Michael Lindsay-Hogg Biography (1940-)

Born May 5, 1940, in New York, NY (some sources say in England); son of Edward and Geraldine (an actress and director; maiden name, Fitzgerald) Lindsay-Hogg. Career: Director. Member: Directors Guild of America. Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best director of a drama, 1979, for Whose Life Is It Anyway?; Emmy Award nomination, best director in a limited series or special, 1982, for "Et in Arcadia Ego," Brideshead Revisited; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a variety or music program, 1996, for "From Sousa to Satchmo," Marsalis on Music, and 1997, for "1976," Tracey Takes On. .; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, all best television director, for Professional Foul, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, and Brideshead Revisited; Cairo International Film Festival Awards, best picture and best director, both for The Object of Beauty. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; and 1325 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director
Birth Details
May 5, 1940
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Work
  • Director
  • Agnes of God, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1982
  • The Boys of Winter, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1985
  • The Widow Claire, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1986
  • Nothing Sacred, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, 1988
  • Director of Whose Life Is It Anyway?, New York City; The WhiteDevil, Old Vic Theatre, London; Home, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT; The Normal Heart, Public Theatre, New York City; and The Millionaress, Haymarket Theatre, London.
  • Film Work
  • Director
  • Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
  • Nasty Habits (also known as The Abbess), Brut Productions,1977
  • The Sound of Murder, Warner Bros., 1982
  • Neil Young in Berlin (video), 1983
  • The Object of Beauty, Avenue Entertainment, 1991
  • Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and the Who (also known as Celebration: The Music of the Who and Daltrey Sings Townshend), Highlander Entertainment Group, 1994
  • Frankie Starlight (also known as The Dork of Cork), Fine Line, 1995
  • Guy, Polygram, 1996
  • The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary), ABKCO Films, 1996
  • Also directed promotional films for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Wings, Brian Ferry, and Elton John.
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • Skin Deep, BBC, 1971
  • "Electra," Play of the Month, BBC, 1974
  • "Professional Foul," Play of the Week, BBC, 1977
  • Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park, 1981
  • Randy Newman at the Odeon, 1983
  • Master Harold.and the Boys, Showtime, 1984
  • The Importance of Being Earnest, 1985
  • As Is, Showtime, 1986
  • "Bedtime Story," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
  • Graceland: The African Concert, Showtime, 1987
  • Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock (also known as Live: TheHard Rock), NBC, 1987-88
  • "The Hit List," Trying Times, PBS, 1989
  • Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, CBS, 1990
  • Series
  • (With others) Michelob Presents Sunday Night (also known as Michelob Presents Night Music and Sunday Night), NBC, 1988-89
  • Marsalis on Music, PBS, 1995
  • Director of the series Ready, Steady, Go!, BBC.
  • Miniseries
  • (With Charles Sturridge) Brideshead Revisited, Granada TV, 1981
  • Movies
  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva, BBC, 1984
  • Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, ABC, 1986
  • The Little Match Girl, NBC, 1987
  • "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Nightmare Classics,Showtime, 1989
  • Murder by Moonlight (also known as Dark of the Moon and Murder on the Moon), CBS, 1989
  • "The Habitation of Dragons," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1992
  • Running Mates (also known as Dirty Tricks), HBO, 1992
  • Ivana Trump's For Love Alone (also known as Ivana-For Love Alone and For Love Alone), CBS, 1996
  • Also director of Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, BBC; Plaintiffsand Defendants, BBC; Two Sundays, BBC; Through the Night,BBC; and Ladies in Waiting, KCET.
  • Episodic
  • "Annie Oakley" (also known as "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: Annie Oakley"), Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends, Showtime, 1985
  • Tracey Takes On. ., HBO, 1996
  • Director of episodes of The Informer, Rediffusion TV, [England], Journey to the Unknown, Twentieth Century-Fox TV, [England], and Bill Brand, Thames TV; directed "Thumbelina," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime; director of pilot episode of Loving, ABC.
  • Film Appearances
  • Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • The Object of Beauty, Avenue Entertainment, 1991