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Jonathan Kaplan Biography (1947-)

Born November 25, 1947, in Paris, France; son of Sol (a film composer) and Frances (an actress; maiden name, Heflin) Kaplan; nephew of Van Heflin (an actor); married Julie Selzer (a casting director); children: Molly. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

French

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, screenwriter

Birth Details

November 25, 1947

Paris, France

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Stanley Stanley (student film), 1970
• (And editor) Night Call Nurses, New World, 1972
• The Student Teachers, New World, 1973
• The Slams, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
• Truck Turner (also known as Black Bullet), American International, 1974
• White Line Fever, Columbia, 1974
• Mr. Billion (also known as The Windfall), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Over the Edge, Orion-Warner Bros., 1978
• Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• The Accused, Paramount, 1988
• Immediate Family, Columbia, 1989
• Unlawful Entry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Love Field, Orion, 1992
• Bad Girls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• Brokedown Palace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Film Work
• Other
• Associate producer, Going Hollywood: The War Years (documentary),Warner Home Video, 1988
• Producer, Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (also known as Power Blade Warrior: Taken by Force and Roller Blade Warriors), Raedon Video, 1989
• Film Appearances
• Plaza Suite, 1971
• Scotty, Hollywood Boulevard, 1976
• All-night gas station attendant, Cannonball (also known as Carquake), 1976
• Himself, Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel, 1978
• Lawyer recruiter, The Firm, 1993
• Television Work
• Series
• Consulting producer, ER, NBC, 2000-2001
• Producer, ER, NBC, 2003
• Also worked as story editor, JAG.
• Television Director
• Miniseries
• Picture Windows (also known as Picture Windows: Language of theHeart), Showtime, 1995
• In Cold Blood, CBS, 1996
• Movies
• The 11th Victim (also known as The Lakeside Killer), CBS, 1978
• The Hustler of Muscle Beach, ABC, 1979
• The Gentleman Bandit (also known as The Bandit Priest), CBS, 1980
• The Girls of the White Orchid (also known as Death Ride to Osaka), NBC, 1983
• Reform School Girl, Showtime, 1994
• Television Work
• Specials
• Co-producer, Unauthorized Biography: Richard M. Nixon, syndicated,1989
• Television Director
• Episodic
• ER, NBC, 1997-2003
• "Life Sentence," The Court, ABC, 2002
• Also directed "Since I Don't Have You," Fallen Angels, Showtime.
• Stage Appearances
• The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1957
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Directed music videos, including Barbra Streisand's "Left in the Dark"; Rod Stewart's "Infatuation"; and John Cougar Mellancamp's "Rain on the Scarecrow," "Lonely Ole Night," "Smalltown," and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A."
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With others) White Line Fever, Columbia, 1974
• Mr. Billion (also known as The Windfall), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Television Episodes
• (As Jonathan Robert Kaplan) "Flight Risk," JAG, CBS, 2000
• (As Jonathan Robert Kaplan) "Collision Course," JAG, CBS, 2001
• (With Paul J. Levine; as Jonathan Robert Kaplan) "To Walk on Wings," JAG, CBS, 2001
• Also wrote episodes of Sleepwalkers, NBC; and Mercy Point,UPN.