John Herzfeld Biography ((?)-)

Born in Newark, NJ. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Addis, Wechsler & Associates, 955 Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Screenwriter, director, producer, actor

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director
  • Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • The Last Winter, TriStar, 1984
  • 2 Days in the Valley, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
  • 15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Film Producer
  • 15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Film Music Producer
  • 2 Days in the Valley, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
  • 15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Film Appearances
  • (Uncredited) Train mugger, Death Wish, 1974
  • Sharpe, Cannonball (also known as Carquake), 1976
  • Cho, Cobra, 1986
  • Stephen Verona: Self Portrait, 1995
  • Television Director
  • Movies
  • Daddy, ABC, 1987
  • On Fire (also known as Fired), ABC, 1987
  • A Father's Revenge (also known as The Rescue and Das Rattennest), 1988
  • The Ryan White Story, ABC, 1989
  • The Preppie Murder (also known as The Preppy Murder), ABC,1989
  • Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (also known as The Buttafuoco Story), CBS, 1993
  • Don King: Only in America (also known as Don King), HBO, 1997
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Coproducer, On Fire (also known as Fired), ABC, 1987
  • Producer, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (also known as The Buttafuoco Story), CBS, 1993
  • Producer, Point of Origin, HBO, 2002
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • "Comes the Dawn," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1995
  • Bill Stanton Project, F/X, 2003
  • Dr. Vegas, CBS, 2004
  • Also directed episodes of The Paper Chase (also known as The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year, The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year,The Paper Chase: The Second Year and The Paper Chase: The Third Year).
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Series
  • Dr. Vegas, CBS, 2004
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • "Stoned," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1981
  • "Run, Don't Walk," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1982
  • Pilots
  • Bar Girls, CBS, 1990
  • The Fifth Corner, NBC, 1992
  • Miniseries
  • Barbara Taylor Bradford's Remember (also known as Remember), NBC, 1993
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Junkie, Lieutenant Schuster's Wife, ABC, 1972
  • Hal Siegal, Some Kind of Miracle, CBS, 1979
  • Victims (also known as In Our Hands), NBC, 1982
  • Detective Pearlman, Shattered Spirits, ABC, 1986
  • Nico, On Fire (also known as Fired), ABC, 1987
  • Florist, The Ryan White Story, ABC, 1989
  • Miniseries
  • Drill instructor, A Rumor of War, CBS, 1980
  • Tom Eddy, Barbara Taylor Bradford's Remember (also known as Remember), NBC, 1993
  • Specials
  • Doug, "Stoned," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1981
  • Interviewee, Sylvester Stallone, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
  • Episodic
  • Mario, "The Ninja," Baretta, 1976
  • Nicholas Marvin Starsky, Starsky and Hutch, 1978
  • Also appeared in Kojak.
  • Stage Appearances
  • Rafe, In the Beginning, The New Dramatists, 1973
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Voices, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1979
  • (With W. D. Richter) Hard Feelings (also known as Hang Tough), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
  • Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • The Last Winter, TriStar, 1984
  • Ha-Kala (also known as The Bride and The 17th Bride), 1985
  • 2 Days in the Valley, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
  • Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
  • 15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Television Movies
  • Splendor in the Grass, NBC, 1981
  • Daddy, ABC, 1987
  • On Fire (also known as Fired), ABC, 1987
  • The Ryan White Story, ABC, 1989
  • The Preppie Murder (also known as The Preppy Murder), ABC,1989
  • Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (also known as The Buttafuoco Story), CBS, 1993
  • Point of Origin, 2002
  • Television Miniseries
  • Barbara Taylor Bradford's Remember (also known as Remember;adapted from Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel), NBC, 1993
  • Television Specials
  • "Stoned," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1981
  • Television Series
  • The Fifth Corner, NBC, 1992
  • Dr. Vegas, CBS, 2004
  • Plays
  • The Kiss-Off, The Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1974

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, March 16, 2001, p. 24
    • Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2001, p. F19