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Lee H. Katzin started directing features in the late 1960s. Turning to made-for-television movies, he became one of the busiest directors in that genre, churning out a slew of mostly routine fodder. Every so often, however, one would rise above the rest: Along Came a Spider (1970) is a tense, gritty murder mystery, and The Quest (1976) is a ...
Lee H. Katzin (April 12, 1935 – October 30, 2002) was an American film director. Early life and education [ edit ] He was born in Detroit, Michigan and became a TV director in the late 1960s for TV shows that included Bonanza , Mission: Impossible and Police Story .
YearTitleDirectorAssistantdirector1961NoYes1963NoYes1963NoYes1964–65NoYes- Director
- October 30, 2002 (aged 67), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- April 12, 1935, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nov 8, 2002 · Lee H. Katzin, 67, who directed scores of TV movies and feature films, including “Le Mans,” starring Steve McQueen, died of cancer Oct. 30 at his home in Beverly Hills.
Jun 23, 1971 · Le Mans: Directed by Lee H. Katzin, John Sturges. With Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Two car racing champions, an American and a German, face off on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Lee H. Katzin, John Sturges
- 1971-06-23
In 1975, he directed the launch episode "Breakaway", and other early episodes, of the Gerry Anderson live-action series Space: 1999. He also directed the pilots for the television series Man from Atlantis and Spenser: For Hire. He was primarily known as a prolific episodic television director, and he worked on series such as MacGyver, Police ...
Lowest Rated: 71% Le Mans (1971) Birthday: Apr 12, 1935. Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA. Director Lee H. Katzin began mastering his craft in 1961 as an assistant director on the TV series "The ...