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Jeffrey Hayden(1926-2016)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Eva Marie Saint and Jeffrey Hayden
Jeffrey Hayden was born on 15 October 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Knight Rider (1982), The Incredible Hulk (1977) and Cover Up (1984). He was married to Eva Marie Saint. He died on 24 December 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 15, 1926
DiedDecember 24, 2016(90)
BornOctober 15, 1926
DiedDecember 24, 2016(90)
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Known for

David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
Knight Rider
6.9
TV Series
  • Director
Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Incredible Hulk
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)
Cover Up
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Bill Moyers in Children in America's Schools with Bill Moyers (1996)
    Children in America's Schools with Bill Moyers
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Eva Marie Saint and Jeffrey Hayden in Primary Colors: The Story of Corita (1991)
    Primary Colors: The Story of Corita
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Courteney Cox, Kevin Peter Hall, Dean Paul Martin, and Mark Thomas Miller in Misfits of Science (1985)
    Misfits of Science
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1985
  • Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)
    Cover Up
    7.7
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1985
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Bruce Greenwood and John Terlesky in Legmen (1984)
    Legmen
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
    Emerald Point N.A.S.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Mississippi (1982)
    The Mississippi
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Peter Barton in The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
    The Powers of Matthew Star
    6.0
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1982
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director (as Jeff Hayden)
    • 1982
  • Capitol (1982)
    Capitol
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Clark Brandon and Barnard Hughes in Mr. Merlin (1981)
    Mr. Merlin
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer

  • Bill Moyers in Children in America's Schools with Bill Moyers (1996)
    Children in America's Schools with Bill Moyers
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Eva Marie Saint and Jeffrey Hayden in Primary Colors: The Story of Corita (1991)
    Primary Colors: The Story of Corita
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • James Arness in How the West Was Won (1976)
    How the West Was Won
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Billy Bean Show
    TV Series
    • assistant producer
    • 1949

Writer

  • Bill Moyers in Children in America's Schools with Bill Moyers (1996)
    Children in America's Schools with Bill Moyers
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • script
    • 1996
  • Eva Marie Saint and Jeffrey Hayden in Primary Colors: The Story of Corita (1991)
    Primary Colors: The Story of Corita
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1991
  • The Billy Bean Show
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jeff Hayden
  • Born
    • October 15, 1926
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 24, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Eva Marie SaintOctober 28, 1951 - December 24, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Darrell Hayden
  • Other works
    Stage: Directed "Winesburg, Ohio", Santa Barbara Performing Arts Center, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • Publicity listings
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    An original member of the Directors Guild of America's first Creative Rights Committee.
  • Nickname
    • Jeff

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