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