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Film director, film producer, screenwriter, television director
Martin Davidson
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Film director, film producer, screenwriter, television director
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Birth:
7 November 1939(Brooklyn)
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Biography
Introduction
Martin Davidson (born November 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, television director. After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he spent four (five counting tours) 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.
He is married to residential and restaurant designer Sandy Davidson. They have two children.
Selected filmography
- The Lords of Flatbush (1974; also co-writer, with Stephen Verona and Gail Gleckler)
- If Ever I See You Again (1978; co-writer, with Joe Brooks)
- Almost Summer (1978; also co-writer, with Marc Reid Rubel, Sandra Berg and Judith Berg)
- Hero at Large (1980)
- Eddie and the Cruisers (1983; also co-writer, with Arlene Davidson)
- Long Gone (1987)
- Heart of Dixie (1989)
- Hard Promises (1991)
Television
- Call to Glory (1984)
- Our Family Honor (1985)
- Law & Order (1990)
- My Life and Times (1991)
- Picket Fences (1993)
- Chicago Hope (1994)
- Judging Amy (2000)
- Looking for an Echo (2000; also co-writer, with Robert Held and Jeffrey Goldenberg)
- Girls Club (2002)