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Gregory Hoblit

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Gregory Hoblit at an event for Untraceable (2008)
Gregory Hoblit was born in Texas but moved to Northern California at a young age because of his father's job in law enforcement, a hint at what might have attracted the mystery/courtroom plots of his movie/TV credits. After graduating from UCLA, he worked as a TV co-producer with Steven Bochco until directing the 80s series, Hill Street Blues (1981) and L.A. Law (1986). He made his film directorial debut with the psychological thriller, Primal Fear (1996), followed by Fallen (1998), Frequency (2000) and the WWII drama, Hart's War (2002), starring Bruce Willis.
BornNovember 27, 1944
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BornNovember 27, 1944
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  • Won 9 Primetime Emmys

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Gregory Hoblit in Untraceable (2008)
Diane Lane and Gregory Hoblit in Untraceable (2008)
Gregory Hoblit in Hart's War (2002)
Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, and Gregory Hoblit in Hart's War (2002)

Known for

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer
Frequency (2000)
Frequency
7.4
  • Producer
  • 2000
Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Sharon Lawrence, James McDaniel, Gordon Clapp, and Nicholas Turturro in NYPD Blue (1993)
NYPD Blue
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear
7.7
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1996

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Producer

  • NYPD 2069
  • Bruce Willis in Hart's War (2002)
    Hart's War
  • Frequency (2000)
    Frequency
  • Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Sharon Lawrence, James McDaniel, Gordon Clapp, and Nicholas Turturro in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
  • Roe vs. Wade (1989)
    Roe vs. Wade
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
  • Sharon Stone, Dennis Franz, Julius Carry, Bernie Casey, Patrick Cassidy, Pat Corley, Michele Greene, Peter Jurasik, Perry Lang, Michael Nouri, Ken Olin, Marco Rodríguez, and Mykelti Williamson in Bay City Blues (1983)
    Bay City Blues
  • Every Stray Dog and Kid
  • Richard Lynch in Vampire (1979)
    Vampire
  • James Earl Jones in Paris (1979)
    Paris
  • Peter Hooten and Jessica Walter in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Dr. Strange
  • Loose Change (1978)
    Loose Change
  • Goodnight Jackie (1974)
    Goodnight Jackie

Director

  • The Strain (2014)
    The Strain
  • Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in The Americans (2013)
    The Americans
  • Monday Mornings (2013)
    Monday Mornings
    • (as Greg Hoblit)
  • Solving Charlie
  • Diane Lane in Untraceable (2008)
    Untraceable
  • Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Fracture (2007)
    Fracture
  • NYPD 2069
  • Bruce Willis in Hart's War (2002)
    Hart's War
  • Frequency (2000)
    Frequency
  • Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)
    Fallen
  • Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)
    Primal Fear
    • (directed by)
  • Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Sharon Lawrence, James McDaniel, Gordon Clapp, and Nicholas Turturro in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
  • Class of '61 (1993)
    Class of '61
  • Civil Wars (1991)
    Civil Wars
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock

Writer

  • Grand Central Bennetts
    • (segment : "Granma's License)
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
  • What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
    What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Personal details

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    • November 27, 1944
    • Abilene, Texas, USA
    • Debrah FarentinoSeptember 10, 1994 - January 4, 2009 (divorced, 1 child)
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    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Pioneered the "loose camera" look, used constantly during the first 2 seasons of NYPD Blue (1993) and then reduced by half after that due to its causing distraction from the storyline - as well as potential viewer problems similar to one reading a book while riding in a moving vehicle. This technique has recently been revived, however, on the big screen, in the 2007 release, The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
  • Quotes
    Cops kind of embody the best and worst of us. I mean, they are as brutal as you see in the Rodney King case. And they are as good as the guy who sees somebody in distress and takes care of them, takes them to a hospital, is a father in a moment of need. Some of the most remarkable guys I've come across have been cops, and some I could just pin against the wall with their sexism and racism and reactionary attitudes. Yet there's a visceral quality to their lives that's fascinating.

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