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Jack Sonntag(1914-1991)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Jack Sonntag was born on 16 April 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Four Star Playhouse (1952), The Green Hornet (1966) and Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956). He died on 22 September 1991 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1914
DiedSeptember 22, 1991(77)
BornApril 16, 1914
DiedSeptember 22, 1991(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Four Star Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)
The Green Hornet
7.3
TV Series
  • Production Management
David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
7.6
TV Series
  • Production Management
Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6
TV Series
  • Production Management

Credits

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Production Management

  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1979–1985
  • Aliens from Another Planet (1982)
    Aliens from Another Planet
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1982
  • Robert Forster in The Darker Side of Terror (1979)
    The Darker Side of Terror
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • James Stewart and Mickey Rooney in The Magic of Lassie (1978)
    The Magic of Lassie
    5.5
    • production manager
    • 1978
  • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
    The Magician
    7.5
    TV Series
    • production executive
    • 1973–1974
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • production executive
    • 1973–1974
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production executive
    • 1974
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • production executive
    • 1973
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1972–1973
  • David Janssen in Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1973–1976
  • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
    Room 222
    7.7
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1969–1973
  • Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
    Incident on a Dark Street
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1973
  • The Little People (1972)
    The Little People
    7.8
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1972–1974
  • Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)
    Cade's County
    7.1
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1971–1972
  • Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon in Arnie (1970)
    Arnie
    7.0
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1970–1972

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 2017
  • Full Speed for Anywhere
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in Season One.
    The Rifleman
    8.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958–1959
  • Jeannie Carson in Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
    Hey, Jeannie!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956–1958
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957–1958
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957–1958
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956–1958
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • James Mitchell and Rosemarie Stack in The Peacemaker (1956)
    The Peacemaker
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1954–1956
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1955–1956
  • The Star and the Story (1955)
    The Star and the Story
    6.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Stage 7 (1955)
    Stage 7
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters in The Night of the Hunter (1955)
    The Night of the Hunter
    7.9
    • first assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons in Désirée (1954)
    Désirée
    6.3
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1954

Producer

  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1979–1986
  • Family in Blue
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1982
  • Full Speed for Anywhere
    TV Movie
    • assistant producer
    • 1960
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jack Sontang
  • Born
    • April 16, 1914
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 22, 1991
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(amyloidosis)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1954 the Directors Guild of America named him assistant director of the year.

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