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Ernest Pintoff Biography (1931-)

Born December 15, 1931, in New York, NY; son of Joseph and Sylvia (Kokol) Pintoff; married Caroline Webb-Carter, May 21, 1970; children: Jonathan, Gabrielle.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 15, 1931

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR; EPISODIC
• Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973.
• Kojak, CBS, 1973.
• Spencer's Pilots, CBS, 1976.
• The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976.
• James at 15, NBC, 1977.
• The Feather and Father Gang, ABC, 1977.
• Young Dan'l Boone, CBS, 1977.
• The White Shadow, CBS, 1979.
• Sweepstakes, NBC, 1979.
• Code Red, ABC, 1982.
• Knots Landing, CBS, 1982 and 1985.
• Voyagers, NBC, 1983.
• The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1984.
• Emerald Point, N.A.S., CBS, 1984.
• Call to Glory, ABC, 1984-85.
• Hell Town, NBC, 1985.
• MacGyver, ABC, 1985.
• Also director of Dallas, CBS; Police Woman, NBC; Ellery Queen, CBS.
• Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR; SPECIALS
• (And producer) The Kowboys, 1970; Zack and the Magic Factory, 1981.
• Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR; MOVIES
• Human Feelings, NBC, 1978.
• Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR; PILOTS
• Bravo Two, CBS, 1977.
• Credits; FILM DIRECTOR
• Harvey Middleman, Fireman (also see below), Columbia, 1965.
• Who Killed Mary What'sername, Cannon, 1971.
• (And producer) Dynamite Chicken, EYR, 1972.
• (And executive producer) Blade (also see below), Pintoff, 1973.
• Jaguar Lives!, American International, 1979.
• Lunch Wagon (also known as Lunch Wagon Girls and Come 'n Get It), Bordeaux, 1981.
• St. Helens, Parnell, 1981.
• Also director of The Interview, The Shoes, This Is Marshall McLuhan (documentary), and This Is Sholem Aleichem (documentary).
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• Harvey Middleman, Fireman, Columbia, 1965.
• Ghosts, Italian Style (also known as Three Ghosts; adapted from Eduardo De Fillippo's play Questi Fantasmi), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969.
• Blade, Pintoff, 1973.
• Also author of The Critic, The Old Man and the Flower, and The Violinist,Columbia.
• Writings;TELEVISION SCREENPLAYS
• Author of The Wild, Wild East, ABC.
• Writings;FILM SCORES
• Has composed several film scores.
• Writings;BOOKS
• Always Help a Bird (Especially with a Broken Leg), Harper, 1965.

Further Reference

BOOKS

• Contemporary Authors, Volumes 17-20, 1st revision, Gale, 1976.