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James Gardner(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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James Gardner is known for The Popcorn Kid (1987), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and My Sister Sam (1986).
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    Known for

    Penelope Ann Miller, Faith Ford, Raye Birk, John Christopher Jones, Jeff Joseph, and Bruce Norris in The Popcorn Kid (1987)
    The Popcorn Kid
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer in My Sister Sam (1986)
    My Sister Sam
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Family Man (1988)
    Family Man
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • The Band
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson, Bill Fagerbakke, Kenneth Kimmins, and Jerry Van Dyke in Coach (1989)
      Coach
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1996
    • Joseph Dammann in McGee and Me! (1989)
      McGee and Me!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1990
    • Coming of Age (1988)
      Coming of Age
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer in My Sister Sam (1986)
      My Sister Sam
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
      Dear John
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Baby Boom (1988)
      Baby Boom
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988–1989
    • Family Man (1988)
      Family Man
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Penelope Ann Miller, Faith Ford, Raye Birk, John Christopher Jones, Jeff Joseph, and Bruce Norris in The Popcorn Kid (1987)
      The Popcorn Kid
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987

    Producer

    • Jersey Chasers
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Unexpected Allies
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Higher Education
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Jordan Roberts, Javier Ronceros, Eddie Martinez, Robert S. Amidon, Hans Sahni, and Katrina Mathewson in Coyotes (2011)
      Coyotes
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Rising Above
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Kate So Far
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • University Place: Friends and Lovers
      9.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • University Place (2005)
      University Place
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Nightside (1980)
      Nightside
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1980
    • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
      The Six Million Dollar Man
      7.1
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1978

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      Given a 'Special Thanks' credit in "Chicago".

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      Once worked at New York University. Now a professor at Chapman University.

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