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David Oliver Pfeil

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David Oliver Pfeil
David Oliver Pfeil is a Cinematographer, DGA Director and Main Title Designer. He's won two Emmys for television titles and shot the iconic opening title sequence to the classic 1980s TV series Knightrider.

Other television title credits include The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and Jake and the Fatman. His movie credits include title sequences for Innerspace, 9 to 5, The Electric Horseman, Rocky III, Hocus Pocus and Footloose.

In 1997, David began his tenure as director of the new film school at Academy of Art University, San Francisco. In 2004, he was promoted to Vice President of On-Air Advertising. Since 2007, he has been a principal of studioDP2, a video production company based in Marin County.

In 2018, David was awarded the degree of Honorary Doctorate by Academy of Art University.

David is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    6.9
    • Additional Crew(as David Oliver, uncredited)
    • 1987
    Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in 9 to 5 (1980)
    9 to 5
    7.0
    • Additional Crew(as David Oliver, uncredited)
    • 1980
    Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Jason Marsden in Hocus Pocus (1993)
    Hocus Pocus
    6.9
    • Additional Crew
    • 1993
    Footloose (1984)
    Footloose
    6.6
    • Additional Crew(as David Oliver, uncredited)
    • 1984

    Credits

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    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.4
      TV Series
      • main title designer
      • title designer
      • main title design
      • 2023–2026
    • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
      The Bold and the Beautiful
      3.5
      TV Series
      • main title photographer
      • title cinematographer
      • main title photography ...
      • 1987–2026
    • Chuck Norris and Betty in Top Dog (1995)
      Top Dog
      4.3
      • title designer: main titles
      • 1995
    • Small Gifts (1994)
      Small Gifts
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • title designer (as David Oliver)
      • 1994
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Jason Marsden in Hocus Pocus (1993)
      Hocus Pocus
      6.9
      • title cinematographer
      • title designer
      • 1993
    • Jonathan Brandis and Chuck Norris in Sidekicks (1992)
      Sidekicks
      5.3
      • title designer
      • 1992
    • Judge Reinhold in Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
      Four Eyes and Six-Guns
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • title designer
      • 1992
    • Stalin (1992)
      Stalin
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • title designer (as The Pfeil Company)
      • 1992
    • Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, and Meadow Sisto in Captain Ron (1992)
      Captain Ron
      5.9
      • title designer
      • 1992
    • Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
      Mom and Dad Save the World
      5.4
      • title designer
      • 1992
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
      7.3
      • title designer
      • 1991
    • Sam Neill, Armand Assante, and Marcia Gay Harden in Fever (1991)
      Fever
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • title designer
      • 1991
    • Blair Brown in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
      The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
      8.1
      TV Series
      • title photographer
      • main title design
      • title design (as David Oliver, as David Oliver)
      • 1987–1991
    • FM (1989)
      FM
      6.7
      TV Series
      • title cinematographer
      • main title design
      • 1989–1990
    • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
      Jake and the Fatman
      6.4
      TV Series
      • title cinematographer (uncredited)
      • 1989

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
      The Bold and the Beautiful
      3.5
      TV Series
      • main title photographer
      • 2019
    • Cynthia Thompson in Cavegirl (1985)
      Cavegirl
      3.8
      • aerial camera operator (as David Oliver)
      • 1985
    • Sam Neill in The Final Conflict (1981)
      The Final Conflict
      5.5
      • additional cinematography
      • additional photography (uncredited)
      • 1981

    Director



    • Cynthia Thompson in Cavegirl (1985)
      Cavegirl
      3.8
      • Director (as David Oliver)
      • 1985
    • Steely Dan: AJA (1977)
      Steely Dan: AJA
      8.2
      Music Video
      • directed by
      • 1977

    Personal details

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      • David Oliver
    • Other works
      Contributed to Francesco Borseti's book "It Came from the 80s!" Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2016) ISBN-10: 1476666040, ISBN-13: 978-1476666044

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