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Joseph Sargent (I) (1925–2014)

Joseph Sargent was born on July 22, 1925 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Jaws: The Revenge (1987), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and Nightmares (1983). He was married to Carolyn Nelson and Mary Carver. He died on December 22, 2014 in Malibu, California, USA. See full bio »

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Known For

Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge Director
(1987)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Director
(1974)
Nightmares
Nightmares Director
(1983)
Star Trek
Star Trek Director
(1966)
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Filmography

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 2008 Sweet Nothing in My Ear (TV Movie)
 2007 Sybil (TV Movie)
 2005 Warm Springs (TV Movie)
 2004 Something the Lord Made (TV Movie)
 2003 Out of the Ashes (TV Movie)
 2002 Salem Witch Trials (TV Movie)
 2001 Bojangles (TV Movie)
 2000 Vola Sciusciù (TV Movie)
 1999 A Lesson Before Dying (TV Movie)
 1998 Crime and Punishment (TV Movie)
 1998 The Wall (TV Movie)
 1998 The Long Island Incident (TV Movie)
 1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV Movie)
 1997 Mandela and de Klerk (TV Movie)
 1995 Streets of Laredo (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1995)
- Episode #1.2 (1995)
- Episode #1.1 (1995)
 1995 My Antonia (TV Movie)
 1994 World War II: When Lions Roared (TV Mini Series)
 1993 Abraham (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes)
- Part 1 (1993)
- Part 2 (1993)
 1993 Skylark (TV Movie)
 1992 Somebody's Daughter (TV Movie)
 1992 Miss Rose White (TV Movie)
 1991 Never Forget (TV Movie)
 1990 The Love She Sought (TV Movie)
 1990 Ivory Hunters (TV Movie)
 1990 Caroline? (TV Movie)
 1990 The Incident (TV Movie)
 1989 Day One (TV Movie)
 1989 The Karen Carpenter Story (TV Movie)
 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Mad Avenue (1988)
 1987 Jaws: The Revenge (directed by)
 1986 Of Pure Blood (TV Movie)
 1986 There Must Be a Pony (TV Movie)
 1986 Passion Flower (TV Movie)
 1985 Love Is Never Silent (TV Movie)
 1985 Space (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
- Part V (1985)
- Part III (1985)
- Part II (1985)
- Part I (1985)
 1984 Sunday Night Live (TV Special)
 1984 Terrible Joe Moran (TV Movie)
 1983 Choices of the Heart (TV Movie)
 1983 Memorial Day (TV Movie)
 1983 Nightmares
 1982 Tomorrow's Child (TV Movie)
 1981 The Manions of America (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
- Part I (1981)
 1981 Freedom (TV Movie)
 1980 Playing for Time (TV Movie) (uncredited)
 1980 Amber Waves (TV Movie)
 1979 Goldengirl
 1977 MacArthur
 1975 Friendly Persuasion (TV Movie)
 1975 Hustling (TV Movie)
 1973 Sunshine (TV Movie)
 1973 The Man Who Died Twice (TV Movie)
 1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders (TV Movie)
 1972 The Man
 1972 Wheeler and Murdoch (TV Movie)
 1972 Buck and the Preacher (: (uncredited; fired, replaced by Sidney Poitier - uncredited)
 1972 Man on a String (TV Movie)
 1971 Longstreet (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Pilot (1971)
 1970 The Tribe (TV Movie)
 1969-1970 It Takes a Thief (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Situation Red (1970) ... (as Joseph D. Sargent)
- The Family (1969)
 1969 The Immortal (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Pilot (1969)
 1968 The Sunshine Patriot (TV Movie)
 1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Cat in the Bag Brief (1967)
 1967 Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Big Con (1967)
 1967 The Invaders (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Wall of Crystal (1967) ... (directed by)
- The Ivy Curtain (1967) ... (directed by)
- The Experiment (1967) ... (directed by)
- Beachhead (1967) ... (directed by)
 1966 The F.B.I. (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Camel's Nose (1966)
 1966 Star Trek (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Corbomite Maneuver (1966)
 1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Mata Hari Affair (1966)
 1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Time of Flight (1966)
 1965-1966 The Fugitive (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Ill Wind (1966)
- Stranger in the Mirror (1965)
 1965 The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Boomer McKye (1965)
 1962-1965 Gunsmoke (TV Series) (8 episodes)
- Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (1965)
- The Storm (1965)
- The New Society (1965)
- Double Entry (1965)
- Daddy Went Away (1963)
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 1965 Daniel Boone (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Daughter of the Devil (1965)
 1964-1965 Mr. Novak (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Tender Twigs (1965)
- Faculty Follies: Part 2 (1965)
- Faculty Follies: Part 1 (1965)
- Let's Dig a Little Grammar (1964)
 1964 Kentucky Jones (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Hello, Ike (1964)
 1964 The Great Adventure (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Plague (1964) ... (as Joe Sargent)
- The Special Courage of Captain Pratt (1964)
 1964 Bonanza (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Cheating Game (1964)
 1961-1964 Lassie (TV Series) (17 episodes)
- Her Master's Voice (1964)
- Jeeper (1963)
- Lassie to the Rescue (1963)
- The Agreement (1963)
- Eagle's Lair (1963)
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 1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Skippy Mannox Story (1963)
 1962 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Co-Operatives (1962)
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Joe Sargant | Joe Sargent | Joseph D. Sargent

Spouse:

Carolyn Nelson  (his death) | See more »

Children:

Lia Sargent
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The people content is what turns me on. I'm not turned on by cops, chases and too much melodrama. But I am by relationship stories. See more »

Trivia:

Worked during his last decade as the senior filmmaker-in-residence for the directing program at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles and as the first professor of a masters program in film directing at Pepperdine University in Malibu. See more »

Nickname:

Joe

Star Sign:

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