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Jay Sandrich Biography (1932-)

Full name, Jay H. Sandrich; born February 24, 1932, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Mark R. (a director, producer, and writer) and Freda (maiden name, Wirtschafter) Sandrich; married Nina Kramer, February 11, 1952 (divorced, 1976); married Linda Green Silverstein, October 4, 1984; children: (first marriage) Eric, Tony, Wendy.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer

Birth Details

February 24, 1932

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Series
• Assistant director, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Headof the Family), 1961
• Assistant to the producer, The Andy Griffith Show (also known as Andy of Mayberry), c. 1961-63
• Associate producer, The Andy Griffith Show (also known as Andyof Mayberry), c. 1964-65
• Producer, Get Smart, NBC, 1965
• Television Director
• Episodic
• He and She, CBS, 1967
• The Bill Cosby Show, NBC, 1969
• The Odd Couple, 1970
• "Toulouse-Lautrec Is One of My Favorite Artists," The Mary Tyler MooreShow, CBS, 1971
• The Bob Newhart Show, 1972
• "It's Whether You Win or Lose," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1973
• Here We Go Again, 1973
• Friends and Lovers, 1974
• Beacon Hill, 1975
• Laverne and Shirley, 1976
• The Tony Randall Show, 1976
• Ball Four, 1976
• Lou Grant, 1977
• Loves Me, Loves Me Not, 1977
• Soap, ABC, between 1977-1979
• Just Friends, 1979
• Benson, 1979
• It's a Living, 1980
• The Stockard Channing Show, 1980
• Making a Living, 1981
• Love, Sidney, 1981
• It Takes Two, 1982
• The Four Seasons, 1984
• Night Court, 1984
• The Golden Girls, 1985
• "The Younger Woman," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1985
• "Denise's Friend," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1986
• "I Know That You Know," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1987
• A Different World, NBC, 1987
• Premiere, The Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1988
• Empty Nest, NBC, 1988
• Love and War, CBS, 1992
• Thea, ABC, 1993
• The Office, CBS, 1995
• Pearl, CBS, 1996
• Ink, CBS, 1996
• The Tony Danza Show, NBC, 1997
• Style and Substance, CBS, 1998
• LateLine, ABC, 1998
• The Secret Lives of Men, ABC, 1998
• "Thanksgiving," Thanks, CBS, 1999
• Also directed episodes of Built to Last, Get Smart, TheGhost and Mrs. Muir, The Governor and J. J., Insight, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Rhoda, and That Girl.
• Television Work
• Specials; Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Bachelor at Law, 1973
• To Sir, with Love, 1974
• We'll Get By, 1974-1975
• Harry and Maggie, 1975
• The Lily Tomlin Special, 1975
• Wives, 1975
• Maureen, 1976
• Three Times Daley, 1976
• Susan and Sam, 1977
• Fog, 1981
• Adams House, 1983
• The Earthlings, 1984
• Side by Side, 1984
• The Staff of Life, 1985
• Packy, syndicated, 1987
• The Johnsons Are Home, CBS, 1988
• Oh Henry!, NBC, 1989
• Piece of Cake, CBS, 1990
• Segment director, Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC,1990
• The Man Who Came to Dinner, PBS, 2000
• Movies
• Director, The Crooked Hearts, 1972
• Director, What Are Best Friends For?, 1973
• Coproducer and director, For Richer, for Poorer (also known as Father, Son, and the Mistress), HBO, 1992
• Director, London Suite (also known as Neil Simon's London Suite), NBC, 1996
• Television Director
• Pilots
• Friends and Lovers, 1974
• WKRP in Cincinnati, 1978
• The Cosby Show, NBC, 1984
• Off the Rack, 1984
• The Golden Girls, 1985
• Other Television Work
• Director, Close to Home, 1994
• Film Work
• Assistant director, X-15, 1961
• Director, Seems Like Old Times (also known as Neil Simon'sSeems Like Old Times), Columbia, 1980
• Radio Work
• Director, Six Degrees of Separation, Los Angeles Theatre Works, Los Angeles, released as a taped reading, 1999