Michael Katleman
Michael Katleman (born June 30, 1950 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American film and television director and producer .
life and work
Michael Katleman works mainly as a television director. He began his career as an assistant director in films such as the comedy Jumpin 'Jack Flash with Whoopie Goldberg , the science fiction thriller Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger and the biography of Ritchie Valens La Bamba . He made his directorial debut in 1990 on the critically acclaimed TV drama series China Beach, which is about the Vietnam War.
After directing a number of episodes of well-known television series (including Quantum Leap, X-Files, Northern Exposure, ER), he also acted as executive producer on other series (including Gilmore Girls , Tru Calling - Schicksal reloaded! ). He also directed the two hour finale of Steven Spielberg's science fiction miniseries Taken .
He became known to a wider audience in 2017 through his feature film debut Die Fährte des Grauens (Primeval). The horror film is about a man-eating giant alligator. In an interview, he said that he was not limited to genres, but that it was important to him to be able to connect with the material that the respective story offers.
After his foray into the cinema horror genre, he continued working as a television director and executive producer on series such as Life on Mars , Memphis Beat and Eastwick , which is based on John Updike's novel The Witches of Eastwick . In the 2010s, the crime series Rizzoli & Isles as well as The Last Ship and the animal horror series Zoo based on the novel by James Patterson came in this double function .
Filmography (selection)
TV films and TV series
As a director
- 1991: Back to the Past (1 episode)
- 1991–1993: Alaska of all places (6 episodes)
- 1993: The X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases (1 episode)
- 1995: Space 2063 (1 episode)
- 1997: Emergency Room (1 episode)
- 2000: Dawsons Creek (1 episode)
- 2001–2001: Dark Angel (2 episodes)
- 2000–2001: Jack & Jill (3 episode)
- 2000–2001: Gilmore Girls (7 episodes)
- 2001: Phobia (TV movie)
- 2002–2003: Smallville (3 episodes)
- 2004–2005: Tru Calling: Destiny reloaded! (7 episodes)
- 2005: Briar & Graves (TV movie)
- 2005–2006: Reunion (2 episodes)
- 2007: The track of horror (Primeval) feature film
- 2007–2008: Big Shots (3 episodes)
- 2008–2009: Life on Mars (4 episodes)
- 2009-2010: Eastwick (3 episodes)
- 2010: Scandal (1 episode)
- 2010: Scoundrels (1 episode)
- 2010: My Generation (1 episode)
- 2011: The Vampire Diaries (1 episode)
- 2011: Off the Map (1 episode)
- 2011: Memphis Beat (1 episode)
- 2011: Harry's Law (1 episode)
- 2012: Jane by Design (1 episode)
- 2012: The River (1 episode)
- 2012: Falling Skies (1 episode)
- 2012: Dallas (1 episode)
- 2013: King & Maxwell (1 episode)
- 2012–2013: Scandal (2 episodes)
- 2012–2015: Rizzoli & Isles (8 episodes)
- 2014: Star-Crossed (1 episode)
- 2014–2016: The Last Ship (4 episodes)
- 2015: How to Get Away with Murder (1 episode)
- 2015-2017: Zoo (10 episodes)
- 2016: Designated Survivor (1 episode)
As a producer
- 2001: Gilmore Girls (11 episodes)
- 2002–2003: Birds of Prey (7 episodes)
- 2003: Tahoe Search and Rescue
- 2004–2005: Tru Calling: Destiny reloaded! (13 episodes)
- 2005–2006: Point Pleasant (3 episodes)
- 2005–2006: Reunion (11 episodes)
- 2007-2008: Big Shots (12 episodes)
- 2008–2009: Life on Mars (17 episodes)
- 2009-2010: Eastwick (13 episodes)
- 2011: Memphis Beat (10 episodes)
- 2012–2015: Rizzoli & Isles (49 episodes)
- 2015-2017: Zoo (22 episodes)
- 2016: The Last Ship (4 episodes)
Web links
- Michael Katleman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Katlemann website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview: Primeval Director Michael Katleman - CINEMABLEND . In: CINEMABLEND . June 6, 2007 ( cinemablend.com [accessed August 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Hollywood.com Staff: Michael Katleman | Biography and Filmography . In: Hollywood.com . February 10, 2015 ( hollywood.com [accessed August 19, 2017]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Katleman, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television director and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |