Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Alan Skog

  • Production Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Alan Skog is known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music (1989) and Playing on the Edge (2001).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music (1989)
    The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1989
    Playing on the Edge (2001)
    Playing on the Edge
    8.0
    Video
    • Director
    • 2001
    The Damnation of Faust
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Production Department

    • As the World Turns (1956)
      As the World Turns
      6.3
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 1978–1980
    • Ganja & Hess (1973)
      Ganja & Hess
      6.2
      • production assistant
      • 1973
    • Paul Tripp and Beryl Bernay in Birthday House (1963)
      Birthday House
      7.7
      TV Series
      • production assistant (1966-1967)
      • 1963–1967

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.5
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1976–2008
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • assistant director
      • 1981–1993
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1991
    • A Walk in the Woods (1989)
      A Walk in the Woods
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1989
    • Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1987
    • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
      The Metropolitan Opera Presents
      8.2
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1977–2022
    • The Verdi Requiem
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1986
    • La bohème
      8.0
      Video
      • associate director
      • 1982
    • Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982)
      Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
      8.8
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1982
    • Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon in The Concert in Central Park (1982)
      The Concert in Central Park
      8.3
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1982
    • Joel Grey in Bernstein at 60: An Appreciation (1978)
      Bernstein at 60: An Appreciation
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1978
    • Two by Dove (1995)
      Great Performances: Dance in America
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1978
    • Elaine Bonazzi in The Trial of Mary Lincoln (1972)
      NET Opera Theater
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1970

    Director

    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • pretaped intermission feature
      • intermission director
      • 1978–2012
    • Denyce Graves: Breaking the Rules
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Playing on the Edge (2001)
      Playing on the Edge
      8.0
      Video
      • concert performances
      • 2001
    • As the World Turns (1956)
      As the World Turns
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Heroes of Conscience: A Tribute to Dietrich Bonhoeffer
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1994
    • The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music (1989)
      The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
      TV Special
      • orchestra segments directed by
      • 1989
    • Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra
      TV Special
      • interview segment
      • 1987
    • The Damnation of Faust
      TV Movie
      • television director
      • 1986
    • Giulini Concerts
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Alumnus of Colgate University, Graduate Studies at the School of Drama at Yale University and New York University.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.