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Jeff Bleckner

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Jeff Bleckner
Jeff Bleckner was born on 12 August 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000) and American Playhouse (1980). He has been married to Susan Edelman since 12 April 1987. He was previously married to Jeanne Hepple.
BornAugust 12, 1943
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BornAugust 12, 1943
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
    The Beach Boys: An American Family
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
    Remington Steele
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
      Castle
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2015
    • Away and Back (2015)
      Away and Back
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Heather Locklear, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Breckin Meyer in Franklin & Bash (2011)
      Franklin & Bash
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
      Mistresses
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Remember Sunday (2013)
      Remember Sunday
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Janet Montgomery in Made in Jersey (2012)
      Made in Jersey
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Glades (2010)
      The Glades
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2012
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2011
    • Ally Walker in The Protector (2011)
      The Protector
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Emily VanCamp in Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
      Beyond the Blackboard
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Martin Henderson in Off the Map (2011)
      Off the Map
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Kathy Bates in Harry's Law (2011)
      Harry's Law
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Hawthorne (2009)
      Hawthorne
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2010
    • Lauren Ambrose and Adam Kaufman in Loving Leah (2009)
      Loving Leah
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Conspiracy
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008

    Producer

    • 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003)
      10-8: Officers on Duty
      7.1
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2003–2004
    • The Music Man (2003)
      The Music Man
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2003
    • The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
      The Beach Boys: An American Family
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2000
    • Flowers for Algernon (2000)
      Flowers for Algernon
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 2000
    • Runaway Virus (2000)
      Runaway Virus
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Rear Window (1998)
      Rear Window
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • consulting producer
      • 1998
    • Eric Stoltz, Charles Martin Smith, and Leslie Hope in Blackout Effect (1998)
      Blackout Effect
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 1998
    • Gina Philips and Ken Olin in The Advocate's Devil (1997)
      The Advocate's Devil
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1997
    • What Happened to Bobby Earl? (1997)
      What Happened to Bobby Earl?
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 1997
    • On Seventh Avenue (1996)
      On Seventh Avenue
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1996
    • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
      In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Mancuso, FBI (1989)
      Mancuso, FBI
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1989–1990
    • A Sunday Dinner
      6.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 1974

    Writer

    • Mancuso, FBI (1989)
      Mancuso, FBI
      7.2
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1989

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jeffrey Bleckner
    • Born
      • August 12, 1943
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Susan EdelmanApril 12, 1987 - present
    • Other works
      (December 10, 1971 to January 16, 1972) He directed William Shakespeare's play, "Twelfth Night," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as Best Director (Dramatic) for David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones."

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