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Stephen Tolkin Biography (1954?-)

Full name, Stephen M. Tolkin; born c. 1954; son of Mel (a comedy writer) andEdith (a studio executive) Tolkin; brother of Michael Tolkin (a writer and director); married; children: include Theadora. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, director, producer

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Director
• Series
• Monsters, syndicated and Sci-Fi Channel, c. 1988-1991
• Television Executive Producer
• with Others; Series
• (And consulting producer) All Souls, UPN, 2001
• Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
• Summerland (also known as Immediate Family), The WB, 2004-
• Television Creator
• Series
• (With Stuart Gillard) All Souls, UPN, 2001
• Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
• Television Director
• Movies
• Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's Golden Years), CBS, 1991
• Daybreak, HBO, 1993
• Television Work
• Other
• Second unit director, To the Moon, Alice (special), Showtime, 1990
• Executive producer, Summerland (pilot; also known as ImmediateFamily), The WB, 2004
• Film Work
• Director, The Price of Life (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1987
• Director, Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999
• Associate producer, Captain America, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990
• Film Appearances
• Carl Schecter, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
• WRITINGS
• Teleplays
• with Others; Series
• (With Stuart Gillard) All Souls, UPN, 2001
• (And story) Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
• Miniseries
• Intensity (also known as Dean Koontz's Intensity), Fox, 1997
• Mr. Murder (also known as Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder), ABC, 1998
• Fidel, Showtime, 2002
• Movies
• 12:01 PM (short), Showtime, 1990
• Daybreak, HBO, 1993
• Specials
• Daniel and the Towers, PBS, 1987
• Episodic
• (With Michael Tolkin) "Big Man on Campus," Delta House, ABC, 1979
• (With Matty Simmons and Michael Tolkin) "Hoover and the Bomb," Delta House, ABC, 1979
• "That's What Friends Are For," Knots Landing, CBS, 1989
• with Others; Pilots
• All Souls, UPN, 2001
• Summerland (also known as Immediate Family), The WB, 2004
• Summerland (unaired pilot; also known as Immediate Family),The WB, 2004
• Screenplays
• Gossip, 1983
• (Uncredited; with David Odell) Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (also known as Masters of the Universe; based on the animatedtelevision series and line of toys), Cannon, 1987
• (And story) The Price of Life (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1987
• (And story with Lawrence Block) Captain America (based on the Marvel comic book character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990
• Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, March 9, 2001