Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television.
Biography
editPrior 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.[further explanation needed][citation needed]
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
editFilm
- 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
edit- ^ 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.
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