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Lee H. Katzin(1935-2002)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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By 1970, Steve McQueen ruled Hollywood. He was the King of Cool and the world's most notorious ladies' man. Hot off the back of classics like 'The Thomas Crown Affair' and 'Bullitt,' the racing fanatic began production of his passion project, 'Le Mans,' centered on the 24-hour car race in France. But the infamously troubled production was plagued with financial troubles, on-set rivalries and the star's own personal issues. This documentary film interweaves stunning, newly discovered footage and McQueen's private recordings with original interviews to reveal the true story of how this cinema legend would risk everything in pursuit of his dream.
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Lee H. Katzin started directing features in the late 1960s. Turning to made-for-television movies, he became one of the busiest directors in that genre, churning out a slew of mostly routine fodder. Every so often, however, one would rise above the rest: Along Came a Spider (1970) is a tense, gritty murder mystery, and The Quest (1976) is a lively, beautifully shot, well paced and hugely enjoyable western, enlivened by rollicking performances from Brian Keith, Cameron Mitchell and Keenan Wynn.
BornApril 12, 1935
DiedOctober 30, 2002(67)
BornApril 12, 1935
DiedOctober 30, 2002(67)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 nominations total

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Known for

Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
Miami Vice
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
The Mod Squad
7.0
TV Series
  • Director(as Lee Katzin)
Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
Le Mans
6.7
  • Director
  • 1971

Credits

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Director



  • Eric Roberts in Restraining Order (1999)
    Restraining Order
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1999
  • The Break (1995)
    The Break
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Fortune Hunter (1994)
    Fortune Hunter
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, and Branscombe Richmond in Renegade (1992)
    Renegade
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Raven (1992)
    Raven
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Lee Katzin)
    • 1993
  • The Young Riders (1989)
    The Young Riders
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1992
  • Greg Evigan and Connie Sellecca in P.S.I. Luv U (1991)
    P.S.I. Luv U
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Jeffrey Meek in The Exile (1991)
    The Exile
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • David Arquette, Boyd Kestner, Jay R. Ferguson, Rodney Harvey, Harold Pruett, and Robert Rusler in The Outsiders (1990)
    The Outsiders
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989)
    Jake Spanner, Private Eye
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1989
  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • World Gone Wild (1987)
    World Gone Wild
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
    The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • opening gambit director
    • 1985
  • Joan Blondell, Gloria Grahame, Bill Bixby, Chuck Connors, Al Dewlen, Andrew J. Fenady, Kathryn Hays, Bernard McEveety, Gary Merrill, and Michael Rennie in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Chuck Connors in Branded (1965)
    Branded
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1964–1965
  • Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
    Fanfare for a Death Scene
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963–1964
  • Stoney Burke (1962)
    Stoney Burke
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • The Rebel (1959)
    The Rebel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
    Three Blondes in His Life
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1961

Production Management



  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1966

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lee Katzin
  • Born
    • April 12, 1935
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • October 30, 2002
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(cancer)
  • Parents
      Leon Arthur Katzin
  • Relatives
    • Aarone Ruth Katzin(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His two most famous credits directing in the cinema were, in fact, films where he replaced a previous director - Bernard Girard on "Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?" and John Sturges on "Le Mans".

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