Ralph S. Singleton Biography (1940-)

Full name, Ralph Stuart Singleton; born March 22, 1940, in Fall River, MA; son of Ralph Stuart and Helen (maiden name, Powers) Singleton; married Joan Elizabeth Victor, December 21, 1984; children: Katherine Elizabeth, Elizabeth Powers.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, writer
Birth Details
March 22, 1940
Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Producer
  • (With others; and unit production manager), Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
  • (With William J. Dunn; and director), Graveyard Shift (also knownas Stephen King's "Graveyard Shift"), Paramount, 1990
  • Pet Sematary II, Paramount, 1992
  • (With others) Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994
  • (As Ralph Singleton; with others; and unit production manager) Last Man Standing (also known as Gundown and Welcome to Jericho),New Line Cinema, 1996
  • (With others; and production manager for Washington, DC, unit) Murderat 1600 (also known as Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), WarnerBros., 1997
  • Executive Producer
  • (With Mark Lipsky; and unit production manager) Another 48 Hrs., Paramount, 1990
  • Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992
  • (And production manager) Supernova, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
  • Juwanna Mann, Warner Bros., 2002
  • Other
  • Production assistant, Diary of a Mad Housewife, Universal, 1970
  • (As Ralph Singleton) Assistant director trainee, A Place Called Today (also known as City in Fear), 1972
  • (As Ralph Singleton) Second assistant director, Three Days of the Condor, 1975
  • (As Ralph Singleton) Second assistant director, Network, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1976
  • (As Ralph Singleton) Second assistant director, The Front, Columbia, 1976
  • (As Ralph Singleton) Second assistant director, Taxi Driver, Columbia, 1976
  • Second Assistant director, The Sentinel, Universal, 1977
  • Assistant second unit director, Greased Lightning, Warner Bros., 1977
  • Executive in charge of production, Somebody Killed Her Husband, Columbia, 1978
  • First assistant director, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Universal, 1979
  • Production manager, History of the World Part I, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
  • Production manager, One from the Heart, Columbia, 1982
  • Production supervisor (United States) and unit production manager, Exposed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • (As Ralph Singleton) Second assistant director, Testament, Paramount, 1983
  • Associate producer, Pet Sematary, Paramount, 1989
  • Film Appearances
  • Television interviewer, Taxi Driver, Columbia, 1976
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Assistant director, Contract on Cherry Street (also known as Stakeout on Cherry Street), Columbia, 1977
  • Unit production manager, Captain America II, 1979
  • First assistant director, Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story, 1984
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Cagney & Lacey, CBS, between 1984 and 1988
  • Television Work
  • Other
  • Associate producer, Stunt Seven (pilot), CBS, 1979
  • Production manager (with others), Cagney & Lacey (series), CBS, 1984-1988
  • Also unit manager for the series Kojak.
  • WRITINGS
  • Books
  • Film Scheduling; or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie?, Lone Eagle, 1984
  • Movie Production and Budget Forms ... Instantly!, Lone Eagle, 1984
  • Film Scheduling/Film Budgeting Workbook, Lone Eagle, 1984
  • Filmmaker's Dictionary, Lone Eagle, 1986