Michael Dinner
Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television.
Biography
Prior to his TV career, Dinner was a singer-songwriter and recording artist for Fantasy Records, where he released two albums, The Great Pretender (1974) and Tom Thumb the Dreamer (1976), along with four singles.
In 2017, he wrote and directed an episode of the Channel 4/Amazon Video series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. He also served as an executive producer.[1][2]
He graduated from Harvard College.[3]
Filmography
Film
- Heaven Help Us (1985)
- Off Beat (1986)
- Hot to Trot (1988)
- The Crew (2000)
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1993 | The Wonder Years | Yes | Yes | 19 episodes |
| 1994 | Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 1994-1995 | Chicago Hope | Yes | Co-Executive | 5 episodes |
| 1996-1997 | Early Edition | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Invasion | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Kidnapped | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2008-2009 | Law & Order | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2010-2013 | Justified | Yes | Yes | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Get Down | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2017-2018 | Sneaky Pete | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Electric Dreams | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Blood & Treasure | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| Unbelievable | Yes | No | 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Mayans M.C. | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
References
- ^ Cynthia Littleton (February 14, 2017). "Amazon Grabs U.S. Rights to Bryan Cranston's 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' Anthology Series". Variety.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (February 14, 2017). "'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' TV Series From Ron Moore, Michael Dinner & Bryan Cranston Picked Up By Amazon". Deadline.
- ^ "Motion Picture Sound Editors Honoring Justified: City Primeval Producer Michael Dinner with Filmmaker Award | Below the Line". November 20, 2023.