Haldon Darryl Allan Eastman (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian

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and

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. Born in

Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

, Eastman received a

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degree from the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...

in 1971. He then studied at the Film School of the

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where he wrote and directed his first film '' A Sweeter Song''. He directed the feature films '' The War Boy'' (1985), '' Crazy Moon'' (1986) and '' Danger Zone'' (1996). Eastman was an executive producer for television shows including '' Night Man'', '' Beastmaster'' and ''

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''. He has also directed episodes for TV shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Beachcombers'', '' Friday the 13th: The Series'', '' Danger Bay'', '' Sliders'', '' Night Man'', '' F/X: The Series'', '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'', '' Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''

'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Eastman's

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'' Ford: The Man and the Machine'' was the recipient of three

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s, including Best Miniseries, and seven other nominations, while ''

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'' and '' Champagne Charlie'' also earned seven Gemini nominations. Eastman also received a Golden Reel Award, as the director of ''Ford'', and a 2001

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for ''Andromeda'' Best Dramatic Series.

Films

* '' A Sweeter Song'' - 1976 * '' The War Boy'' - 1985 * '' Crazy Moon'' - 1987 * '' Danger Zone'' - 1996

Television series

* '' Night Man'' * '' Beastmaster'' * ''

'' * ''

'' * '' Beachcombers'' * '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' * '' Danger Bay'' * '' Sliders'' * '' Night Man'' * '' F/X: The Series'' * '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' * '' Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict'' * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' * ''

'' * '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * '' Stargate SG1: Episode 13'' * '' Champagne Charlie'' (1989)

References

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* 1948 births Living people Alumni of the University of Bristol Canadian television directors Canadian television producers Film directors from Manitoba University of Manitoba alumni {{canada-film-director-stub