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Director | Producer | Actor

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Is one of only two directors (The other being Rob Zombie) to direct two of the films in the "Halloween" franchise, Halloween 2 and Halloween Resurrection. See more trivia »

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in New York City, New York, USA
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2013 Drones (post-production)
 
2013 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
– Partners in Crime (2013)
 
2011/III Blink (short)
 
2010 Shattered (TV series)
– She Had You Fooled (2010)
– Sound of a Strap (2010)
 
2010 Gigantic (TV series)
– An Awesome Night of Awesomeness (2010)
– Perfect Complications (2010)
 
2009-2010 Being Erica (TV series)
– Wash, Rinse, REPEAT (2010)
– Moving on Up (2010)
– Yes We Can (2009)
 
2010 Haven (TV series)
– The Hand You're Dealt (2010)
 
2010 Drop Dead Diva (TV series)
– Senti-Mental Journey (2010)
 
2009 90210 (TV series)
– A Trip to the Moon (2009)
 
2009 Greek (TV series)
– The Dork Knight (2009)
 
2009 Mental (TV series)
– Do Over (2009)
 
2009 Life on Mars (TV series)
– The Dark Side of the Mook (2009)
 
2003-2008 Smallville (TV series)
– Plastique (2008)
– Cure (2007)
– Promise (2007)
– Subterranean (2006)
– Lexmas (2005)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2007 Flash Gordon (TV series)
– Pilot (2007)
 
2007 The Dresden Files (TV mini-series)
– Bad Blood (2007)
 
2005-2006 Reunion (TV series)
– 1997 (2006)
– 1991 (2005)
– 1988 (2005)
 
2006 Angela's Eyes (TV series)
– In God's Eyes (2006)
 
2006 Veronica Mars (TV series)
– The Quick and the Wed (2006)
 
2005 Nearing Grace
 
2004-2005 Tru Calling (TV series)
– In the Dark (2005)
– Two Pair (2004)
 
2005 Point Pleasant (TV series)
– Human Nature (2005)
 
2003 The Handler (TV series)
– Off the Edge (2003)
 
2001-2003 The District (TV series)
– Free Byrd (2003)
– Twist of Hate (2002)
– Bulldog's Ghost (2001)
– Fools Russian: Part 2 (2001)
– Fools Russian: Part 1 (2001)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2003 She Spies (TV series)
– Learning to Fly (2003)
 
2003 Mister Sterling (TV series)
– Statewide Swing (2003)
– Technical Corrections (2003)
 
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
– Help (2002)
– Normal Again (2002)
 
2002 Hack (TV series)
 
2002 MDs (TV series)
 
2002 Witchblade (TV series)
– Nailed (2002)
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrection
 
2002 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
– Wrong Place, Wrong Time (2002)
 
2001 All Souls (TV series)
 
2000-2001 Providence (TV series)
– Exposure (2001)
– The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2001)
– The Gun (2001)
– Love Is in the Air (2000)
– Family Ties (2000)
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2000 Strong Medicine (TV series)
– Pre-Existing Conditions (2000)
 
2000 Falcone (TV series)
 
2000 D.C. (TV series)
 
1999-2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
– Russian Love Poem (2000)
– Or Just Look Like One (1999)
 
1999 L.A. Doctors (TV series)
– The Life Lost in Living (1999)
 
1999 Wasteland (TV series)
– Thanks for Nothin' (1999)
 
1998 Just a Little Harmless Sex
 
1998 Fantasy Island (TV series)
– Dying to Dance (1998)
 
1997 Dellaventura (TV series)
– Music of the Night (1997)
 
1997 Roar (TV series)
– Projector (1997)
 
1997 The Practice (TV series)
– Trial and Error (1997)
 
1996-1997 Early Edition (TV series)
– Mob Wife (1997)
– Hoops (1996)
 
1994 The Birds II: Land's End (TV movie) (as Alan Smithee)
 
1992 Devlin (TV movie)
 
1992 The Witches of Eastwick (TV movie)
 
1992 Yesterday Today (TV movie)
 
1989-1991 Life Goes On (TV series)
– Corky's Travels (1991)
– Libby's Sister (1990)
– Corky and the Dolphins (1990)
– Honeymoon from Hell (1990)
– Becca and the Underground Newspaper (1990)
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1989 Nasty Boys (TV movie)
 
1988 Distant Thunder
 
1987 Russkies
 
1987 Hard Copy (TV series)
– Episode #1.0 (1987)
 
1985 Code of Vengeance (TV series)
– Code of Vengeance (1985)
 
1985 Code of Vengeance (TV movie)
 
1984 American Dreamer
 
1983 Bad Boys
 
1981-1982 Darkroom (TV series)
– Guillotine (1982)
– Lost in Translation (1982)
– Uncle George (1981)
– Closed Circuit (1981)
 
1981 Halloween II
 
1981 Secrets of Midland Heights (TV series)
– Letting Go (1981)
 
Show ShowProducer (21 titles)
2013 Seven Minutes (producer) (filming)
 
2014 Match (producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Drones (producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Cold Comes the Night (executive producer) (completed)
 
2013 Open Heart (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2012 Fat Kid Rules the World (producer)
 
2012 Arcadia (executive producer)
 
2012 California Solo (executive producer)
 
2012 The Procession (short) (executive producer)
 
2011 On the Ice (executive producer)
 
2009 According to Greta (producer)
 
2007 Kabluey (producer)
 
2005 Nearing Grace (producer)
 
2005 Point Pleasant (TV series) (producer)
 
2004 Mean Creek (producer)
 
2000 Strong Medicine (TV series) (supervising producer)
 
1998 Just a Little Harmless Sex (producer)
 
1989-1991 Life Goes On (TV series) (co-executive producer)
 
1981 Fire on the Mountain (TV movie) (producer)
 
1980 Skateboard Madness (documentary) (associate producer - as Richard Rosenthal)
 
1976 Go for It (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2007 Flash Gordon (TV series)
– Pilot (2007)
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrection
Professor
 
1990 Life Goes On (TV series)
Uncle Richard
– Honeymoon from Hell (1990) … Uncle Richard
– The Return of Uncle Richard (1990) … Uncle Richard
 
1985 Better Off Dead...
Smitty
 
1984 Johnny Dangerously
Judge
 
1983 Bad Boys
Judge (as Richard L. Rosenthal)
 
1975 Video Vixens
Slate-Man
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
2009 River Monsters (TV series documentary)
– Killer Catfish (2009)
 
1987 Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1984 Best Revenge
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2012 The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II
Himself
 
2012 sCare Foundation Halloween Launch Benefit (short)
Himself
 
2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Heath Ledger (2008) … Himself
 
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrected (video short)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Is one of only two directors (The other being Rob Zombie) to direct two of the films in the "Halloween" franchise, Halloween 2 and Halloween Resurrection. See more »

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