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Mark Rydell Biography (1934-)

Born March 23, 1934, in New York, NY; son of Sidney (a stockbroker) and Evelyn Rydell; married Joanne Linville; married Esther; children: Christopher (anactor), Amy (an actress), Alexander. Addresses: Office: Concourse Productions, 171 Pier Ave., Suite 354, Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363.; Contact: 1 Topsail St., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292-7124.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, actor

Birth Details

March 23, 1934

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• The Fox, Warner Bros., 1967
• The Reivers (also known as Yellow Winton Flyer), National General, 1969
• The Cowboys, Warner Bros., 1972
• Cinderella Liberty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976
• The Rose, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• On Golden Pond, Universal, 1981
• The River, Universal, 1984
• For the Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Intersection, Paramount, 1994
• Film Producer
• The Cowboys, Warner Bros., 1972
• Cinderella Liberty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• The Man in the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
• Intersection, Paramount, 1994
• Film Executive Producer
• For the Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Film Appearances
• Lou Macklin, Crime in the Streets, Allied Artists, 1956
• Marty Augustine, The Long Goodbye, United Artists, 1973
• Romeo, Punchline, Columbia, 1988
• Meyer Lansky, Havana, Universal, 1990
• Himself, A Century of Cinema (documentary), 1994
• Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 2002
• Television Director
• Movies
• Crime of the Century, HBO, 1996
• (And executive producer) James Dean, TNT, 2001
• Episodic
• Gunsmoke (also known as Marshall Dillon and Gun Law), CBS, 1964-1966
• Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
• I Spy, NBC, 1966
• Family, ABC, 1976
• Also directed episodes of The Fugitive, ABC, and The Wild, WildWest.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Walt Johnson, The Edge of Night (also known as Edge of Night), 1956
• Jeff Baker, As the World Turns, CBS, 1956-1962
• Movies
• Jack Warner, James Dean, TNT, 2001
• Episodic
• "Crime without Motive," Philco Television Playhouse, 1954
• "Saw My Baby There," Naked City, 1959
• "Criss Cross," Wanted--Dead or Alive, CBS, 1960
• Himself, Naked Hollywood (also known as A&E Premieres),Arts and Entertainment, 1991
• "Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• Also appeared as Private Tommy Vandemere, "Rich Kid," The Phil SilversShow; himself, The Directors, Encore; on Inside the Actors Studio.
• Specials
• Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda, syndicated, 1988
• "Sanford Meisner: The Theatre's Best Kept Secret," American Masters, PBS, 1990
• Steve McQueen: The King of Cool, AMC, 1998
• Himself, Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (also known as Celebrity: Lesley Ann Warren), 2000
• Stage Appearances
• Made Broadway debut in Seagulls over Sorrento; also appeared in Moonbirds and Handful of Fire.