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Herb Adelman

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Herb Adelman
Herb Adelman is known for No Way Out (1987), Say Anything (1989) and Space: Above and Beyond (1995).
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      • 3 wins total

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    Known for

    Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
    No Way Out
    7.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1987
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    Say Anything
    7.3
    • Production Management
    • 1989
    Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, and Morgan Weisser in Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
    Space: Above and Beyond
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Production Management
    Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

    Credits

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    Production Management

    • The Cape (2011)
      The Cape
      5.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2011
    • Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community (2009)
      Community
      8.5
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2009
    • Mark Hamill in Criminal Minds (2005)
      Criminal Minds
      8.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2005–2006
    • Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Ritter, Amber Tamblyn, and Michael Welch in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
      Joan of Arcadia
      7.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2003–2004
    • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
      Sabrina the Teenage Witch
      6.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2000–2003
    • Paget Brewster, Sara Ramirez, and Charles Rocket in Star Patrol! (2000)
      Star Patrol!
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2000
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Martial Law (1998)
      Martial Law
      6.9
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2000
    • Matt Craven, Sheryl Lee, and Rick Roberts in L.A. Doctors (1998)
      L.A. Doctors
      6.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1998–1999
    • Kevin Anderson in Nothing Sacred (1997)
      Nothing Sacred
      7.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1997–1998
    • EZ Streets (1996)
      EZ Streets
      8.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1996–1997
    • Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)
      The Pretender
      7.5
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (1997)
      • 1996–2000
    • Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, and Morgan Weisser in Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
      Space: Above and Beyond
      7.8
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1995–1996
    • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
      In the Heat of the Night
      7.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1989–1995
    • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
      Diagnosis Murder
      6.9
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1995
    • Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Carla Gugino, Mark Harmon, Barbara Hershey, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Rocky Carroll in Chicago Hope (1994)
      Chicago Hope
      6.9
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1994

    Producer

    • Mark Hamill in Criminal Minds (2005)
      Criminal Minds
      8.1
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2005–2006
    • Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Ritter, Amber Tamblyn, and Michael Welch in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
      Joan of Arcadia
      7.2
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2004
    • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
      Sabrina the Teenage Witch
      6.7
      TV Series
      • coordinating producer
      • 2000–2003
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Martial Law (1998)
      Martial Law
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1999–2000
    • Matt Craven, Sheryl Lee, and Rick Roberts in L.A. Doctors (1998)
      L.A. Doctors
      6.1
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1998–1999
    • Kevin Anderson in Nothing Sacred (1997)
      Nothing Sacred
      7.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1997–1998
    • EZ Streets (1996)
      EZ Streets
      8.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • co-producer
      • 1996–1997
    • Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)
      The Pretender
      7.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1997
    • Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, and Morgan Weisser in Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
      Space: Above and Beyond
      7.8
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1995–1996
    • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
      In the Heat of the Night
      7.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1990–1995

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Austin Golden Hour
      6.6
      TV Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2008
    • John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
      Say Anything
      7.3
      • first assistant director: Seattle
      • 1989
    • Cynthia Gibb and Mitchell Anderson in The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)
      The Karen Carpenter Story
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1989
    • Harry Hamlin and Linda Kozlowski in Favorite Son (1988)
      Favorite Son
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director (as Herbert S. Adelman)
      • 1988
    • Alien Nation (1988)
      Alien Nation
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Robert Davi, Sam Waterston, and Ron Leibman in Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988)
      Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
      No Way Out
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, and Danny Aiello in Daddy (1987)
      Daddy
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • A Year in the Life (1986)
      A Year in the Life
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Hoosiers (1986)
      Hoosiers
      7.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
      Hill Street Blues
      8.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1982–1985
    • Anne Archer, James Spader, Melora Hardin, Frank Converse, Martin Hewitt, and Jonathan Hall Kovacs in The Family Tree (1983)
      The Family Tree
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1983
    • Independence Day (1983)
      Independence Day
      6.5
      • second assistant director
      • 1983
    • White Water Rebels (1983)
      White Water Rebels
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1983
    • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
      Knight Rider
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1982

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      • Herbert S. Adelman

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