Charles Correll (director)

Charles James Correll Jr. (born January 23, 1944 in Los Angeles , California - † June 4, 2004 in Tarzana , Los Angeles, California) was an American cinematographer and film director .

Life

Charles James Correll Jr. was born the son of comedian Charles Correll (1890–1972). He had two older sisters and a younger brother, director Richard Correll . Correll started as a camera assistant to Jack Webb on the US series Police Report and quickly worked his way up to the cameraman, where, in addition to series such as Kojak - Use in Manhattan and Columbo, he also appeared in films like Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock and the super idiot worked. From the end of the 1980s Correll switched completely to directing and was working until the end as a director for series such as MacGyver , Seven Days - Das Tor zur Zeit , CSI: Miami and Without a Trace - disappeared without a trace .

On June 4, 2004 Correll died of a pancreatic tumor and left his two daughters and son here in addition to his wife Robin.

Filmography (selection)

Director

• 1986–1990: MacGyver (TV series 19 episodes)
• 1990–1993: Law & Order (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1990: The Last Apache (Gunsmoke: The Last Apache)
• 1991: Diagnosis - Positive (Deadly Desire)
• 1991: She Says She's Innocent
• 1991: Murder Between the Lines (Writer's Block)
• 1991: Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
• 1992: In the Deep Woods
• 1993: Until Death Do You Part (Dead Before Dawn)
• 1993–1999: Melrose Place (TV series 47 episodes)
• 1994: MacGyver - Endstation Hell (MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday)
• 1994: Models Inc. (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1996–2000: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 1996: Hostage drama on board Flight 285 (Hijacked: Flight 285)
• 1997: The Stepsister
• 1997: In the mirror of the abyss (Echo)
• 1997–1999: Stargate Command SG-1 (Stargate SG-1) (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1998–2001: Seven Days - Das Tor zur Zeit (Seven Days) (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2000: Titans - Dynasty of Intrigues (Titans) (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2001: The $ treet - who offers more? (The $ treet) (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2001–2002: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2002: General Hospital (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2002–2003: CSI: Miami (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2003-2004: Without a Trace (Without a Trace) (TV series, 3 episodes)

camera

• 1974–1976: Kojak - Mission in Manhattan (Kojak) (TV series, 40 episodes)
• 1975: Columbo (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1976: Moving Violation
• 1978: I think a horse will kick me (National Lampoon's Animal House)
• 1978: The Critical List
• 1979: Blutzoll (Portrait of a Hitman)
• 1979: The Chance of a Lifetime (Fast Break)
• 1980: Brazen and God-fearing (In God We Tru $ t)
• 1980: Highway Chaos (Gridlock)
• 1980: The Long Days of Summer
• 1981: Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams
• 1981: Hellinger's Law
• 1983: Shards of a Murder (Missing Pieces)
• 1983: The Winds of War (TV miniseries, 7 episodes)
• 1984: Jesse Owens - Idol and Legend (The Jesse Owens Story)
• 1984: Star Trek III : The Search for Spock (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
• 1985: The Torment of Uncertainty (Into Thin Air)
• 1985: Raoul Wallenberg (Wallenberg: A Hero's Story)
• 1987: The Super idiot (Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise)
• 1987: Smoking Guns: To Life and Death (Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge)
• 1990: Greetings from Africa (Face to Face)

Awards

Emmy

• 1983: Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special from "The Winds of War"
• 1985: Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special from "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story"

Web links

• Charles Correll in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Charles Correll on variety.com from June 15, 2004 (English), accessed December 17, 2011