Martin Davidson

Martin Davidson
Born	November 7, 1939 (1939-11-07) (age 72) Brooklyn, New York, USA
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor
Years active	1974 – present

Martin Davidson (born November 7, 1939) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he spent five years as an actor in Off Broadway shows and regional theater. His directorial debut was The Lords of Flatbush starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler. He won an ACE award for his film Long Gone, an HBO movie starring William Petersen and Virginia Madsen.

He may be best remembered for directing the cult film Eddie and the Cruisers.

Selected filmography as a director

• Looking for an Echo (2000) - also writer
• Judging Amy (2000)
• Chicago Hope (1994)
• Picket Fences (1993)
• Hard Promises (1991)
• Heart of Dixie (1989)
• Long Gone (1987)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) - also writer
• Hero at Large (1980)
• Almost Summer (1978) - also writer
• The Lords of Flatbush (1974) - also writer

References

External links

• Martin Davidson at the Internet Movie Database
• Martin Davidson at AllRovi

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Name	Davidson, Martin
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Date of birth	November 7, 1939
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, USA
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