Don Ohlmeyer(1945-2017)

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Producer
Director

Don Ohlmeyer was born on 3 February 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Monday Night Football (1970), Special Bulletin (1983) and Stroh's Circle of Sports (1985). He was previously married to Linda Corinne Jonsson, Adrian Perry and Dorothy Ellen (Dossie) Mahaffey. He died on 10 September 2017 in Indian Wells, California, USA.

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Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Don Ohlmeyer in Archive of American Television (1997)

Dennis Miller and Don Ohlmeyer in Monday Night Football (1970)

Don Ohlmeyer in Monday Night Football (1970)

Al Michaels, Dennis Miller, and Don Ohlmeyer at an event for Monday Night Football (1970)

Known for:

Monday Night Football

8.2

TV Series

Producer

1970

Special Bulletin

7.6

TV Movie

Producer

1983

Stroh's Circle of Sports

TV Series

Producer

1985

1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards

7.4

TV Special

Producer

1984

Credits

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1992–1999
Friends
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1994–1999
ER
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1994–1999
Law & Order
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1993–1999
Frasier
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1993–1999
Seinfeld
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1993–1998
Cheers
- president of NBC West Coast
- TV Series
- 1993

Producer

Crazy in Love
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1992
The Heroes of Desert Storm
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1991
Christmas on Ice
- executive producer
- TV Special
- 1990
Sports Comedy Network
- executive producer
- TV Special
- 1990
When He's Not a Stranger
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1989
Cold Sassy Tree
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1989
Crimes of the Century
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 1988
Season's Greetings: An Evening with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra
- executive producer
- TV Special
- 1988
Christmas in Aspen
- executive producer
- TV Special
- 1988
Right to Die
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1987
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
- executive producer
- TV Special
- 1987
Bluffing It
- producer
- TV Movie
- 1987
Under Siege
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1986
Orange Bowl Parade
- executive producer
- TV Special
- 1985
Fast Copy
- executive producer
- TV Movie
- 1985

Director

The Heroes of Desert Storm
- Director
- TV Movie
- 1991
Christmas on Ice
- Director
- TV Special
- 1990
Lifestories
- Director
- TV Series
- 1990
Season's Greetings: An Evening with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra
- Director
- TV Special
- 1988
ESPN Boardwalk and Baseball Super Bowl of Sports Trivia
- Director
- TV Series
- 1988
Liberty Weekend
- Director
- TV Special
- 1986
Orange Bowl Parade
- Director
- TV Special
- 1985
Fast Copy
- Director
- TV Movie
- 1985
US Against the World
- Director
- TV Special
- 1977
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
- Director
- TV Series
- 1975

Personal details

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Height
- 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
Born
- February 3, 1945
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
- September 10, 2017
- Indian Wells, California, USA(cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Music video: Directed The Beach Boys video "Kokomo".
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal

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Trivia
Although he claims to have demoted Norm MacDonald on SNL for being "unfunny," many insiders felt that MacDonald's constant jokes about Ohlmeyer's friend O.J. Simpson were the real reason.