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{{Short description|American television director and producer}}
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'''Jerry London''' (born January 21, 1947) is an American [[television director]] and [[Television producer|producer]].


==Life and career==
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'''Jerry London''' (born January 21, 1947) is an [[United States|American]] [[television director]] and [[Television producer|producer]].
London has directed more than forty television movies including the [[Emmy Award]] nominated ''[[Chiefs (miniseries)|Chiefs]]''.


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London won best director for [[James Clavell]]'s ''[[Shōgun (1980 miniseries)|Shōgun]]'', a nine-hour [[miniseries]] for [[NBC]] and has also directed ten other miniseries, including the acclaimed ''[[The Scarlet and the Black]]'' with [[Gregory Peck]], ''[[Chiefs (miniseries)|Chiefs]]'' with [[Charlton Heston]], and ''[[Ellis Island (miniseries)|Ellis Island]]'' with [[Richard Burton]]. He has taught film production at [[UCLA]] and [[Los Angeles Film School]].
==Biography==
Starting work in 1965, London directed a host of classic US [[Situation comedy|sitcom]]s and [[Drama|drama]]s - such as ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' and ''[[Kojak]]''. He has also directed over forty television movies.


London is the father of [[Todd London]] and Lisa London. The former being a TV producer of [[HBO]]'s ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'' and ''[[The Pacific (miniseries)|The Pacific]]'', and a senior vice president and post-production executive of [[Walt Disney Pictures]].
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London won best director for [[James Clavell]]'s ''[[Shogun (TV miniseries)|Shogun]]'', a twelve hour [[miniseries]] for [[NBC]]. He has also directed ten other miniseries, including the acclaimed ''[[The Scarlet and The Black]]'' with [[Gregory Peck]], ''Ellis Island'' with [[Richard Burton]], and ''Chiefs'' with [[Charlton Heston]].


==Filmography==
London is the father of [[Todd London]], a TV producer of [[HBO]]'s ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]''.
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*''[[Killdozer! (film)|Killdozer!]]'' (1974)
According to an article in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/12/exclusive-fresh.html|title=Exclusive: Fresh 'NCIS' spin-off intel|source=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=ew.com|accessdate=2008-12-12}}</ref>, CBS is currently developing an ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' [[spin-off]] series. Filming is scheduled to start in February 2009, with the characters introduced in an ''NCIS'' episode this year. The characters listed were: Callen, Clara Macy, Nate Getz, Kensi Lo, Sam Hanna, and Dominic Vaile. Crew members will include [[Michael B. Kaplan]], [[Lev L. Spiro]], [[Jerry London]], [[Sheldon Epps]] and [[Mark Saraceni]] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1127374/].
*''[[Ma and Pa (film)|Ma and Pa]]'' (1974)

*''[[Goodnight Jackie]]'' (1974)
[[LL Cool J]] & [[Chris O'Donnell]] are in final talks to join the "NCIS" spinoff, according to EW's Michael Ausiello, "The 38-year-old O'Donnell would play Callen, a role previously described as 'a human Transformer who can change personas as easily as you or I change clothes.' The 41-year-old LL, meanwhile, is circling the role of Sam Hanna, an ex-[[Navy SEAL]] who recently completed stints in both [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]."
*''[[Just by Accident(Rockford Files)|Just by Accident (Rockford Files)]]'' (1975)

*''[[The World of Darkness (film)|The World of Darkness]]'' (1977)
[[Louise Lombard]], [[Peter Cambor]] and [[Daniela Ruah]] have been cast as leads in the CBS/[[CBS Paramount]] pilot, which will air as an episode of "[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]" in the spring, just as the pilot for "NCIS" aired as an episode of "[[JAG]]." The three would join [[Chris O'Donnell]] and [[LL Cool J]], who are still in negotiations for the other two leads in the spinoff. Lombard will play Clara, a role perceived as the female lead on the ensemble drama. A former major in the military police, Clara is an intelligent, sharp investigator who can look after herself.
*''[[Cover Girls (film)|Cover Girls]]'' (1977)
[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4e22c70790e72ba297b20ae17b0ba01d?imw=Y]
*''[[Wheels (miniseries)|Wheels]]'' (1978)
==Awards/Nominations==
*''[[Escapade (1978 film)|Escapade]]'' (1978)
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== References ==
*''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'' (1978)
*''[[Women in White (film)|Women in White]]'' (1979)
*''[[Swan Song (1980 film)|Swan Song]]'' (1980)
*''[[Shōgun (1980 miniseries)|Shōgun]]'' (1980)
*''[[Father Figure (1980 film)|Father Figure]]'' (1980)
*''[[Chicago Story]]'' (1981 pilot TV movie)
*''[[The Ordeal of Bill Carney]]'' (1981)
*''[[The Gift of Life]]'' (1982)
*''[[The Scarlet and the Black]]'' (1983)
*''[[Chiefs (miniseries)|Chiefs]]'' (1983)
*''[[Ellis Island (miniseries)|Ellis Island]]'' (1984)
*''[[If Tomorrow Comes (miniseries)|If Tomorrow Comes]]'' (1986)
*''[[Dark Mansions]]'' (1986)
*''[[Manhunt for Claude Dallas]]'' (1986)
*''[[Harry's Hong Kong]]'' (1987)
*''[[Rent-a-Cop]]'' (1987)
*''[[Dadah Is Death]]'' (1988)
*''[[Kiss Shot]]'' (1989)
*''[[The Haunting of Sarah Hardy]]'' (1989)
*''[[A Season of Giants]]'' (1990)
*''[[Vestige of Honor]]'' (1990)
*''[[Victim of Love (1991 film)|Victim of Love]]'' (1991)
*''[[Grass Roots (1992 film)|Grass Roots]]'' (1992)
*''[[Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story]]'' (1992)
*''[[A Twist of the Knife]]'' (1993)
*''[[Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story]]'' (1993)
*''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]'' (1994 pilot film)
*''[[I Spy Returns]]'' (1994)
*''[[A Mother's Gift (film)|A Mother's Gift]]'' (1995)
*''[[A Promise to Carolyn]]'' (1996)
*''[[A Holiday for Love]]'' (1996)
*''[[Stolen Women, Captured Hearts]]'' (1997)
*''[[Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story]]'' (1997)
*''[[I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997 film)|I'll Be Home for Christmas]]'' (1997)
*''Beauty'' (1998)
*''[[As Time Runs Out]]'' (1999)
*''[[Take Me Home: The John Denver Story]]'' (2000)
*''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within]]'' (2001)
*''[[Counterstrike (film)|Counterstrike]]'' (2002)
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.jerrylondon.com/ Jerry London Homepage]
*[http://www.jerrylondon.com/ Official website]
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Revision as of 17:43, 11 May 2024

For the Canadian wrestler, see Jerry London (wrestler).
Jerry London
Born (1947-01-21) January 21, 1947 (age 77)
Los Angeles, California
Other namesJerome London
Jerome R. London
Occupation(s)Television director and producer
Years active1975-present
Websitehttp://www.jerrylondon.com/

Jerry London (born January 21, 1947) is an American television director and producer.

Life and career

London has directed more than forty television movies including the Emmy Award nominated Chiefs.

London won best director for James Clavell's Shōgun, a nine-hour miniseries for NBC and has also directed ten other miniseries, including the acclaimed The Scarlet and the Black with Gregory Peck, Chiefs with Charlton Heston, and Ellis Island with Richard Burton. He has taught film production at UCLA and Los Angeles Film School.

London is the father of Todd London and Lisa London. The former being a TV producer of HBO's Rome and The Pacific, and a senior vice president and post-production executive of Walt Disney Pictures.

Filmography

References

External links


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