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Daniel Helfgott Biography (1952-)

Full name, Daniel Andrew Helfgott; born March 16, 1952, in New York, NY; sonof Roy B. (a professor and writer) and Gloria (an artist; maiden name, Wolfe)Helfgott; married Janet Turner (a television producer). Addresses: Agent: Steve Weiss, William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, director, actor, writer

Birth Details

March 16, 1952

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Producer and Director
• Specials
• Fire and Ice, PBS, 1977
• The Uncertain T, syndicated, 1978
• John Wayne: The Duke Lives On (also known as John Wayne the Duke Lives On: A Tribute), HBO, 1980
• The Emergency Blues, NBC, 1980
• Monsters, Madmen, and Machines, HBO, 1980
• Tracy and Hepburn, HBO, 1981
• Gotta Dance, Gotta Sing, HBO, 1982
• Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies, HBO, 1982
• Screen Legends: Gary Cooper, HBO, 1983
• Screen Legends: James Cagney, HBO, 1983
• Screen Legends: James Stewart, HBO, 1983
• Scandals, ABC, 1988
• Jackie Gleason: The Great One, CBS, 1988
• Scandals II, ABC, 1989
• The JFK Conspiracy, syndicated, 1992
• The Kennedy Assassinations: Coincidence or Conspiracy? (also knownas The Kennedy Assassinations), syndicated, 1992
• Television Director
• Specials
• Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (animated), NBC, 1987
• America's Best Kept Secrets, ABC, 1991
• Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies, syndicated, 1993
• "Jerry Lewis, Total Filmmaker" and "Dean and Jerry at the Movies," Martin and Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy, The Disney Channel, 1994
• Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld, 1994
• Brady Bunch Home Movies (documentary), CBS, 1995
• Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents, 1996
• Hollywood's Amazing Animal Actors, TBS, 1996
• The Three Stooges Greatest Hits, 1997
• Television Producer and Director
• Series
• Economically Speaking, PBS, 1977-1978
• Other series include People, CBS; The People's Business, syndicated; and Television Inside Out, NBC.
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Director of Rescue 911, CBS.
• Television Work
• Movies
• Producer (with Charles Hairston), Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story, CBS, 1986
• Producer, Casey's Gift: For the Love of a Child, NBC, 1990
• Executive producer, The Thin Blue Lie, 2000
• Pilots
• Producer and director, Beyond the Call, Fox, 1993
• Producer of the pilot Minute by Minute, Showtime.
• Other
• Director, The Celebrity Guide to Wine, syndicated, 1990
• Director, The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining, syndicated, 1993
• Supervising producer, Abandoned and Deceived, 1995
• Supervising producer, Hollywood's Amazing Animal Actors, TBS, 1996
• Executive producer, How a Gentleman Should Treat a Lady, 1998
• Also affiliated with the special 50 Years of Funny Females, 1995.
• Film Work
• Producer, Carey Farm (short film), Warner Bros., 1971
• WRITINGS
• Television Specials
• Fire and Ice, PBS, 1977
• The Uncertain T, syndicated, 1978
• John Wayne: The Duke Lives On (also known as John Wayne the Duke Lives On: A Tribute), HBO, 1980
• The Emergency Blues, NBC, 1980
• Monsters, Madmen, and Machines, HBO, 1980
• Tracy and Hepburn, HBO, 1981
• Gotta Dance, Gotta Sing, HBO, 1982
• Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies, HBO, 1982
• Screen Legends: Gary Cooper, HBO, 1983
• Screen Legends: James Cagney, HBO, 1983
• Screen Legends: James Stewart, HBO, 1983
• People Do the Craziest Things, ABC, 1984
• Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (animated), NBC, 1987
• Scandals, ABC, 1988
• Jackie Gleason: The Great One, CBS, 1988
• Scandals II, ABC, 1989
• The JFK Conspiracy, syndicated, 1992
• The Kennedy Assassinations: Coincidence or Conspiracy? (also knownas The Kennedy Assassinations), syndicated, 1992
• Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies, syndicated, 1993
• "Jerry Lewis, Total Filmmaker" and "Dean and Jerry at the Movies," Martin and Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy, The Disney Channel, 1994
• Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld, 1994
• Brady Bunch Home Movies (documentary), CBS, 1995
• Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents, 1996
• The Three Stooges Greatest Hits, 1997
• Television Series
• Economically Speaking, PBS, 1977-1978
• Writer for the series The People's Business, syndicated.
• Television Movies
• Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story, CBS, 1986
• The Thin Blue Lie, 2000
• Television Pilots
• Beyond the Call, Fox, 1993
• Writer for the pilot Minute by Minute, Showtime.
• Other Television Writing:
• The Celebrity Guide to Wine, syndicated, 1990
• The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining, syndicated, 1993
• How a Gentleman Should Treat a Lady, 1998
• Writer for Taking Advantage, syndicated.
• Screenplays
• Out of Control, 1989
• The Goon Squad, 1999
• Also writer for the films The Demand, Grey Berets, and The Lazarus Syndrome.
• Videos
• Consumer Reports: Travel, Lorimar Home Video, 1986
• Consumer Reports: Burglar-Proofing, Lorimar Home Video, 1986
• Consumer Reports: Buying a House, Lorimar Home Video, 1986
• Consumer Reports: Smart Investing, Lorimar Home Video, 1986
• Books
• Enter the Conglomerates, Temple University Press (Philadelphia, PA), 1974
• The Buried (novel), Avon (New York City), 1981