Alexander Singer

Alexander Singer , often also Alex Singer , (born April 18, 1928 in New York City ) is an American director .

Career

Singer began his career in 1951 as a cameraman for the short film Day of Fight by his school friend Stanley Kubrick . Ten years later, he made his debut directing the film A Cold Wind in August . In 1971 he directed the western Captain Apache with Lee Van Cleef in the lead role. However, Singer completed most of his directorial work as a television director , where he was active for numerous television series from the 1960s to the end of the 1990s . In 1972 he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Director for an episode of The Bold Ones: The Lawyers . In 1981, he staged a pilot for the series Falcon Crest , entitled The Vintage Years , which is not used for the series and was not broadcast until today.

Filmography (selection)

• 1961: A Cold Wind in August
• 1961: Dr. Kildare (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1961: Jump out of the clouds (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1962: Checkmate (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1962: Under Hot Skies (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1964: The desire
• 1965: Hot Beach Acapulco
• 1965: The People at Shiloh Ranch (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1965: Lost Between Alien Worlds (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1965: Civil Courage (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1965–1966: On the run (TV series, 9 episodes)
• 1966: Hawk (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1966: Solo for ONKEL (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1966: These unlucky ones (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1966: Laredo (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1966–1968: Race with Death (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1967: Mannix (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1967: Jericho (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1967–1968: The Monkees (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1967–1969: Cobra, Take Over (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1968: The Outsider (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1971: Captain Apache
• 1972: Glass Houses
• 1971–1972: Alias ​​Smith and Jones (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 1973: FBI (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1973: Shaft (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1973: The Boss (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1974–1977: Make-up and pistols (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1975: The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (TV movie)
• 1975–1977: Police Story (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 1976: The Million Dollar Thing (TV Movie)
• 1976: Time Travelers (TV movie)
• 1977: Detective Rockford - Just give us a call (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1977: Quincy (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1977: Escape to the 23rd Century (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1977: Bunco (TV movie)
• 1977–1982: Lou Grant (TV series, 18 episodes)
• 1978: Adventures of Key West (TV movie)
• 1978: Pearl Harbor (miniseries)
• 1978: Wonder Woman (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1978: David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1979–1985: Dallas (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1981–1985: Under the California Sun (TV series, 14 episodes)
• 1982–1986: Cagney & Lacey (TV series, 16 episodes)
• 1983–1985: Hill Street Police Station (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1983–1985: Remington Steele (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1984: Chief Physician Dr. Welby (TV movie)
• 1985–1987: MacGyver (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1988: Hunter (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1989: In the Heat of the Night (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1992: Murder is Her Hobby (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1989–1992: Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1992–1994: Spaceship Enterprise - The Next Century (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1993–1994: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1993–1996: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1995–1998: Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager (TV series, 10 episodes)

Web links

• Alexander Singer in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Vintage Years imdb.com, accessed December 11, 2015
2. ↑ Falconcrest.org called on December 11, 2015