List of famous television directors, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top television directors in the world? This includes the most prominent television directors, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable television directors is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic television directors were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned television directors.
This list is made up of many different people, including Pamela Anderson and Tyler Perry.
From reputable, prominent, and well known television directors to the lesser known television directors of today, these are some of the best professionals in the television director field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous television directors ever?" and "What are the names of famous television directors?" then you're in the right place. (2667 items)
Carlos Irwin Estévez, best known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. Sheen rose to fame after a series of successful films such as Platoon, Lucas, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Wall Street, Young Guns, Eight Men Out, Major League, Hot Shots!, The Three Musketeers, The Arrival, Money ...more
Age: 51
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Profession: Television director, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
Credits: Two and a Half Men, Wall Street, Anger Management, Hot Shots!
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-born American actor, model, producer, director, activist, businessman, investor, writer, philanthropist, former professional bodybuilder, and politician. Schwarzenegger served two terms as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011. Schwarzenegger ...more
Age: 69
Birthplace: Thal, Austria
Profession: Bodybuilder, Television director, Businessperson, Politician, Investor, + more
Credits: The Terminator, Predator, Total Recall, Pumping Iron
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Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress, producer, and director. She is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream, and as Jules Cobb in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination. Cox ...more
Age: 52
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Profession: Performer, Television director, Television producer, Film Producer, Actor, + more
Credits: Friends, Cougar Town, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Scream
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William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and activist. Cosby's start in stand-up began at the hungry i in San Francisco which was followed by landing a starring role in the 1960s show I Spy. During its first two seasons, he was a regular on the children's ...more
Age: 79
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Profession: Activist, Film Score Composer, Television director, Television producer, Musician, + more
Credits: The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby: Himself, Uptown Saturday Night, The Electric Company
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