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Chris Harty

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Chris Harty is known for HBO First Look (1992), A Century of Women (1994) and Hypernauts (1996). Chris has been married to Ken Schaefer since 15 December 1991. They have two children.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    HBO First Look (1992)
    HBO First Look
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    A Century of Women (1994)
    A Century of Women
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director(as Christen Harty Schaefer)
    Marc Daniel, Carrie Dobro, Glenn Herman, and Heidi Lucas in Hypernauts (1996)
    Hypernauts
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director(as Christen Harty Schaefer)
    Modern Marvels (1993)
    Modern Marvels
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • How Stuff Works (2008)
      How Stuff Works
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Chris Harty-Schaefer)
      • 2008–2009
    • I Married a Princess (2005)
      I Married a Princess
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2005
    • Modern Marvels (1993)
      Modern Marvels
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Boomer Nation (2004)
      Boomer Nation
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Giants: Friend or Foe (2003)
      Giants: Friend or Foe
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2003
    • M. Night Shyamalan's Signs of Fear
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2002
    • Time Machine: Lindbergh Flies Again
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Moments of Truth with Stephen Ambrose
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2001
    • Tom Hanks and Tom Sizemore in Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)
      Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan'
      7.1
      Video
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • HBO First Look (1992)
      HBO First Look
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997–1998
    • Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997)
      Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1997
    • Sightings (1991)
      Sightings
      8.2
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • Director
      • 1995–1997
    • Marc Daniel, Carrie Dobro, Glenn Herman, and Heidi Lucas in Hypernauts (1996)
      Hypernauts
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1996
    • A Century of Women (1994)
      A Century of Women
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1994

    Producer

    • Bloomberg Game Changers (2010)
      Bloomberg Game Changers
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2011
    • MovieReal: Memoirs of a Geisha
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • Inside 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' (2005)
      Inside 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery (2005)
      Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • I Married a Princess (2005)
      I Married a Princess
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2005
    • Modern Marvels (1993)
      Modern Marvels
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Between the Lines (2004)
      Between the Lines
      3.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2004
    • Giants: Friend or Foe (2003)
      Giants: Friend or Foe
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2003
    • HBO First Look (1992)
      HBO First Look
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer, as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1997–2002
    • M. Night Shyamalan's Signs of Fear
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2002
    • The Making of 'the Fast and the Furious' (2002)
      The Making of 'the Fast and the Furious'
      8.0
      Video
      • supervising producer
      • 2002
    • Moments of Truth with Stephen Ambrose
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 2001
    • Tom Hanks and Tom Sizemore in Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)
      Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan'
      7.1
      Video
      • producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1998
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • supervising producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1997
    • Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997)
      Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • producer (as Christen Harty Schaefer)
      • 1997

    Additional Crew

    • 'Saving Private Ryan': An Introduction (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': An Introduction
      5.9
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • 'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp
      7.2
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • 'Saving Private Ryan': Looking Into the Past (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': Looking Into the Past
      6.0
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • 'Saving Private Ryan': Miller and His Platoon (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': Miller and His Platoon
      6.0
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • 'Saving Private Ryan': Music and Sound (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': Music and Sound
      6.1
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • 'Saving Private Ryan': Parting Thoughts (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': Parting Thoughts
      5.3
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • 'Saving Private Ryan': Re-Creating Omaha Beach (2004)
      'Saving Private Ryan': Re-Creating Omaha Beach
      5.9
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004
    • Making 'Saving Private Ryan' (2004)
      Making 'Saving Private Ryan'
      6.5
      Video
      • director: original footage
      • 2004

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Chris Harty-Schaefer
    • Spouse
      • Ken SchaeferDecember 15, 1991 - present (2 children)

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