Daniel Sackheim
Daniel Sackheim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television producer, television director |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Leslie Sackheim |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | William Sackheim JoAnne Cohen Sackheim |
| Website | danielsackheim |
Daniel Sackheim (born in 1962)[1] is an American television and film director, producer, and photographer. Sackheim has produced and directed for The X-Files, Law & Order, House and NYPD Blue. He also directed The Walking Dead, The Americans, and Ozark, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He has won a Primetime Emmy Award as a director and been nominated twice for his work as a producer and director. Sackheim directed the third and fourth episodes of the sixth season of Game of Thrones.
Life and career
Daniel Sackheim was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles,[2] the son of screenwriter William Sackheim and his wife JoAnne (née Cohen).[3] His brother Drew Sackheim is a fashion photographer.[4][5] He is married to Leslie Sackheim; they have two children, Josh and Emma, and live in Encino, California.[3]
Sackheim's career began with a role as an assistant film editor on the 1984 John Cassavetes film Love Streams,[6] before he found work as a music supervisor and associate producer on the NBC series Miami Vice.[7]
Sackheim's first time as a director was on "Mushrooms", a 1991 episode from the premiere season of the television series Law & Order. Sackheim later went on to produce the pilot episode of The X-Files and direct the pilot episode of Harsh Realm. Sackheim also served as an executive producer for the 2005 series Night Stalker, a remake of the 1970s series Kolchak: The Night Stalker;[6] and again as executive producer for the 2012 series The Finder.[8] Sackheim directed the pilot episode of NBC's Hawaii and the television films Homeland Security and The Lottery.[6][9] Sackheim made his feature film directing debut on 2001's The Glass House. In 1999, he signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.[10]
From 2010 Sackheim has directed a number of episodes of high rating AMC series The Walking Dead, and since 2013 has also worked as a producer on the FX series The Americans which was listed in the American Film Institute Awards 2013 best ten television programs of the year; as well as serving as executive producer for the 2012 series The Finder.[8] He has also directed three episodes of Jack Ryan.
On July 21, 2020, he and producer Tony To founded Bedrock Entertainment with ITV Studios America as partner.[11]
Awards
Sackheim's work has earned him one Primetime Emmy Award and three additional Emmy nominations. In 1994, Sackheim won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, having been nominated for his work on the NYPD Blue episode "Tempest in a C-Cup".[12] His three other nominations have both been for Outstanding Drama Series in the role of producer—for Law & Order in 1992,[13] and for House in 2007.[14] and outstanding directing for Ozark in 2018.
Filmography
Film
Director
- The Glass House (2001)
Producer
- The X-Files (1998)
- Baby (2010) (uncredited)
Television
| Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | No | Yes | |
| Miami Vice | No | Yes | |
| Law & Order | No | Yes | |
| ER | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Earth 2 | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| NYPD Blue | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| Millennium | Yes | Yes | 1 episode |
| The X-Files | Yes | Yes | 5 episodes |
| Harsh Realm | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes |
| Judging Amy | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes |
| Kingpin | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
| The Lyon's Den | Yes | Yes | 1 episode |
| Hawaii | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Las Vegas | Yes | Yes | 1 episode |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Night Stalker | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
| House | Yes | Yes | 7 episodes |
| Life | Yes | Yes | 7 episodes |
| Lie to Me | Yes | Yes | 6 episodes |
| Bones | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| The Finder | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
| The Walking Dead | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| The Americans | Yes | Yes | 7 episodes |
| The Bridge | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| The Leftovers | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| Battle Creek | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Game of Thrones | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| The Man in the High Castle | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Fear the Walking Dead | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Better Call Saul | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| Ozark | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| Jack Ryan | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| The First | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| True Detective | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
| Servant | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| Lovecraft Country | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
TV movies
- Midnight Run for Your Life (1994)
- In the Shadow of Evil (1995)
- Grand Avenue (1996)
- The Lottery (1996)
- Homeland Security (2004) (Also co-executive producer)
Footnotes
- ^ Ruland, Colter (29 October 2021). "Daniel Sackheim: Biography & Artwork – CAI". contemporaryartissue.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (September 4, 2018). "The big Emmys, and the other Emmys". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times: "JoAnne Sackheim July 11, 1924 - May 15, 2014 May 15, 2014
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (December 7, 2004). "William Sackheim, 84; TV Writer, Producer Won 2 Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Sackheim, Daniel". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "BFI | Film & TV Database | Sackheim, Daniel | Filmography". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Daniel Sackheim biography and filmography". Tribute. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Lowry, Brian (January 6, 2012). "Variety Reviews". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ Justin, Chang (February 4, 2005). "Daniel Sackheim (Tenpercenteries)(Brief article)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ Hontz, Jenny (January 20, 1999). "Sackheim signs Fox TV deal". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Denise Petski (21 July 2020). "Tony To & Dan Sackheim Team To Launch Bedrock Entertainment With ITV Studios America". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 1994 – Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 1992 – Outstanding Drama Series". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2007 – Outstanding Drama Series". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 14, 2012.