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David R. Loxton(1943-1989)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Production Department
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David R. Loxton was born on 28 January 1943 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for The Lathe of Heaven (1980), Countdown to Looking Glass (1984) and The Police Tapes (1978). He died on 20 September 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 28, 1943
DiedSeptember 20, 1989(46)
BornJanuary 28, 1943
DiedSeptember 20, 1989(46)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
The Lathe of Heaven
7.1
TV Movie
  • Producer(as David Loxton)
  • 1980
Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
Countdown to Looking Glass
6.8
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1984
The Police Tapes (1978)
The Police Tapes
7.3
TV Movie
  • Producer(as David Loxton)
  • 1978
Flashback
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Penelope Ann Miller and Rita Moreno in Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988)
    Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer: Tales from the Hollywood Hills
    • 1988
  • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Golden Land
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1988
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1987–1988
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1988
  • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987)
    Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1987
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • executive producer: WNET (as David Loxton)
    • 1984–1986
  • Living Los Sures (1984)
    Living Los Sures
    7.5
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1984
  • Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
    Countdown to Looking Glass
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1984
  • America and Lewis Hine (1984)
    America and Lewis Hine
    7.1
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1984
  • Children of Darkness (1983)
    Children of Darkness
    7.9
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1983
  • Invisible Citizens: Japanese Americans (1983)
    Invisible Citizens: Japanese Americans
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • The Great Plague of 1918
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Werner Herzog in Burden of Dreams (1982)
    Burden of Dreams
    7.9
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • Vernon, Florida (1981)
    Vernon, Florida
    7.0
    • executive producer (as David Loxton)
    • 1981
  • The Mystery of the Morro Castle
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980

Director

  • The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
    The Lathe of Heaven
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director (as David Loxton)
    • 1980
  • The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976)
    The Phantom of the Open Hearth
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Lord of the Universe (1974)
    The Lord of the Universe
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director (as David Loxton)
    • 1974

Production Department

  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • production assistant (as David Loxton)
    • 1968
  • The Creative Person
    TV Series
    • production assistant (as David Loxton)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • David Loxton
  • Born
    • January 28, 1943
    • Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • September 20, 1989
    • New York City, New York, USA(pancreatic cancer)

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