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Bruce Paltrow(1943-2002)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Director Bruce Paltrow
Bruce Paltrow was born on 26 November 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for St. Elsewhere (1982), The White Shadow (1978) and The Road Home (1994). He was married to Blythe Danner. He died on 3 October 2002 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornNovember 26, 1943
DiedOctober 3, 2002(58)
BornNovember 26, 1943
DiedOctober 3, 2002(58)
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  • Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
St. Elsewhere
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer
The White Shadow (1978)
The White Shadow
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Karen Allen, Ed Flanders, Terence Knox, and Frances Sternhagen in The Road Home (1994)
The Road Home
7.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Tattingers (1988)
Tattingers
6.8
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Edie Falco in Fargo (2003)
    Fargo
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Promo Poster
    Duets
    6.2
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Karen Allen, Ed Flanders, Terence Knox, and Frances Sternhagen in The Road Home (1994)
    The Road Home
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • New Year
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • High (1989)
    High
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Tattingers (1988)
    Tattingers
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988–1989
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1982–1988
  • A Little Sex (1982)
    A Little Sex
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1982
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1978–1981
  • Operating Room
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1978
  • Laurie Heineman, Austin Pendleton, and Christopher Barnes in Big City Boys (1978)
    Big City Boys
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Shirts/Skins (1973)
    Shirts/Skins
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973

Writer

  • Edie Falco in Fargo (2003)
    Fargo
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2003
  • Karen Allen, Ed Flanders, Terence Knox, and Frances Sternhagen in The Road Home (1994)
    The Road Home
    7.6
    TV Series
    • created by
    • story by
    • written by
    • 1994
  • New Year
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Home Fires (1992)
    Home Fires
    4.2
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • story by ...
    • 1992
  • High (1989)
    High
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Tattingers (1988)
    Tattingers
    6.8
    TV Series
    • created by
    • creator
    • Writer ...
    • 1988–1989
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1985–1988
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1978–1981
  • Operating Room
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Ethel Merman in You're Gonna Love It Here (1977)
    You're Gonna Love It Here
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Shirts/Skins (1973)
    Shirts/Skins
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1973

Director

  • The Mind of the Married Man (2001)
    The Mind of the Married Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001–2002
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis: Cruisin' (2000)
    Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis: Cruisin'
    6.1
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Promo Poster
    Duets
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Randy Quaid and Alex McArthur in Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
    Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Karen Allen, Ed Flanders, Terence Knox, and Frances Sternhagen in The Road Home (1994)
    The Road Home
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Home Fires (1992)
    Home Fires
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • High (1989)
    High
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Tattingers (1988)
    Tattingers
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1987
  • A Little Sex (1982)
    A Little Sex
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1980
  • Paris (1979)
    Paris
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Operating Room
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Ethel Merman in You're Gonna Love It Here (1977)
    You're Gonna Love It Here
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • November 26, 1943
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 3, 2002
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(complications from pneumonia and recurrence of throat cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Blythe DannerDecember 14, 1969 - October 3, 2002 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Relatives
      Gabrielle Giffords(Cousin)
  • Other works
    In 1974, he produced, directed and wrote the teleplay for an unsold sitcom pilot called Shirts/Skins which was based on his successful TV movie of the previous year. The pilot was never aired.
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Jake Paltrow and Gwyneth Paltrow.
  • Quotes
    "When Gwynnie was a baby, she and Blythe would harmonize together. I wasn't allowed to sing because Blythe didn't want me to damage the children's ears" - about daughter Gwyneth Paltrow's vocal abilities.

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