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Jay Sandrich(1932-2021)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Jay Sandrich was born on 24 February 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), The Cosby Show (1984) and Soap (1977). He was married to Linda Green Silverstein and Nina Kramer. He died on 22 September 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 24, 1932
DiedSeptember 22, 2021(89)
BornFebruary 24, 1932
DiedSeptember 22, 2021(89)
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  • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 8 wins & 12 nominations total

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Known for

Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8.3
TV Series
  • Director
Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
The Cosby Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Soap (1977)
Soap
8.3
TV Series
  • Director
Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
The Golden Girls
8.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls (2021)
    Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
    8.5
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones in Two and a Half Men (2003)
    Two and a Half Men
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Charlie Lawrence
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Stage on Screen
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000–2002
  • Katherine LaNasa, A.J. Langer, and Vicki Lewis in Three Sisters (2001)
    Three Sisters
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • My Family (2000)
    My Family
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Thanks (1999)
    Thanks
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Style & Substance (1998)
    Style & Substance
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Peter Gallagher, Mitch Rouse, and Bradley Whitford in The Secret Lives of Men (1998)
    The Secret Lives of Men
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • LateLine (1998)
    LateLine
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Natalie Desselle Reid, Denise Dowse, Geoffrey Owens, Juan Pope, Jeremy Suarez, Royale Watkins, and Paul Winfield in Built to Last (1997)
    Built to Last
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Maria Canals-Barrera, Ashley Malinger, and Shaun Weiss in The Tony Danza Show (1997)
    The Tony Danza Show
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen in Ink (1996)
    Ink
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996–1997
  • Malcolm McDowell, Carol Kane, Lucy Liu, Kevin Corrigan, and Rhea Perlman in Pearl (1996)
    Pearl
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jonathan Silverman in London Suite (1996)
    London Suite
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Off to See the Wizard (1967)
    Off to See the Wizard
    6.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Bill Dana and Maggie Peterson in The Bill Dana Show (1963)
    The Bill Dana Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1964–1965
  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
    The Danny Thomas Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957–1964
  • I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962)
    I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • X-15 (1961)
    X-15
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    8.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Don DeFore, Melvin Frank, Ruth Hussey, Louis Nye, and Norman Panama in The Facts of Life (1960)
    The Facts of Life
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Annie Fargue, Jess Oppenheimer, and Marshall Thompson in Angel (1960)
    Angel
    6.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
    8.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958–1959
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
    The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
    8.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957–1959
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Ann Sothern in The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
    The Ann Sothern Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Official Detective (1957)
    Official Detective
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956–1957

Producer

  • For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
    For Richer, for Poorer
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1992
  • William Daniels and Ann Prentiss in Captain Nice (1967)
    Captain Nice
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • The Hero (1966)
    The Hero
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1967
  • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1966
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1964–1965

Personal details

  • Official site
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  • Born
    • February 24, 1932
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 22, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(dementia)
  • Spouses
      Linda Green SilversteinOctober 4, 1984 - September 22, 2021 (his death)
  • Children
      Eric
  • Parents
    • Mark Sandrich
  • Relatives
      Mark Sandrich Jr.(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
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  • Trivia
    Son of Mark Sandrich
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    [on working on "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" in 1957 ] I was so young and caught in the middle of America's favorite couple breaking up. Psychologically, I didn't know how to handle it because I was in the middle. They all were wonderful people but naturally there was tension.

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