John Patterson (director)
John Tiffin Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Television director, film director. |
| Years active | 1974–2005 |
John Tiffin Patterson (April 4, 1940 – February 7, 2005) was a television and film director. He is notable as the director of thirteen episodes of The Sopranos, including the first five season finales. Patterson was born in Cooperstown, New York.
John Patterson joined the United States Air Force after a few semesters at Williams College and flew for the Strategic Air Command. He resumed his college studies while a reservist and graduated from the University at Buffalo. He then earned a master's degree at Stanford University in 1970, where he was a classmate of Sopranos producer David Chase.
He was nominated for the Emmy award in 2002 and 2003 for his work on The Sopranos and won The Directors Guild of America award for the show in 2002. As a director, Patterson directed for a number of television studios, including HBO and CBS. He directed episodes of The Sopranos, Providence, The Practice, Carnivàle, Family Law, Six Feet Under, CSI, CHiPs, Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues, The Guardian, and the pilot episode of Law & Order. He also directed television movies, including A Deadly Silence (1989) and Seduced By Madness (1996).
He was married to Casey Kelley, but they later divorced; they had two children. Patterson died in Los Angeles, California of prostate cancer at the age of 64.
Episode #77 of The Sopranos, entitled "Kaisha", was dedicated to him.
Selected filmography
- The Sopranos, 13 episodes:
- Episode 1.04 "Meadowlands"[1]
- Episode 1.13 "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano"[2]
- Episode 2.06 "The Happy Wanderer"[3]
- Episode 2.10 "Bust Out"[4]
- Episode 2.13 "Funhouse"[5]
- Episode 3.04 "Employee of the Month"[6]
- Episode 3.13 "Army of One"[7]
- Episode 4.02 "No Show"[8]
- Episode 4.07 "Watching Too Much Television"[9]
- Episode 4.13 "Whitecaps"[10]
- Episode 5.03 "Where's Johnny?"[11]
- Episode 5.08 "Marco Polo"[12]
- Episode 5.13 "All Due Respect"[13]
- Six Feet Under:
- Episode 1.03 "The Foot"[14]
- Providence episodes:
- "The Birthday Party"
- "The Honeymoon's Over"
- "Runaway Sydney"
- "Saint Syd"
References
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Meadowlands" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "The Happy Wanderer" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Bust Out" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Funhouse" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Employee of the Month" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Army of One" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "No Show" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Watching Too Much Television" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Whitecaps" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Where's Johnny?" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Marco Polo" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "All Due Respect" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "Six Feet Under episode "The Foot" synopsis". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
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