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James Nicholson (I) (1915–2004)

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(age 88) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie) (first assistant director)
 
1979 Norma Rae (assistant director)
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series) (assistant director - 3 episodes)
– Treasure Hunt/Beauty Contest (1978) (assistant director)
– Family Reunion/Voodoo (1978) (assistant director - as James R. Nicholson)
– Return to Fantasy Island (1978) (assistant director - as Jim Nicholson)
 
1975 Hustling (TV movie) (assistant director)
 
1958-1959 The Jack Benny Program (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– The Bergen Show (1959) (assistant director)
– Railroad Station Program (1958) (assistant director)
 
1957-1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series) (assistant director - 5 episodes)
– The Gun (1958) (assistant director)
– The Witness (1957) (assistant director)
– The Kid (1957) (assistant director)
– Stage to Nowhere (1957) (assistant director)
– Alder Gulch (1957) (assistant director)
 
1957-1958 M Squad (TV series) (assistant director - 4 episodes)
– The Chicago Bluebeard (1958) (assistant director)
– The Frightened Wife (1958) (assistant director)
– The Cover Up (1958) (assistant director)
– The Golden Look (1957) (assistant director)
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Cheyenne Express (1957) (assistant director)
 
1956-1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) (assistant director - 8 episodes)
– Last Request (1957) (assistant director)
– Martha Mason, Movie Star (1957) (assistant director)
– The Night the World Ended (1957) (assistant director)
– The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957) (assistant director)
– The Cream of the Jest (1957) (assistant director)
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1957 Bachelor Father (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– A Date with Kelly (1957) (assistant director)
 
1957 Leave It to Beaver (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Beaver Gets 'Spelled' (1957) (assistant director)
 
1957 State Trooper (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Jail Trail (1957) (assistant director)
 
1956-1957 The Millionaire (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– The Judge William Westholme Story (1957) (assistant director)
– The Betty Perkins Story (1956) (assistant director)
 
1956-1957 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series) (assistant director - 5 episodes)
– Guns for El Khadar (1957) (assistant director)
– Attack at Ras El Ma (1957) (assistant director)
– The Danger Sisters (1956) (assistant director)
– River of Death (1956) (assistant director)
– The Black Cat Waits (1956) (assistant director)
 
1953-1954 Where's Raymond? (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– Redecorate the Coffeshop (1954) (assistant director)
– Christmas (1953) (assistant director)
 
1953 Bad for Each Other (assistant director)
 
1953 Goof on the Roof (short) (assistant director)
 
1953 Bubble Trouble (short) (assistant director)
 
1953 Rip, Sew and Stitch (short) (assistant director)
 
1953 Mission Over Korea (assistant director)
 
1953 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (assistant director)
 
1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Adventure in Connecticut (1953) (assistant director)
 
1953 Last of the Comanches (assistant director)
 
1952 Three Dark Horses (short) (assistant director)
 
1952 Paula (assistant director)
 
1952 Smoky Canyon (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1951 The Son of Dr. Jekyll (assistant director)
 
1951 The Kid from Amarillo (assistant director)
 
1951 The Hills of Utah (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1951 The Mob (assistant director)
 
1951 Her First Romance (assistant director)
 
1951 Gene Autry and The Mounties (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York (assistant director)
 
1950 The Tougher They Come (assistant director)
 
1950 Between Midnight and Dawn (assistant director - as Jim Nicholson)
 
1950 When You're Smiling (assistant director)
 
1950 Father Is a Bachelor (assistant director)
 
1949 Prison Warden (assistant director)
 
1949 Anna Lucasta (assistant director)
 
1949 Lust for Gold (assistant director)
 
1949 The Lone Wolf and His Lady (assistant director)
 
1949 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (assistant director)
 
1948 Smoky Mountain Melody (assistant director)
 
1948 Racing Luck (assistant director)
 
1948 Leather Gloves (assistant director)
 
1948 The Gallant Blade (assistant director)
 
1948 The Gentleman from Nowhere (assistant director)
 
1948 Blondie's Reward (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1948 The Sign of the Ram (assistant director)
 
1947 When a Girl's Beautiful (assistant director)
 
1947 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (assistant director)
 
1947 Keeper of the Bees (assistant director)
 
1947 The Millerson Case (assistant director)
 
1947 King of the Wild Horses (assistant director)
 
1947 Mr. District Attorney (assistant director)
 
1946 The Thrill of Brazil (assistant director)
 
1946 Talk About a Lady (assistant director)
 
1946 Roaring Rangers (assistant director)
 
1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf (assistant director)
 
1946 Meet Me on Broadway (assistant director)
 
1945 Snafu (assistant director)
 
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (assistant director)
 
1945 Rough, Tough and Ready (assistant director)
 
1945 Let's Go Steady (assistant director)
 
1944 She's a Sweetheart (assistant director)
 
1944 The Unwritten Code (assistant director)
 
1944 Swing in the Saddle (assistant director)
 
1944 Louisiana Hayride (assistant director)
 
1944 Sailor's Holiday (assistant director)
 
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1978 A Real American Hero (TV movie) (unit production manager)
 
1977 MacArthur (unit production manager - as James R. Nicholson)
 
1969-1972 Love, American Style (TV series) (unit manager - 6 episodes)
– Love and the Happy Days/Love and the Newscasters (1972) (unit manager)
– Love and the Plane Truth/Love and the Scroungers/Love and the Small Wedding (1972) (unit manager)
– Love and the Particular Girl/Love and the Fountain of Youth/Love and the House Bachelor/Love and the Waitress (1971) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– Love and the Hypnotist/Love and the Psychiatrist (1970) (unit manager)
– Love and the Joker/Love and the Letter/Love and the Living Doll/Love and the Unlikely Couple (1969) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
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1969-1971 The Brady Bunch (TV series) (unit production manager - 37 episodes)
– Alice's September Song (1971) (unit production manager)
– Double Parked (1971) (unit production manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– The Winner (1971) (unit production manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– Lights Out (1971) (unit production manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– The Liberation of Marcia Brady (1971) (unit production manager)
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1971 Assault on the Wayne (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
1970 Barefoot in the Park (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– Down with the Landlord (1970) (unit manager)
 
1969 The Immortal (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1969) (unit manager)
 
1965-1966 McHale's Navy (TV series) (unit manager - 30 episodes)
– Wally for Congress (1966) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– Binghamton at 20 Paces (1966) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– An Ensign's Best Friend (1966) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– The McHale Grand Prix (1966) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
– Who Was That German I Saw You With? (1966) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
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1966 The John Forsythe Show (TV series) (unit production manager - 1 episode)
– Engagement, Italian Style (1966) (unit production manager)
 
1965 Laredo (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– I See by Your Outfit (1965) (unit manager - as James R. Nicholson)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1987 The Badd One
 
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