eddie Davis, Time Out for Ginger, Playhouse in the Park, 1955
Arthur Bailey, Blue Denim, Westport County Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1955, then (Broadway debut) Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1958
Five Dollar Bill, 1957
Paul Ormos, Answered the Flute, Theatre Guild Studio 3, New York City, 1960
Title role, Marcus in the High Grass, Greenwich Mews Theatre, NewYork City, 1960
Marchbanks, Candido, Sombrero Playhouse, Phoenix, AZ, 1961
Simon Bliss, Hay Fever, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1965
Igor, Cactus Flower, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1965-1967
Michael Brady, Keep It in the Family, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1967

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