Joey Sagal
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He was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for his direction of the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man and, posthumously, Masada. [citation needed] Among Sagal's credits for the big screen are the 1965 Elvis Presley film Girl Happy, the 1971 science fiction film The Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston in the lead role, and The Dream Makers.
- Helicopter accident
- 1955–1981
- Director
- May 22, 1981 (aged 57), Portland, Oregon, U.S.
NBC. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Boris Sagal: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
Director: The Omega Man. Boris Sagal was born on 18 October 1923 in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for The Omega Man (1971), The Name of the Game (1968) and Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).
- Director, Writer, Producer
- October 18, 1923
- Boris Sagal
- May 22, 1981
Mr. Novak is an American television dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role as a high school teacher. The series aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. It won a Peabody Award in 1963.
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- September 24, 1963 –, April 27, 1965
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Boris Sagal. Director: The Omega Man. Boris Sagal was born on 18 October 1923 in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for The Omega Man (1971), The Name of the Game (1968) and Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).
- October 18, 1923
- May 22, 1981
Each year, WTF awards the prestigious Bill Foeller and Boris Sagal Directing Fellowships and the J. Michael Friedman Fellowship to three up-and-coming theatre artists of exceptional talent.
Russian-born, Yale-educated American director Boris Sagal was primarily a director of TV movies, varying in both quality and originality. Even his few theatrical films featured TV actors for the most part.
