ROTH, Bobby 1950–

(Robert J. Roth)

PERSONAL

Full name, Robert J. Roth; born 1950; divorced; children: include Nick (full name, Nicholas Tobin Roth; also known as Nic Roth). Education: University of Southern California, B.A. (cinema), 1972; University of California, Los Angeles, M.F.A. (motion picture production), 1975; also studied creative writing and philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Director, producer, and writer.

Member: Writers Guild of America West.

Awards, Honors: Miami International Film Festival awards, best feature film award and best writing, both 1979, for The Boss' Son; Knoke–Heist Festival award, best director, 1983, for Circle of Power; grand prize, USA Film Festival [Dallas], special jury prize, Virgin Islands Film Festival, grand jury prize nomination, Sundance Film Festival, dramatic category, and Golden Berlin Bear Award nomination, Berlin International Film Festival, all 1985, for Heartbreakers; best film award nominations, Mystfest, both 1990, for The Man Inside and Rainbow Drive; President Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film festival, best American indie, 2003, for Manhood.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Independence Day, Independence Day Productions, 1975.

The Boss' Son, Circle Films, 1978.

Circle of Power (also known as Brainwash, Mystique, and The Naked Weekend ), Ambassador, 1983.

Heartbreakers, Orion, 1984.

The Man Inside (also known as L'affaire Walraff ), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Amanda, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996.

Jack the Dog, Sundance, 2001.

Manhood, Lightning Entertainment, 2003.

Film Producer:

Independence Day, Independence Day Productions, 1975.

Heartbreakers, Orion, 1984.

Executive producer, The Man Inside (also known as L'affaire Walraff ), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Jack the Dog, Sundance, 2001.

Manhood, Lightning Entertainment, 2003.

Television Director; Movies:

Tonight's the Night (also known as The Game of Love ), ABC, 1987.

Baja Oklahoma, HBO, 1988.

Dead Solid Perfect, HBO, 1988.

Rainbow Drive, Showtime, 1990.

Keeper of the City, Showtime, 1991.

Judgment Day: The John List Story, CBS, 1993.

The Switch, CBS, 1993.

Nowhere to Hide, ABC, 1994.

Ride with the Wind, ABC, 1994.

In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped, NBC, 1995.

The Devil's Child, ABC, 1997.

The Inheritance (also known as Louisa May Alcott's The Inheritance ), CBS, 1997.

Tell Me No Secrets, ABC, 1997.

Her Own Rules (also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Her Own Rules "), CBS, 1998.

A Holiday Romance (also known as A Song for the Season ), CBS, 1999.

A Secret Affair (also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford's "A Secret Affair "), CBS, 1999.

Crossed Over (also known as Destins croises ), CBS, 2002.

Dancing at the Harvest Moon, CBS, 2002.

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster, Lifetime, 2003.

The Elizabeth Smart Story, CBS, 2003.

Brave New Girl, ABC Family Channel, 2004.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Give a Little, Take a Little," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984.

"For Love or Money," Crime Story, NBC, 1986.

"Wild Horses," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1992.

"Mothers and Daughters," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1995.

"Deal with the Devil," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1996.

"The Tempest," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1996.

"Birthright," Profiler, NBC, 1998.

"Dishonorable Discharge," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel ), ABC, 1998.

"Clique," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel ), ABC, 1999.

"Forgive Me, Father," The Division, Lifetime, 2002.

"Reelin' in the Years," Boomtown, NBC, 2002.

"Welcome Home," The Division, Lifetime, 2002.

"Cold Comfort," The Division, Lifetime, 2003.

"Forgive, but Don't Forget," Hack, CBS, 2003.

"Shock to the System," John Doe, Fox, 2003.

Director and executive producer for The Insiders, ABC.

Television Director; Other:

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (miniseries; also known as Love Can Build a Bridge ), NBC, 1995.

(As Robert J. Roth) The Man Who Fell to Earth (pilot), ABC, 1987.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Independence Day, Independence Day Productions, 1975.

The Boss' Son, Circle Films, 1978.

Heartbreakers, Orion, 1984.

The Man Inside (also known as L'affaire Walraff ), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Jack the Dog, Sundance, 2001.

Manhood, Lightning Entertainment, 2003.

Teleplays; Movies:

Baja Oklahoma, HBO, 1988.

(With Dan Jenkins) Dead Solid Perfect (based on a book by Jenkins), HBO, 1988.

Separated by Murder, CBS, 1994.

Also wrote Children of the Night.