Richard L. Rosenthal, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing '' Halloween II'' and '' Halloween: Resurrection''.

Early life, family and education

Rosenthal was born in New York City, the son of Hinda (née Gould) and entrepreneur Richard L. Rosenthal, Sr.

Career

Rosenthal started his career by directing '' Halloween II'' and returned to the series 21 years later, helming '' Halloween: Resurrection''. In between he has directed films such as ''American Dreamer'' (1984), ''

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'' (1987), ''Distant Thunder'' (1988) and '' Just a Little Harmless Sex'' (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows, and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series ''Life Goes On'' for ABC from 1989-1991.

Personal life

Rosenthal met his wife, actress

Nancy Stephens Nancy Stephens (born July 2, 1949) is a former American actress who has starred in many films and television shows. Stephens is perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Marion Chambers in John Carpenter's horror film ''Halloween'' (1978). She r ...

, while filming ''Halloween II''.

Select filmography as a director

Film

* '' Halloween II'' (1981) * '' Bad Boys'' (1983) * '' American Dreamer'' (1984) * ''

'' (1987) * '' Distant Thunder'' (1988) * '' Just a Little Harmless Sex'' (1998) * '' Halloween: Resurrection'' (2002) * '' Nearing Grace'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2013)

Television

*'' Darkroom'' (3 episodes, 1981-1982) *'' Nasty Boys'' (1989, pilot) *''Yesterday Today'' (1992, unsold pilot) *''The Witches of Eastwick'' (1992, unsold pilot) *''Devlin'' (1992, television film; released theatrically in the Philippines as ''New York Mob War'') *'' The Birds II: Land's End'' (1994, television film), credited as

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'' (2 episodes, 1996–1997) *'' Dellaventura'' (1 episode, 1997) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1997) *'' Wasteland'' (1 episode, 1999) *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2 episodes, 1999–2000) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2000) *'' Providence'' (6 episodes, 2000–2001) *''

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'' (6 episodes, 2001–2003) *'' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2 episodes, 2002) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2002) *'' She Spies'' (1 episode, 2003) *''

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'' (7 episodes, 2003–2008) *''

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'' (2 episodes, 2004–2005) *'' Point Pleasant'' (1 episode, 2005) *'' Reunion'' (3 episodes, 2005–2006) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2006) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2007) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2007) *'' 90210'' (1 episode, 2009) *''

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'' (3 episodes, 2009–2010) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2009) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2009) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2009) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2010) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2010) *'' Gigantic'' (2 episodes, 2010) *'' Shattered'' (2 episodes, 2010) *'' Beauty & the Beast'' (1 episode, 2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Rick 1949 births Living people AFI Conservatory alumni American television directors Choate Rosemary Hall alumni Film directors from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Harvard University alumni Independent Spirit Award winners