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Alexander Singer(1928-2020)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Alexander Singer was born on 18 April 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Killing (1956), The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969) and Remington Steele (1982). He was previously married to Judy Singer. He died on 18 December 2020.
BornApril 18, 1928
DiedDecember 18, 2020(92)
BornApril 18, 1928
DiedDecember 18, 2020(92)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

Known for:

Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
The Killing
7.9
  • Producer
  • 1956
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
Remington Steele
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Glass Houses (1972)
Glass Houses
5.7
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • FBI: The Untold Stories
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993
  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1995–1998
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1996
  • Kellie Martin in Christy (1994)
    Christy
    • Director (as Alex Singer)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1994
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1994
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1992
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Lassie in The New Lassie (1989)
    The New Lassie
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Carroll O'Connor and Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
    Friday the 13th: The Series
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Mariah (1987)
    Mariah
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • The Bronx Zoo (1987)
    The Bronx Zoo
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1987
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1986

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Pearl (1978)
    Pearl
    • second unit director (as Alex Singer)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1978
  • Beverly Garland in Decoy (1957)
    Decoy
    • assistant director (as Alex Singer)
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Day of the Fight (1951)
    Day of the Fight
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1951

Producer

  • Be Our Guest
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
    The Killing
    • associate producer
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alex Singer
  • Born
    • April 18, 1928
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 18, 2020
  • Spouse
    • Judy Singer1950 - present (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Went to William Howard Taft High School in the Bronx where he met and became good friends with legendary director Stanley Kubrick.
  • Nicknames
    • Al
    • Alex

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