Alexander Singer

Nascimento : 1928-04-18, New York City, New York, USA

Morte : 2020-12-28

História

Alexander Singer (born 18 April 1928, in New York City, New York, died 28 December, 2020) was an American director. He began his career behind the camera in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary Day of the Fight, directed by his high school friend Stanley Kubrick. Singer turned to directing a decade later with the film A Cold Wind in August. Although he directed other films, such as the Lee Van Cleef western Captain Apache (1971), and Glass Houses (1972), an adaptation of a book that his wife Judith Singer wrote, the bulk of Singer's credits are in television. The long list of series to which Singer has lent his directorial talents include Dr. Kildare, The F.B.I., Mission: Impossible, Alias Smith and Jones, Nakia, Police Woman, Cagney & Lacey, MacGyver, six episodes of The Monkees, and three Star Trek series: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Singer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmes

Stanley Kubrick: Imagens de Uma Vida
Stanley Kubrick: Imagens de Uma Vida
Self
Este documentário é um tributo ao cineasta norte-americano Stanley Kubrick, dirigido por Jan Harlan, seu companheiro de trabalho em diversos filmes. Após sua morte em março de 1999, aos 70 anos, amigos e colegas de trabalho falam de seus relacionamentos com o diretor que, embora preferisse viver sozinho, foi presença marcante na vida de diversas pessoas. Ao todo são cerca de 50 depoimentos de atores, roteiristas, diretores, produtores, equipe técnica em geral e familiares que falam sobre Kubrick. Depoimentos de grandes nomes como Steven Spilberg, Woody Allen e Sydney Pollock podem ser conferidos.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Director
After hearing a rumor that Captain Picard has been murdered while on an archeological dig, the Enterprise crew sets out to find the smugglers who may have been responsible.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director
Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old friend of his who gave up practicing medicine in favor of being the hospital administrator, and his son who is now a doctor and who is currently treating and romancing a woman who has kidney problems. And one of his patients an expectant mother is in an accident along with her husband and her husband dies. She blames Mark and is refusing to bond with her new baby. And the hospital that he has been serving faithfully for years is considering letting some of their elderly staff members go and Mark is on top of the list.
Hunters of the Reef
Hunters of the Reef
Director
A beautiful marine biologist. A deep-sea diver. Trapped while searching for treasure in shark-infested waters!
Bunco
Bunco
Director
Tom Selleck is a member of the "Bunco" squad the squad in charge of nabbing con men, cheats, and swindlers. Most of their time is spent dealing with penny-ante street-corner crooks. But their investigations start to reveal a larger con game in progress.
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Director
An electronics genius, who is an ex-con, and four of his lady friends devise a plot to steal millions of dollars from the Chicago Transit Authority. A detective, who had been keeping tabs on him since he got out of prison, suspects that he is up to something and tries to catch him at it.
Time Travelers
Time Travelers
Director
When a novel virus devastates the world in 1976, Dr. Earnshaw notices that it resembles a virus that a Dr. Henderson found a cure for in 1871 Chicago. However, the doctor perished and his notes were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. Earnshaw is approached by a government agent, Jeffrey Adams, who informs him of a Top Secret time traveling technology and asks for his assistance in finding Dr. Henderson and his cure. But their adventure becomes a race against time when a glitch sends them back to the day before the fire instead of the planned four days.
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
Director
A young doctor fresh out of medical school takes a job at a big-city hospital, and on his first day finds himself making life-and-death decisions.
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
Writer
The film's plot centres around the libidinous sexual shenanigans of a middle-class Californian family, and deftly explores themes such as marital discord, middle age, adultery, and incestuous desire.
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
Director
The film's plot centres around the libidinous sexual shenanigans of a middle-class Californian family, and deftly explores themes such as marital discord, middle age, adultery, and incestuous desire.
Capitão Apache
Capitão Apache
Director
An Indian discovers plans to assassinate the president when he was investigating another murder.
O Amor Tem Muitas Faces
O Amor Tem Muitas Faces
Director
A woman lives in Acapulco with moochers and a husband who married her for her money.
Psyche 59
Psyche 59
Director
An industrialist's wife tries to remember the shocking sight that made her blind.
A Cold Wind in August
A Cold Wind in August
Director
An older woman gets involved with her young neighbor.
O Grande Golpe
O Grande Golpe
Associate Producer
Quando o ex-presidiário Johnny Clay diz que tem um grande plano, todos querem participar. Especialmente quando o plano é roubar 2 milhões de dólares em um esquema "ninguém vai se machucar". Mas, apesar do planejamento cuidadoso, Clay e seus homens se esqueceram de uma coisa: Sherry Peatty, uma garota ambiciosa e traiçoeira que está planejando um grande golpe só seu... mesmo que para isso ela precise acabar com toda a gangue de Clay!
Dia de Combate
Dia de Combate
Assistant Director
'Day of the Fight' shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with black middleweight Bobby James, which took place on April 17, 1950.
Dia de Combate
Dia de Combate
Self
'Day of the Fight' shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with black middleweight Bobby James, which took place on April 17, 1950.