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Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943, Grays, England, United Kingdom) is a British television and film director, television producer and author. He won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for Temple Grandin (film).
Selected filmography
Television films directed by Jackson include:
- Connections (1978), a 10-part documentary series created with science historian James Burke
- The 1984 docufiction Threads, with Karen Meagher and Reece Dinsdale.
- The 1987 docudrama Life Story, with Jeff Goldblum and Tim Pigott-Smith
- The 1988 adaptation by Alan Plater of Chris Mullin's 1982 novel A Very British Coup, with Ray McAnally
- The 1995 docudrama Indictment: The McMartin Trial
- The 1999 adaptation of Mitch Albom's 1997 novel Tuesdays with Morrie, with Jack Lemmon
- The 2002 HBO Special adaptation of Robert Wiener's non-fiction Live from Baghdad, with Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter
- Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006), a CBS miniseries based on the novel by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds
- Temple Grandin (2010), a HBO biography film, starring Claire Danes, Catherine O'Hara and Julia Ormond.
Theatrical films directed by Jackson include:
- The 1989 film Chattahoochee, with Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper
- The 1991 film L.A. Story, with Steve Martin.
- The 1992 film The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.
- The 1994 film Clean Slate, starring Dana Carvey and Valeria Golino.
- The 1997 film Volcano, with Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche.
External links
Films directed by Mick Jackson 1980s 1990s L.A. Story (1991) · The Bodyguard (1992) · Clean Slate (1994) · Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) · Volcano (1997) · Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)2000s The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) · Live from Baghdad (2002)2010s Temple Grandin (2010)Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (2001–2025) Mike Nichols (2001) · Phil Alden Robinson / David Frankel / Tom Hanks / David Leland / Richard Loncraine / David Nutter / Mikael Salomon / Tony To (2002) · Steven Schachter (2003) · Mike Nichols (2004) · Stephen Hopkins (2005) · Tom Hooper (2006) · Philip Martin (2007) · Jay Roach (2008) · Dearbhla Walsh (2009) · Mick Jackson (2010) · Brian Percival (2011)
Complete List · (1975–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- Living people
- 1943 births
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Emmy Award winners
- English film directors
- English television directors
- People from Aveley
- British film director stubs
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