James Frawley

James Frawley
James Frawley
Born	September 29, 1936 (age 88); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor
Years active	1960-present

James Frawley (born September 29, 1936 in Houston, Texas) is an American director and actor. He has been a member of the Actors Studio since at least 1961.^[1]^[2]

He had a short-lived acting career, appearing in supporting roles in film and television from 1963 to 1966. A memorable appearance was the role of Hawaii District Attorney Alvarez in the 1965 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Feather Cloak". In 1966 he was hired as a director for the new series The Monkees; he ended up directing half of the series' 58 episodes.^[3]

He began a career of over four decades as a director. TV series he has directed include Cagney & Lacey, Smallville, Ghost Whisperer and Judging Amy, along with many others. He has also directed occasional feature films and television films, most notably The Muppet Movie in 1979. He had a cameo appearance in The Muppet Movie as a waiter, marking his last acting role to date.^{[citation needed]}

He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series in 1967 for the episode "Royal Flush" of The Monkees, and was nominated for the same award the following year for another Monkees episode, "The Devil and Peter Tork".^{[citation needed]}

Other

James Frawley is not related to actor William Frawley (I Love Lucy).^[4]

Filmography

Director

Private Practice (2008–2009)
Grey's Anatomy (2007–2009)
Dirty Sexy Money (2007)
Notes from the Underbelly (2007)
Judging Amy (1999–2005)
Smallville (2001)
Ghost Whisperer (2005–2006)
The Three Stooges (2000)
Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997)
Chicago Hope (1994–1996)
Picket Fences (1994–1995)
Law & Order (1992–1993)
Father Dowling Mysteries (1990–1991)
Fraternity Vacation (1985)
Cagney & Lacey (1984–1988)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1985)
Magnum, P.I. (1982–1984)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978–1979)
Columbo (1977–1978)
The Big Bus (1976)
Kid Blue (1973)
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
That Girl (1967–1968)
The Monkees (1966–1968)

Actor

Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
The Troublemaker (1964)
The Outer Limits (Episode: "The Inheritors") (1964)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1965)
McHale's Navy (1966) (2 Episodes)
Blue Light (Episode: "Field of Dishonor") (1966)
The Monkees (1966)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
Hogan's Heroes (1966)
I Spy (1966)
The Muppet Movie (1979)

References and Notes

^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
^ James Frawley at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://themonkees.com/tvepisodes.htm
^ "Monkees, Muppets,Mayhem and More: A Conversation with James Fawley". popcultureaddict.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

External links

James Frawley at IMDb
James Frawley at the Internet Broadway Database
James Frawley at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.

[2] James Frawley at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttp://themonkees.com/tvepisodes.htm

[4] "Monkees, Muppets,Mayhem and More: A Conversation with James Fawley". popcultureaddict.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

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v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
1950s	Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
1960s	Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960) Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961) Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962) John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963) Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964) No Award (1965) William Asher for Bewitched (1966) James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967) Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968) Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
1970s	Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970) Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971) John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972) Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973) Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974) Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975) Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976) Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977) Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978) Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
1980s	James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980) James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981) Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982) James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983) Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984) Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985) Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986) Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988) Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
1990s	Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990) James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991) Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992) Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993) James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994) David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995) Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996) David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997) Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998) Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
2000s	Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000) Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001) Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002) Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003) Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005) Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006) Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007) Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008) Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
2010s	Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010) Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011) Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012) Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013) Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014) Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015) Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016) Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017) Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018) Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)
2020s	Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020) Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021) MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022) Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023) Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2024)

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