Stephen Tolkin Biography (1954?-)
Full name, Stephen M. Tolkin; born c. 1954; son of Mel (a comedy writer) andEdith (a studio executive) Tolkin; brother of Michael Tolkin (a writer and director); married; children: include Theadora. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, director, producer
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Director
- Series
- Monsters, syndicated and Sci-Fi Channel, c. 1988-1991
- Television Executive Producer
- with Others; Series
- (And consulting producer) All Souls, UPN, 2001
- Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
- Summerland (also known as Immediate Family), The WB, 2004-
- Television Creator
- Series
- (With Stuart Gillard) All Souls, UPN, 2001
- Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
- Television Director
- Movies
- Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's Golden Years), CBS, 1991
- Daybreak, HBO, 1993
- Television Work
- Other
- Second unit director, To the Moon, Alice (special), Showtime, 1990
- Executive producer, Summerland (pilot; also known as ImmediateFamily), The WB, 2004
- Film Work
- Director, The Price of Life (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1987
- Director, Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999
- Associate producer, Captain America, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990
- Film Appearances
- Carl Schecter, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
- WRITINGS
- Teleplays
- with Others; Series
- (With Stuart Gillard) All Souls, UPN, 2001
- (And story) Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
- Miniseries
- Intensity (also known as Dean Koontz's Intensity), Fox, 1997
- Mr. Murder (also known as Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder), ABC, 1998
- Fidel, Showtime, 2002
- Movies
- 12:01 PM (short), Showtime, 1990
- Daybreak, HBO, 1993
- Specials
- Daniel and the Towers, PBS, 1987
- Episodic
- (With Michael Tolkin) "Big Man on Campus," Delta House, ABC, 1979
- (With Matty Simmons and Michael Tolkin) "Hoover and the Bomb," Delta House, ABC, 1979
- "That's What Friends Are For," Knots Landing, CBS, 1989
- with Others; Pilots
- All Souls, UPN, 2001
- Summerland (also known as Immediate Family), The WB, 2004
- Summerland (unaired pilot; also known as Immediate Family),The WB, 2004
- Screenplays
- Gossip, 1983
- (Uncredited; with David Odell) Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (also known as Masters of the Universe; based on the animatedtelevision series and line of toys), Cannon, 1987
- (And story) The Price of Life (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1987
- (And story with Lawrence Block) Captain America (based on the Marvel comic book character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990
- Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, March 9, 2001