Jerry London (born January 21, 1947) is an American

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and producer.

Life and career

London has directed more than forty television movies including Emmy Award nominated '' Chiefs''. London won best director for James Clavell's ''

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'', a nine-hour miniseries for

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. He has also directed ten other miniseries, including the acclaimed '' The Scarlet and the Black'' with Gregory Peck, '' Chiefs'' with Charlton Heston, and ''

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'' with

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. He has taught film production at

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and

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. London is the father of

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, a TV producer of HBO's ''

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'' and '' The Pacific'', and a senior vice president and post-production executive of

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. Lisa London, casting director, is his daughter.

Filmography

*'' Killdozer!'' (1974) *'' Ma and Pa'' (1974) *''

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'' (1974) *'' The World of Darkness'' (1977) *'' Cover Girls'' (1977) *''

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'' (1978) *'' Escapade'' (1978) *''

Evening in Byzantium ''Evening in Byzantium'' is a 1978 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama film produced by Glen A. Larson Productions and Universal Television, and directed by Jerry London, about the Cannes Film Festival being overtaken by terror ...

'' (1978) *'' Women in White'' (1979) *'' Swan Song'' (1980) *''

'' (1980) *''

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'' (1980) *'' Chicago Story'' (1981 pilot TV movie) *'' The Ordeal of Bill Carney'' (1981) *'' The Gift of Life'' (1982) *'' The Scarlet and the Black'' (1983) *'' Chiefs'' (1983) *''

'' (1984) *''

If Tomorrow Comes If Tomorrow Comes may refer to: * ''If Tomorrow Comes'' (film), a 1971 American TV film * ''If Tomorrow Comes'' (novel), a 1985 novel by Sidney Sheldon * ''If Tomorrow Comes'' (miniseries), a 1986 miniseries based on the novel * ''If Tomorrow C ...

'' (1986) *''

Dark Mansions ''Dark Mansions'' is a 1986 television film starring Joan Fontaine, Michael York, Linda Purl, Paul Shenar, Melissa Sue Anderson, Steve Inwood, Lois Chiles, Nicollette Sheridan, Raymond St. Jacques, Grant Aleksander, Yves André Martin, and Dan O'H ...

'' (1986) *'' Manhunt for Claude Dallas'' (1986) *'' Harry's Hong Kong'' (1987) *'' Rent-a-Cop'' (1987) *'' Dadah Is Death'' (1988) *'' Kiss Shot'' (1989) *'' The Haunting of Sarah Hardy'' (1989) *'' A Season of Giants'' (1990) *'' Vestige of Honor'' (1990) *'' Victim of Love'' (1991) *''

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'' (1992) *'' Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story'' (1992) *'' A Twist of the Knife'' (1993) *'' Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994 pilot film) *'' I Spy Returns'' (1994) *'' A Mother's Gift'' (1995) *'' A Promise to Carolyn'' (1996) *'' A Holiday for Love'' (1996) *'' Stolen Women, Captured Hearts'' (1997) *'' Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) *''Beauty'' (1998) *'' As Time Runs Out'' (1999) *'' Take Me Home: The John Denver Story'' (2000) *'' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within'' (2001) *'' Counterstrike'' (2002)

References

External links

Official website
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