Joseph Sargent Biography (1925-)

Original name, Joseph Daniel Sargente (some sources cite Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente); born July 22 (some sources cite July 25), 1925, in Jersey City, NJ;son of Domenico and Maria (maiden name, Noviello) Sargente; married second wife, Carolyn Nelson, November 22, 1970; children: (first marriage) Athena, Lia. Addresses: Agent: Shapiro-Lichtman, Inc., 8827 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer, actor
Birth Details
July 22, 1925
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Director
  • Miniseries
  • The Manions of America, Part 1, ABC, 1981
  • James A. Michener's "Space" (also known as Space), Parts 1 and 5, CBS, 1985
  • Abraham (also known as The Bible: Abraham and Die Bibel--Abraham), TNT, 1994
  • World War II: When Lions Roared (also known as Then There WereGiants), NBC, 1994
  • Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo), CBS, 1995
  • Television Work
  • Movies; Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • The Sunshine Patriot, NBC, 1968
  • Tribes (also known as The Soldier Who Declared Peace), ABC,1970
  • (And producer) Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (also knownas Deadly Desire and Maybe I'll Be Home in the Spring), ABC, 1971
  • The Man Who Died Twice (also known as Spanish Portrait), CBS, 1973
  • Sunshine, CBS, 1973
  • (And producer) The Night That Panicked America, ABC, 1975
  • Hustling, ABC, 1975
  • (And producer) Friendly Persuasion (also known as Except for Meand Thee), ABC, 1975
  • (Uncredited) Playing for Time, CBS, 1980
  • Amber Waves, ABC, 1980
  • Freedom, ABC, 1981
  • Tomorrow's Child, ABC, 1982
  • Memorial Day, CBS, 1983
  • (And producer) Choices of the Heart (also known as In Decemberthe Roses Will Bloom Again), NBC, 1983
  • Terrible Joe Moran, CBS, 1984
  • Love Is Never Silent, NBC, 1985
  • There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986
  • (And producer) Of Pure Blood (also known as The Nazis: Of PureBlood), CBS, 1986
  • Passion Flower, CBS, 1986
  • The Karen Carpenter Story, CBS, 1989
  • Day One, CBS, 1989
  • The Incident (also known as Incident at Lincoln Bluff), CBS, 1990
  • Caroline?, CBS, 1990
  • The Ivory Hunters (also known as The Last Elephant), TNT, 1990
  • The Love She Sought (also known as A Green Journey), NBC, 1990
  • Never Forget, Turner Home Entertainment, 1991
  • Miss Rose White, NBC, 1992
  • (And producer) Somebody's Daughter, ABC, 1992
  • (And producer) Skylark (also known as Sarah, Plain and Tall: Skylark), CBS, 1993
  • My Antonia, USA Network, 1995
  • Mandela and de Klerk, Showtime, 1997
  • Miss Evers' Boys, HBO, 1997
  • The Wall, Showtime, 1998
  • (And producer) Crime and Punishment (also known as Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment), NBC, 1998
  • The Long Island Incident, NBC, 1998
  • A Lesson before Dying, HBO, 1999
  • Pilots; Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • The Immortal, ABC, 1969
  • (And producer) Longstreet, ABC, 1971
  • Man on a String, CBS, 1972
  • The Marcus-Nelson Murders (also known as Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders), CBS, 1973
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Star Trek, 1966
  • The Invaders, 1967
  • Also directed episodes of The Fugitive, Garrison's Gorillas, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Gunsmoke (also known as GunLaw and Marshal Dillon), CBS, The Invaders, It Takes a Thief, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • Other Television Work
  • Director
  • Wheeler and Murdoch, 1970
  • Mad Avenue (special), CBS, 1988
  • For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (also known as The Arturo Sandoval Story), 2000
  • Vola Sciusciu, 2000
  • Bojangles, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Caroline?, CBS, 1990
  • Andy, The Ivory Hunters (also known as The Last Elephant),TNT, 1990
  • Garvey, The Love She Sought (also known as A Green Journey), NBC, 1990
  • Specials
  • The Making of "Golden Girl," 1979
  • This Time It's Personal--Jaws: The Revenge, 1987
  • Episodic
  • Jack Shomer, "Skid Row," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1957
  • "This Man Must Die," Zane Grey Theatre, 1958
  • Drunk, "There Was Never a Horse," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1959
  • "The Black Wagon," Zane Grey Theatre, 1960
  • Ticket clerk, "Twenty-Two," The Twilight Zone, 1961
  • Film Work
  • Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • Street-Fighter, 1959
  • Assistant to the producer, Pay or Die, 1960
  • The Spy in the Green Hat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • One Spy Too Many, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • The Hell with Heroes, Universal, 1968
  • Colossus: The Forbin Project (also known as Colossus, The Day the World Changed Hands, and The Forbin Project), Universal,1969
  • The Man, Paramount, 1972
  • White Lightning (also known as McKlusky), United Artists, 1973
  • The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three (also known as Pelham 1-2-3), United Artists, 1974
  • Sunshine, Part II, 1976
  • MacArthur (also known as MacArthur, the Rebel General), Universal, 1977
  • Goldengirl, Avco-Embassy, 1979
  • Coast to Coast, Paramount, 1980
  • Nightmares, Universal, 1983
  • (And producer) Jaws--The Revenge (also known as Jaws 4), Universal, 1987
  • Film Appearances
  • Sorgente, Pay or Die, 1960
  • (Uncredited) Tobruk, 1967
  • Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Broadway productions in the 1950s.