Sandor Stern Biography (1936-)

Born July 13, 1936, in Timmins, Ontario, Canada; son of Stephen Mendel and Ann (maiden name, Gurevitch) Stern; brother of Steven Hilliard Stern (a producer, director, and writer); married Marlene Greenstein, May 19, 1957 (divorced,1976); married Kandy Lea Cave (an artist, production designer, producer, andwriter), January 29, 1980; children: (first marriage) Shawn, Mark, Adam, Jamie; (stepchildren) Lauren, Seth, Denese. Addresses: Agent: Elliot Webb, Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silbermann, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, writer
Birth Details
July 13, 1936
Timmins, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Director
  • Movies
  • The Seeding of Sarah Burns, CBS, 1979
  • Memories Never Die (also known as A Stranger in the House),CBS, 1982
  • Muggable Mary: Street Cop, CBS, 1982
  • Passions, CBS, 1984
  • John and Yoko: A Love Story, NBC, 1985
  • (And executive producer) Assassin, CBS, 1986
  • Easy Prey, ABC, 1986
  • Glitz, NBC, 1988
  • Shattered Innocence (also known as Images of Eileen, Mourning Song, and Shattered Image), CBS, 1988
  • (And co-executive producer) Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes (alsoknown as Amityville: The Evil Escapes and The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes, Part 4), NBC, 1989
  • (And producer) Dangerous Pursuit (also known as Fast Lane),USA Network, 1989
  • (And executive producer) Web of Deceit (also known as Conspiracy to Kill), USA Network, 1990
  • Without Her Consent (also known as A Matter of Trust), NBC,1990
  • (And executive producer, with Kandy Stern) Deceptions: A Mother's Secret (also known as Tell Me No Lies), NBC, 1991
  • (And executive producer) Duplicates, USA Network, 1992
  • (And executive producer, with K. Stern) Jericho Fever, USA Network, 1993
  • A Child's Cry for Help (also known as Intensive Care), NBC,1994
  • Heart of a Child, NBC, 1994
  • The Stranger beside Me, ABC, 1995
  • Gridlock (also known as Gridlock--Die Falle and Obstruction), NBC, 1996
  • Badge of Betrayal, ABC, 1997
  • In My Sister's Shadow, CBS, 1999
  • Episodic
  • "The Pharmacist," Doc Elliot, ABC, 1974
  • "Jones vs. God," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
  • "The Comeback," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
  • "Psalm 151," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
  • "Anatomy Lesson," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
  • "The Whole Truth and Nothing But...," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
  • Also directed episodes of Early Edition, CBS; Leap Years, Showtime; and Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS.
  • Other
  • Cutter to Houston (pilot), CBS, 1983
  • Probe (pilot; also known as Isaac Asimov's "Probe" and Probe aka Computer Logic), ABC, 1988
  • Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (miniseries; also known as A Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story), NBC, 1993
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Creator, Corwin, CBC (Canada), 1969
  • Producer, Mod Squad, ABC, 1971
  • Producer, Doc Elliot, ABC, 1973
  • Television Producer
  • Movies
  • The Strange and Deadly Occurrence, 1974
  • Killer on Board, 1977
  • True Grit: A Further Adventure (also known as True Grit), 1978
  • Film Work
  • Director, Pin, New World, 1988
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Movies
  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole, 1972
  • (With others) The Strange and Deadly Occurrence, 1974
  • (With others) Where Have All the People Gone?, 1974
  • Shark Kill, 1976
  • (And song composer, "Take My Hand") Killer on Board, 1977
  • Red Alert, 1977
  • True Grit: A Further Adventure (also known as True Grit), 1978
  • The Seeding of Sarah Burns (based on a story by Stern and Marc Ray), CBS, 1979
  • To Find My Son, 1980
  • (With Ken Trevey) Memories Never Die (based on the book by Zoa Sherburne; also known as A Stranger in the House), CBS, 1982
  • Muggable Mary: Street Cop (based on the book Muggable Maryby Mary Glatzle and Evelyn Fiore), CBS, 1982
  • (With Janet Green and Robin Maxwell) Passions (based on a story byGreen and Maxwell), CBS, 1984
  • John and Yoko: A Love Story (based on a story by Stern and EdwardHume), NBC, 1985
  • Secret Weapons (also known as Secrets of the Red Bedroom and Sexpionage), NBC, 1985
  • Assassin, CBS, 1986
  • Shattered Innocence (also known as Shattered Image, Images of Eileen, and Mourning Song), CBS, 1988
  • Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes (based on book by John Jones; alsoknown as Amityville: The Evil Escapes and The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes, Part 4), NBC, 1989
  • Web of Deceit (also known as Conspiracy to Kill), USA Network, 1990
  • Personals, USA Network, 1990
  • Dangerous Pursuit (also known as Fast Lane), USA Network, 1990
  • (With Kandy Stern) Deceptions: A Mother's Secret (also known as Tell Me No Lies), NBC, 1991
  • (With Andrew Neiderman) Duplicates, USA Network, 1992
  • Coauthor, A Child's Cry for Help (also known as Intensive Care), NBC, 1994
  • Television Episodes
  • The Bold Ones, NBC, 1969
  • Ironside, NBC, 1969
  • Longstreet, ABC, 1971
  • All in the Family, CBS, 1971
  • Mod Squad, ABC, 1971
  • The Rookies, ABC, 1972
  • "A Time to Grow," Doc Elliot, ABC, 1974
  • (With John Kingsbridge) "The Gold Mine," Doc Elliot, ABC, 1974
  • "The Pharmacist," Doc Elliot, ABC, 1974
  • (With Richard Danus) "Trumpet of Time," Serpico, 1976
  • Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, between 1997 and 1999
  • Television Writing
  • Other
  • Cutter to Houston (pilot), CBS, 1983
  • Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (miniseries; also known as A Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story), NBC, 1993
  • Also wrote the script for the special Rumble of Silence, CTV (Canada).
  • Screenplays
  • Fast Break (based on a story by Marc Kaplan), Columbia, 1979
  • The Amityville Horror (based on the book by Jay Anson), INT/American, 1979
  • Pin, New World, 1988

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • The television series Doc Elliot and the television movie Jericho Fever were based on stories by Stern.