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Jerrold Freedman

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Jerrold Freedman was born on 29 October 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Psychiatrist (1970), Kojak (1973) and The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1969). He has been married to Christine Bell since 13 April 2013. He was previously married to Carol Warnet, Dorenda Millikin and Katherine Woodville.
BornOctober 29, 1941
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    The Psychiatrist (1970)
    The Psychiatrist
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Protectors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Victor Love in Native Son (1986)
    Native Son
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Director

    • The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
      The O.J. Simpson Story
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Alan Smithee)
      • 1995
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–1994
    • Condition: Critical (1992)
      Condition: Critical
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
      Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Night Walk (1989)
      Night Walk
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Robert Urich and Chynna Phillips in The Comeback (1989)
      The Comeback
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Unholy Matrimony (1988)
      Unholy Matrimony
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Family Sins (1987)
      Family Sins
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Victor Love in Native Son (1986)
      Native Son
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Robert Mitchum and Wilford Brimley in Thompson's Last Run (1986)
      Thompson's Last Run
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
      Alfred Hitchcock Presents
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Alan Smithee)
      • 1985
    • Seduced (1985)
      Seduced
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Peter Coyote, Patty Duke, and Frederic Forrest in Best Kept Secrets (1984)
      Best Kept Secrets
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Valerie Bertinelli in The Seduction of Gina (1984)
      The Seduction of Gina
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984

    Writer

    • Legs (1983)
      Legs
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • Charles Bronson in Borderline (1980)
      Borderline
      6.0
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • Louis Gossett Jr. in Lawman Without a Gun (1978)
      Lawman Without a Gun
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1978
    • Lesley Ann Warren and Rip Torn in Betrayal (1978)
      Betrayal
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1978
    • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
      Kojak
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story
      • 1973–1977
    • Blood Sport (1973)
      Blood Sport
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1973
    • Jigsaw (1972)
      Jigsaw
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1972–1973
    • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
      Night Gallery
      7.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay (segment "Marmalade Wine")
      • 1971
    • The Psychiatrist (1970)
      The Psychiatrist
      7.2
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • written by
      • 1970–1971
    • The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970)
      The Bold Ones: The Senator
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1971
    • The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1969)
      The Bold Ones: The Protectors
      7.0
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1969–1970

    Producer

    • The Visionary (1990)
      The Visionary
      4.4
      Video
      • producer (as Jerald Freedman)
      • 1990
    • Perilous Voyage (1975)
      Perilous Voyage
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1975
    • Pat Hingle in The Last Angry Man (1974)
      The Last Angry Man
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1974
    • The Psychiatrist (1970)
      The Psychiatrist
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1971
    • The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1969)
      The Bold Ones: The Protectors
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1969–1970
    • Diane Baker and James Franciscus in Trial Run (1969)
      Trial Run
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1969
    • Senta Berger and Gene Barry in Istanbul Express (1968)
      Istanbul Express
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1968
    • Peter Falk, Nina Foch, Gene Barry, Katherine Justice, and William Windom in Prescription: Murder (1968)
      Prescription: Murder
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1968

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jerald Freedman
    • Born
      • October 29, 1941
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouses
        Christine BellApril 13, 2013 - present
    • Children
        Matthew Penfield Freedman
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      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Writing courtroom thrillers as a novelist, under the pen-name J.F. Freedman

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