Robert Harmon (born 1953) is an American film and television director. He is best known for the 1986 horror film '' The Hitcher'', starring

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, as well as for films like ''

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'' and '' Nowhere to Run''. His television work is distinguished by the series of made-for-TV movies featuring fictional Paradise (Mass.) Police Chief Jesse Stone, which began in 2005 with '' Stone Cold'', starring Tom Selleck, as well as the

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-nominated biopics '' Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' (also starring Selleck) and '' Gotti'', starring

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. He has directed a few episodes of the TV show ''Blue Bloods'', which also stars Tom Selleck.

Awards and nominations

Harmon has been nominated twice for a

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in 1997 and 2004.

Selected credits

*''

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'' (1983) *'' The Hitcher'' (1986) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Nowhere to Run'' (1993) *'' Gotti'' (1996) (TV) *'' The Crossing'' (2000) (TV) *'' Level 9'' (2000) TV series (unknown episodes) *''

'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' (2004) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: Stone Cold'' (2005) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: Night Passage'' (2006) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise'' (2006) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: Sea Change'' (2007) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: Thin Ice'' 2009) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: No Remorse'' (2010) (TV) *''

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'' (2010) (TV) *''

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'' (2011) TV series (unknown episodes) *'' Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt'' (2012) (TV) *'' Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise'' (2015) (TV)

References

External links

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