Kim Manners

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Kim Manners (born January 13, 1951 , † January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American television director and producer .

Life

Manners grew up as the son of producer Sam Manners . Just like his siblings Kelly and Tana, he got into the production of television series . He had his first directorial work in 1979 in an episode of Charlie's Angels , for which he had previously worked as an assistant director. Until his death he was since then continuously directing various television series such as Simon & Simon , Sledge Hammer! or Spaceship Enterprise: The Next Century in Action. From 1995 until the end of the series in 2002 he worked as a producer and director for The X-Files - The FBI 's Creepy Cases . Manners directed 52 episodes of the X-Files. He was nominated for an Emmy four times in a row . As of 2005, Manners was the producer and director of Supernatural , for which he directed 17 episodes.

Manners died on January 25, 2009 at the age of 58 of complications from lung cancer . In the credits of the Supernatural episode Death on Vacation Manners was honored with two photos with the caption “We dedicate the entire season to Kim Manners” and “We miss you, Kim”; He received another appreciation in the credits of the fifth episode of the second season of Breaking Bad with the words "dedicated to our friend Kim Manners". He received another appreciation in 2016 in the tenth season of the X-Files, in the episode Mulder and Scully against the Who-Monster . In the third episode, a grave stone can be seen in a cemetery scene with his name, date of birth and death, as well as the inscription "Lets kick it in the Ass."

Filmography (selection)

As a director

As a producer

  • 1995–1999: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files )
  • 2006–2009: Supernatural

Awards

Emmy

  • 1995: Nomination for the X-Files, The FBI's Scary Cases
  • 1996: Nomination for the X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases
  • 1997: Nomination for the X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases
  • 1998: Nomination for the X-Files, The FBI's Scary Cases

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Supernatural: Director Kim Manners has died , accessed on February 24, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Manners, Kim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American television director and producer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1951
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 2009
Place of death Los Angeles , California , USA