Roger Young

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Roger Young (born May 13, 1942 in Champaign , Illinois ) is an American director, screenwriter and producer.

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Roger Young began his career in the film business as a television series director in the late 1970s. In 1980 he directed two episodes of the Magnum series , a year later he made his first television film with Bitter Harvest , one role was played by Ron Howard . The film was nominated for four Emmys, including Young for Best Director . Numerous other TV productions followed. From 1978 to 1982 he was the director for a total of 14 episodes of the series Lou Grant , in 1980 he was awarded an Emmy for this. He was also involved in the series as an associate producer . One of his most famous films is the film adaptation of Agent Without a Name . This film is based on the book The Bourne Identity by author Robert Ludlum . Young made his debut as a screenwriter in 1991 with the film The Drug Cop , which he also directed as a director. From the mid-1990s he was involved as a director in a number of Bible adaptations, in 1995 he made his first contribution to this major project with Die Bibel - Josef , which began in 1994 with the film Die Bibel - Genesis . During this time he worked again as a screenwriter. In 2007 he shot an episode of the series Rome , in the same year he also worked as a one-time director for the TV series The Closer . In 2009 he directed two episodes of the Law & Order series . Further work for television followed, most recently the miniseries The Red Tent in 2014 .

Filmography as a director (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b All New in the Internet Movie Database (English) and Shotgun in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Young, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Champaign , Illinois , USA