Roger Young

Regisseur, Producer, Acteur, Schrijver

13 mei 1942 (83 years)
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Roger E. Young (born 13 May 1942) is an American TV and film director. He won an Emmy Award in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Lou Grant (episode: Cop). He was born in Champaign, Illinois. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. He worked as a producer-director at Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, IN. Then moved to Chicago and became a producer for Foote-Cone & Belding Advertising, where he produced national commercials. Later he moved to directing commercials for the production company of Lippert-Saviano, and then Topel & Associates. Finally he opened his own production company, Young & Company, producing and directing commercials. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and was hired as Associate Producer on a television film entitled "Something for Joey". This led to being offered Associate Producer of "Lou Grant" the television series starring Ed Asner. Gene Reynolds, Executive Producer of the show, became Mr. Young's mentor, and in the second season Mr. Young was given the opportunity to direct an episode. He won an Emmy and two Director's Guild Awards for directing episodes of the series. He then directed the two-hour pilot of "Magnum, P.I.", and many other pilots... all but one of them being picked up for series. Mr. Young then began to concentrate on long form television: two hour films and mini-series.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Knots Landing
    Knots Landing14 seasons
  • One Special Night
    One Special Night1999

Known For

  • Rome
    Rome2 seasons
  • The Red Tent
    The Red Tent2 episodes
  • Joseph
    Joseph2 episodes
  • De Bijbel: Jezus
    De Bijbel: Jezus2 episodes
  • Lassiter
    Lassiter1984
  • The Closer
    The Closer7 seasons
  • De Bijbel: Mozes
    De Bijbel: Mozes2 episodes
  • A Knight in Camelot
    A Knight in Camelot1998
  • Hercules (2005)
    Hercules (2005)2 episodes
  • One Special Night
    One Special Night1999
  • Lou Grant
    Lou Grant5 seasons
  • The Bourne Identity
    The Bourne Identity2 episodes
  • The Squeeze
    The Squeeze1987
  • Solomon
    Solomon2 episodes
  • Augustus: The First Emperor
    Augustus: The First Emperor2003
  • The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
    The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story2004
  • St. Paul
    St. Paul2 episodes
  • Magnum
    Magnum8 seasons
  • Law & Order
    Law & Order25 seasons
  • Kiss the Sky
    Kiss the Sky1998

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