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Fred Barzyk

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Fred Barzyk was born on 18 October 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Countdown to Looking Glass (1984), The Lathe of Heaven (1980) and Between Time and Timbuktu (1972).
BornOctober 18, 1936
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
    Countdown to Looking Glass
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
    The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
    The Lathe of Heaven
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
    Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
    Between Time and Timbuktu
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
    America
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Karin Anglin in Connect with English (2007)
      Connect with English
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • A Biography of America
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Ryan Interview
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • No Room for Opal
      3.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1993
    • A Matter of Principal (1990)
      A Matter of Principal
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Jenny's Song
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Tender Places
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Secrets (1986)
      Secrets
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1986
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
      Countdown to Looking Glass
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984
    • The Great Plague of 1918
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1982
    • The Mystery of the Morro Castle
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1980
    • The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
      The Lathe of Heaven
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Visions (1976)
      Visions
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976–1978

    Producer

    • A Biography of America
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Alistair Cooke Salute
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Christopher Reeve in Last Ferry Home (1992)
      Last Ferry Home
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Jerry O'Connell, Jason Clarke Adams, Dorothy Lyman, James B. Sikking, and Daphne in Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
      Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1988
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1982–1985
    • Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
      Countdown to Looking Glass
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1984
    • Flashback
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1980
    • The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
      The Lathe of Heaven
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1980
    • Visions (1976)
      Visions
      5.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1978
    • The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976)
      The Phantom of the Open Hearth
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1976
    • Video: The New Wave
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1974
    • America
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 1971
    • NET Playhouse (1964)
      NET Playhouse
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1970
    • The Creative Person
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1967

    Writer

    • The Great Plague of 1918
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1982
    • The Mystery of the Morro Castle
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
      Between Time and Timbuktu
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1972

    Personal details

    • Born
      • October 18, 1936
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Longtime producer/director at WGBH, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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