Robert Iscove Biography (1947-)

Born July 4, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; children: Jonathan David (a musician), Adam (a musician), Emily. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Jack Leighton, InnovativeArtists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.; Manager: Todd Harris Management, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 405, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, choreographer
Birth Details: July 4, 1947; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Choreographer
Series
The Helen Reddy Show, NBC, 1973
The Big Show, NBC, 1980
The Glen Campbell Music Show, c. 1982-83
Television Work
Series
Director, Wiseguy, CBS, multiple episodes, between 1987 and 1989
(With others) Executive producer, Profit, Fox, 1996
Television Director
Miniseries
Firestarter 2: Rekindled (also known as Firestarter: Rekindled), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Movies
Chautauqua Girl, CBC, 1983
Love & Larceny, CBC, 1985
Murder in Black and White, CBS, 1990
Shattered Dreams, CBS, 1990
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (also known as Mission of the Shark), CBS, 1991
Breaking the Silence, CBS, 1992
Terror on Track 9, CBS, 1992
Dying to Love You (also known as Lethal White Female), CBS,1993
Miracle on Interstate 880 (also known as Miracle on I-880),NBC, 1993
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (also known as Murderon the Rio Grande), CBS, 1993
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (also known as Janek: Forget-Me-Not Murders), CBS, 1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (also known as A Silent Betrayal), CBS, 1994
Without Consent (also known as Tell Laura I Love Her and Trapped and Deceived), ABC, 1994
Without Warning, CBS, 1994
It Was Him or Us, CBS, 1995
Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 1996
Murder in My Mind, CBS, 1997
Television Producer
Movies
(With others) Dying to Love You (also known as Lethal White Female), CBS, 1993
(With others) Miracle on Interstate 880 (also known as Miracleon I-880), NBC, 1993
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (also known as Murderon the Rio Grande), CBS, 1993
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (also known as Janek: Forget-Me-Not Murders), CBS, 1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (also known as A Silent Betrayal), CBS, 1994
Without Consent (also known as Tell Laura I Love Her and Trapped and Deceived), ABC, 1994
Without Warning, CBS, 1994
It Was Him or Us, CBS, 1995
Dark Angel, Fox, 1996
Television Director
Specials
Jack: A Flash Fantasy (rock opera), CBC, 1972
(As Rob Iscove) Alice Cooper's stage segments, Alice Cooper & Friends, 1977
Dancing in the Wings (musical), ABC, 1977

Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice (also known as Romeo and Juliet on Ice), CBS, 1983
Pajama Tops, Showtime, 1983
All for One (musical), CBC, 1985
"The Prodigious Mr. Hickey" (also known as "The Lawrenceville Stories: The Return of Hickey" and "The Prodigious Mr. William Hicks"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
"Cinderella" (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1997
Television Producer
Specials
Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice (also known as Romeo and Juliet on Ice), CBS, 1983
All for One (musical), CBC, 1985
Television Choreographer
Specials
(As Rob Iscove) Burt Bacharach: Close to You, ABC, 1972
Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3, ABC, 1973
(As Rob Iscove) Ann-Margret Olsson, NBC, 1974
(As Rob Iscove) Ann-Margret Smith, NBC, 1975
The Bell Telephone Jubilee (also known as Bell System Family Theatre), NBC, 1976
(As Rob Iscove) The Dorothy Hamill Special, ABC, 1976
(As Rob Iscove) Ann-Margret ... Rhinestone Cowgirl, NBC, 1977
(As Rob Iscove) They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime,1977
(As Rob Iscove) Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners, 1978
The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978
(As Rob Iscove) The Funny World of Fred & Bunni, CBS, 1978
Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin, NBC, 1978
Television Director
Episodic
(As Rob Iscove) Mary, CBS, 1978
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, HBO, 1983
(As Rob Iscove) "The Big Lie," Kids Incorporated, syndicated and The Disney Channel, 1985
(As Rob Iscove) "Mabella," Kids Incorporated, syndicated and The Disney Channel, 1985
(As Rob Iscove) "A Pain in the Neck," Kids Incorporated, syndicated and The Disney Channel, 1985
"Puss in Boots," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theater"), Showtime, 1985
(As Rob Iscove; with others) "Chartbusters," Kids Incorporated, The Disney Channel, c. 1986
"Conversation over a Corpse," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987
"The Initiation," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987
"The Little Mermaid," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theater"), Showtime, 1987
"Man on the Edge," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987
(As Rob Iscove) "Crimes below the Waist," Sonny Spoon, NBC, 1988
"The Hill," Tour of Duty, CBS, 1988
"Now You See It ... ," Probe, ABC, 1988
High Mountain Rangers, CBS, 1988
(As Rob Iscove) "The Dreaded Return of Russell Buckins," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989
"The Icarus Factor," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known asThe Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1989
"Leap of Faith," Miami Vice, NBC, 1989
Profit, Fox, 1996
"From Justin to Kelly: The Rise of Two American Idols," American Idol, 2003
Also directed episodes of My Secret Identity, syndicated.
Pilots
The Incredible Ida Early, NBC, 1987
The Flash, CBS, 1990
Save the Last Dance, Fox, 2002
Director of the unaired pilot The 119.
Film Director
She's All That, Miramax, 1999
Boys and Girls, Dimension Films, 2000
From Justin to Kelly (also known as From Justin to Kelly: A Tale of Two American Idols and From Justin to Kelly: With Love), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Film Choreographer
(As Rob Iscove) Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Universal, 1973
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
(As Rob Iscove) Silent Movie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
Stage Director
(As Rob Iscove) Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (musical),Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1979-81
(As Rob Iscove) Copperfield (musical), American National Theatre and Academy Playhouse, New York City, 1981
The Ten Commandments (musical), Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, 2004
Stage Choreographer
(As Rob Iscove) Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (musical),Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1979-81
(As Rob Iscove) Copperfield (musical), American National Theatre and Academy Playhouse, New York City, 1981
Stage Appearances
Hal, Henry, Sweet Henry (musical), Palace Theatre, New York City,1967
Also appeared in regional productions of All for One and Hometown.

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