Sargent, Joseph 1925- (Joe Sargent, Joseph D. Sargent)

PERSONAL

Original name, Joseph Daniel Sargente (some sources say Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente); born July 22 (some sources say July 25), 1925, in Jersey City, NJ; son of Domenico and Maria (maiden name, Noviello) Sargente; married Mary Carver (an actress; divorced); married Carolyn Nelson, November 22, 1970; children: (first marriage) Athena, Lia. Education: Studied theatre at New School for Social Research, 1946-49.

Addresses:

Agent—Shapiro-Lichtman, Inc., 8827 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Director, producer, and actor. Joseph Sargent Productions, Inc., president. Military service: U.S. Army, 1943-46.

Member:

Directors Guild of America, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Awards, Honors: Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement, and Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a single drama program, 1970, both for Tribes; Emmy Award, outstanding directorial achievement in a single drama program, Directors Guild of America Awards, most outstanding director and outstanding directorial achievement in specials (with others), 1974, all for The Marcus-Nelson Murders; Best Director Award, San Sebastian Film Festival, 1974, for The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three; Fantasy Film Fans International Award and Best Television Film Award, Monte Carlo Television Film Festival, both 1975, for The Night That Panicked America; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding director of a limited series or special, 1980, for Amber Waves; Golden Raven, Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, 1984, for Nightmares; Emmy Award, outstanding director of a miniseries or special, Bronze Leopard's Eye, Locarno International Film Festival, 1986, both for Love Is Never Silent; Emmy Award, outstanding directing in a miniseries or special, 1990, for Caroline?; Emmy Award, individual achievement in directing a miniseries or special, 1992, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials, 1993, both for Miss Rose White; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials, 1995, for World War II: When Lions Roar; Bronze Wrangler (with others), television feature film, The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1996, for Streets of Laredo; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic special, Silver Spire Award, television—drama-television feature, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1998, both for Miss Evers' Boys; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a miniseries or movie, 1999, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a movie for television, Silver Spire Award (with Robert Benedetti), television—drama-television feature, 2000, all for A Lesson Before Dying; Directors Guild of American Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in movies or television, 2001, for For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special, 2004, Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in movies or television, Black Reel Award nomination, best director—network/cable television, 2005, all for Something the Lord Made; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie or a dramatic special, 2005, Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in movies or television, 2006, both for Warm Springs.

CREDITS

Television Director; Miniseries:

Part 1, The Manions of America, ABC, 1981.

Parts 1 and 5, James A. Michener's "Space" (also known as Space), CBS, 1985.

Abraham (also known as The Bible: Abraham and Die Bibel—Abraham), TNT, 1994.

World War II: When Lions Roared (also known as Then There Were Giants), NBC, 1994.

Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry's "Streets of Laredo"), CBS, 1995.

Salem Witch Trials, CBS, 2002.

Television Director; Movies:

Director, The Sunshine Patriot, NBC, 1968.

Director, Tribes (also known as The Soldier Who Declared Peace), ABC, 1970.

Director and producer, Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (also known as Deadly Desire and Maybe I'll Be Home in the Spring), ABC, 1971.

(Uncredited; replaced) Director, Buck and the Preacher, 1972.

Director, The Man Who Died Twice (also known as Spanish Portrait), CBS, 1973.

Director, Sunshine, CBS, 1973.

Director and producer, Wheeler and Murdoch, 1973.

Director and producer, The Night That Panicked America, ABC, 1975.

Director, Hustling, ABC, 1975.

Director and producer, Friendly Persuasion (also known as Except for Me and Thee), ABC, 1975.

(Uncredited) Director, Playing for Time, CBS, 1980.

Director, Amber Waves, ABC, 1980.

Director, Freedom, ABC, 1981.

Director, Tomorrow's Child, ABC, 1982.

Director, Memorial Day, CBS, 1983.

Director and producer, Choices of the Heart (also known as In December the Roses Will Bloom Again), NBC, 1983.

Director, Terrible Joe Moran, CBS, 1984.

Director, Sunday Night Live, 1984.

Director, Love Is Never Silent (also known as Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Love Is Never Silent"), NBC, 1985.

Director, There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986.

Director and producer, Of Pure Blood (also known as The Nazis: Of Pure Blood), CBS, 1986.

Director, Passion Flower, CBS, 1986.

Director, The Karen Carpenter Story, CBS, 1989.

Director, Day One, CBS, 1989.

Director, The Incident (also known as Incident at Lincoln Bluff), CBS, 1990.

Director, Caroline?, CBS, 1990.

Director, The Ivory Hunters (also known as The Last Elephant), TNT, 1990.

Director, The Love She Sought (also known as A Green Journey), NBC, 1990.

Director, Never Forget, Turner Home Entertainment, 1991.

Director, Miss Rose White, NBC, 1992.

Director and producer, Somebody's Daughter, ABC, 1992.

Director and producer, Skylark (also known as Sarah, Plain and Tall: Skylark), CBS, 1993.

Director, My Antonia, USA Network, 1995.

Director, Mandela and de Klerk, Showtime, 1997.

Director, Miss Evers' Boys, HBO, 1997.

Director, The Wall, Showtime, 1998.

Director and producer, Crime and Punishment (also known as Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment"), NBC, 1998.

Director, The Long Island Incident, NBC, 1998.

Director, A Lesson Before Dying, HBO, 1999.

Director, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (also known as The Arturo Sandoval Story), HBO, 2000.

Director, Vola Sciusciu (also known as Der Held aus Apulien and The Savior of San Nicola), 2000.

Director, Bojangles, Showtime, 2001.

Director, Out of the Ashes, Showtime, 2003.

Director, Something the Lord Made, HBO, 2004.

Director, Warm Springs, HBO, 2005.

Director, Sybil, CBS, 2007.

Television Work; Pilots:

Director, The Immortal, ABC, 1969.

Director and producer, Longstreet, ABC, 1971.

Director, Man on a String, CBS, 1972.

Director, The Marcus-Nelson Murders (also known as Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders), CBS, 1973.

Television Director; Specials:

Mad Avenue, CBS, 1988.

Television Director; Episodic:

Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1962-65.

"The Cheating Game," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), 1964.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 1964-66.

"The Mata Hari Affair," The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., 1966.

"The Corbomite Maneuver," Star Trek, 1966.

"The Camel's Nose," The F.B.I., 1966.

"Gallegher Goes West: Showdown with the Sundown Kid," Disneyland (also known as Disney's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney, The Wonderful World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color), 1966.

"Gallegher Goes West: Crusading Reporter," Disneyland (also known as Disney's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney, The Wonderful World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color), 1966.

"Gallegher Goes West: Tragedy on the Trail," Disneyland (also known as Disney's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney, The Wonderful World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color), 1967.

"Gallegher Goes West: Trial by Terror," Disneyland (also known as Disney's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney, The Wonderful World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color), 1967.

"Beachhead," The Invaders, 1967.

"The Experiment," The Invaders, 1967.

"The Ivy Curtain," The Invaders, 1967.

"Wall of Crystal," The Invaders, 1967.

Also directed episodes of The Fugitive; Garrison's Gorillas; It Takes a Thief; Lassie (also known as Jeff's Collie and Timmy and Lassie).

Television Appearances; Series:

Getaway Car, 1957-58.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Caroline?, CBS, 1990.

Andy, The Ivory Hunters (also known as The Last Elephant), TNT, 1990.

Garvey, The Love She Sought (also known as A Green Journey), NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Making of "Golden Girl," 1979.

This Time It's Personal—Jaws: The Revenge, 1987.

Intimate Portrait: Melissa Gilbert, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Joe Sargent) Jack Shomer, "Skid Row," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1957.

"Cinder Jungle," State Trooper, 1957.

Cleo, "Hold Up," Sheriff of Cochise, 1957.

Pete Hansen, "This Man Must Die," Zane Grey Theatre (also known as Dick Powell's "Zane Grey Theatre" and The Westerners), 1958.

Cargo pilot, "The Blood Line," Navy Log, 1958.

Desk clerk, "Edie Finds a Corpse," Peter Gunn, 1959.

"Everglades Story," Border Patrol (also known as U.S. Border Patrol), 1959.

Drunk, "There Was Never a Horse," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1959.

Mike, "The Wild Reed," Johnny Staccato (also known as Staccato), 1959.

Hollis, "A Nice Little Town," Johnny Staccato (also known as Staccato), 1960.

Sergeant, "The Black Wagon," Zane Grey Theatre (also known as Dick Powell's "Zane Grey Theatre" and The Westerners), 1960.

(As Joe Sargent) Allen, "Love Honor and Parish," Hong Kong, 1961.

(Uncredited) Ticket clerk, "Twenty-Two," The Twilight Zone (also known as Twilight Zone), 1961.

(Uncredited) Double for George Gizzard, "In His Image, " The Twilight Zone (also known as Twilight Zone), 1963.

"Elizabeth Taylor," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Also appeared as Mason, "Fire Flight," Whirlybirds (also known as Copter Pilot); and in "Decision," Flight.

Film Work:

(As Joe Sargent) Dialogue supervisor, Al Capone, 1959.

Director, Street-Fighter, 1959.

Assistant to the producer, Pay or Die, 1960.

Director, The Spy in the Green Hat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966.

Director, One Spy Too Many, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966.

Director, The Hell with Heroes, Universal, 1968.

Director, Colossus: The Forbin Project (also known as Colossus, The Day the World Changed Hands, and The Forbin Project), Universal, 1969.

Director, The Man, Paramount, 1972.

Director, White Lightning (also known as McKlusky), United Artists, 1973.

Director, The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three (also known as Pelham 1-2-3 and El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres), United Artists, 1974.

Director, Sunshine, Part II, 1976.

Director, MacArthur (also known as MacArthur, the Rebel General), Universal, 1977.

Director, Goldengirl, Avco-Embassy, 1979.

Director, Coast to Coast, Paramount, 1980.

Director, Nightmares, Universal, 1983.

Director and producer, Jaws: The Revenge (also known as Jaws 4), Universal, 1987.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Camp counselor, Her First Romance (also known as Girls Never Talk), 1951.

(Uncredited) From Here to Eternity, 1953.

Mike, Kathy O', 1958.

(Uncredited) Assistant district attorney Bob Buell, Al Capone, 1959.

(Uncredited) Officer Sargente, Pay or Die, 1960.

(Uncredited) Tobruk, 1967.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Broadway productions in the 1950s.