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Starting work in 1965, he 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 directed over 40 [[Television movie|movie]]s for television. He won best director for [[James Clavell]]'s ''[[Shogun (TV miniseries)|Shogun]]'', a twelve hour [[Miniseries|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]]. He has worked with 25 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winning [[Actors|actors]]. |
Starting work in 1965, he 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 directed over 40 [[Television movie|movie]]s for television. He won best director for [[James Clavell]]'s ''[[Shogun (TV miniseries)|Shogun]]'', a twelve hour [[Miniseries|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]]. He has worked with 25 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winning [[Actors|actors]]. |
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Jerry London is the father of Todd London, a TV producer of [[HBO]]' |
Jerry London is the father of Todd London, a TV producer of [[HBO]]'s ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]''. |
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Revision as of 21:54, 28 September 2006
Jerry London has been a director and producer of a wide range of American TV shows and movies for almost forty years. He was born on January 21, 1947 in Los Angeles, California.
Starting work in 1965, he directed a host of classic US sitcoms and dramas - such as Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-O, The Brady Bunch, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Rockford Files and Kojak. He has directed over 40 movies for television. He won best director for James Clavell's 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. He has worked with 25 Academy Award winning actors.
Jerry London is the father of Todd London, a TV producer of HBO's Rome.