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Primetime Emmy Awards
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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
2026
The Pitt
2025
Mike White
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The White Lotus
John Wells
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The Pitt
Amanda Marsalis
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The Pitt
Adam Randall
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Slow Horses
2024
Frederick E.O. Toye
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ShÅgun
Saul Metzstein
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Slow Horses
2023
Dearbhla Walsh
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Bad Sisters
Lorene Scafaria
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Succession
Andrij Parekh
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Succession
Mike White
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The White Lotus
Mark Mylod
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Succession
2022
Karyn Kusama
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Yellowjackets
Lorene Scafaria
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Succession
Cathy Yan
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Succession
Mark Mylod
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Succession
2021
Steven Canals
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Pose
2020
Lesli Linka Glatter
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Homeland
Andrij Parekh
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Succession
Mark Mylod
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Succession
2019
Lisa Brühlmann
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Killing Eve
Adam McKay
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Succession
2017
Lesli Linka Glatter
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Homeland
Vince Gilligan
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Better Call Saul
2016
Lesli Linka Glatter
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Homeland
David Hollander
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Ray Donovan
Steven Soderbergh
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The Knick
2015
Steven Soderbergh
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The Knick
Timothy Van Patten
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Boardwalk Empire
Lesli Linka Glatter
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Homeland
2014
Timothy Van Patten
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Boardwalk Empire
House of Cards (US)
2013
Timothy Van Patten
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Boardwalk Empire
House of Cards (US)
Lesli Linka Glatter
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Homeland
2012
Timothy Van Patten
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Boardwalk Empire
Michael Cuesta
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Homeland
2011
Martin Scorsese
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Boardwalk Empire
Jeremy Podeswa
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Boardwalk Empire
Neil Jordan
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The Borgias
Patty Jenkins
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The Killing (US)
2010
Agnieszka Holland
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Treme
2009
Bill D'Elia
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Boston Legal
Todd A. Kessler
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Damages
Rod Holcomb
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ER
2008
Allen Coulter
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Damages
Arlene Sanford
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Boston Legal
2007
Peter Berg
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Friday Night Lights
Alan Taylor
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The Sopranos
Bill D'Elia
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Boston Legal
2006
Timothy Van Patten
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The Sopranos
David Nutter
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The Sopranos
Rodrigo Garcia
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Big Love
Alan Ball
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Six Feet Under
Mimi Leder
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The West Wing
2005
Scott Winant
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Huff
Alex Graves
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The West Wing
Peter Tolan
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Rescue Me
2004
Christopher Chulack
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ER
Allen Coulter
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The Sopranos
Timothy Van Patten
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The Sopranos
2003
Alan Poul
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Six Feet Under
Christopher Misiano
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The West Wing
Timothy Van Patten
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The Sopranos
John Patterson
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The Sopranos
2002
Clark Johnson
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The Shield
Alex Graves
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The West Wing
Paris Barclay
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The West Wing
Alan Ball
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Six Feet Under
2001
Timothy Van Patten
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The Sopranos
Steve Buscemi
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The Sopranos
Allen Coulter
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The Sopranos
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
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ER
Thomas Schlamme
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The West Wing
Laura Innes
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The West Wing
2000
John Wells
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ER
John Patterson
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The Sopranos
Allen Coulter
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The Sopranos
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
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ER
Thomas Schlamme
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The West Wing
1999
Paris Barclay
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NYPD Blue
David Chase
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The Sopranos
1998
Mark Tinker
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Brooklyn South
Bill D'Elia
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Chicago Hope
Paris Barclay
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NYPD Blue
Chris Carter
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The X-Files
Thomas Schlamme
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ER
1997
Tom Moore
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ER
Mark Tinker
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NYPD Blue
Rod Holcomb
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ER
James Wong
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The X-Files
Christopher Chulack
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ER
1996
Mark Tinker
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NYPD Blue
Christopher Chulack
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ER
Jeremy Kagan
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Chicago Hope
Mimi Leder
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ER
Charles Haid
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Murder One
1995
Mark Tinker
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NYPD Blue
Lou Antonio
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Chicago Hope
Rod Holcomb
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ER
Mimi Leder
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ER
1994
Charles Haid
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NYPD Blue
Michael M. Robin
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NYPD Blue
Gregory Hoblit
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NYPD Blue
Daniel Sackheim
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NYPD Blue
1993
Barry Levinson
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Homicide: Life on the Street
Eric Laneuville
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I'll Fly Away
Nancy Malone
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Sisters
1992
Nancy Malone
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Rick Wallace
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L.A. Law
Mimi Leder
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China Beach
Jack Bender
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Northern Exposure
Eric Laneuville
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I'll Fly Away
Rick Wallace
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L.A. Law
1991
Tom Moore
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L.A. Law
Gregory Hoblit
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Cop Rock
Mimi Leder
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China Beach
Tom Moore
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L.A. Law
1990
David Lynch
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Twin Peaks
Win Phelps
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L.A. Law
Rick Wallace
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L.A. Law
Scott Winant
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Thirtysomething
1989
Scott Winant
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Thirtysomething
Thomas Carter
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Midnight Caller
Robert Altman
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Tanner '88
John Pasquin
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L.A. Law
Eric Laneuville
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L.A. Law
1988
Rod Holcomb
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China Beach
Kim Friedman
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L.A. Law
Gregory Hoblit
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L.A. Law
Sam Weisman
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L.A. Law
Win Phelps
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L.A. Law
1987
Sharron Miller
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Cagney & Lacey
Gregory Hoblit
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L.A. Law
Donald Petrie
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L.A. Law
1986
Steven Spielberg
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Amazing Stories (1985)
Gabrielle Beaumont
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Hill Street Blues
Georg Stanford Brown
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Cagney & Lacey
1985
Thomas Carter
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Hill Street Blues
Georg Stanford Brown
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Hill Street Blues
Karen Arthur
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Cagney & Lacey
1984
Robert Scheerer
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Fame
Arthur Alan Seidelman
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Hill Street Blues
Corey Allen
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Hill Street Blues
Thomas Carter
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Hill Street Blues
1983
Jeff Bleckner
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Hill Street Blues
Marc Daniels
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Fame
Robert Scheerer
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Fame
1982
Harry Harris
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Fame
Robert Scheerer
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Fame
Jeff Bleckner
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Hill Street Blues
Robert Butler
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Hill Street Blues
Gene Reynolds
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Lou Grant
1981
Gene Reynolds
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Lou Grant
Mel Damski
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American Dream
Burt Brinckerhoff
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Lou Grant
Corey Allen
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Hill Street Blues
Robert Butler
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Hill Street Blues
Georg Stanford Brown
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Hill Street Blues
1980
Burt Brinckerhoff
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Lou Grant
Frank Perry
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Skag
Peter Levin
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Lou Grant
Gene Reynolds
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Lou Grant
Roger Young
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Lou Grant
1979
Gene Reynolds
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Lou Grant
Jackie Cooper
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The White Shadow
Mel Damski
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Lou Grant
Burt Brinckerhoff
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Lou Grant
1978
Gary Nelson
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Washington: Behind Closed Doors
E.W. Swackhamer
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The Dain Curse
Marvin J. Chomsky
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Holocaust
Abby Mann
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King (1978)
1977
Fred Coe
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The Adams Chronicles
1976
George Schaefer
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Sandburg's Lincoln
Christopher Hodson
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Upstairs, Downstairs
Boris Sagal
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Rich Man, Poor Man
David Greene (I)
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Rich Man, Poor Man
1975
Bill Bain
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Upstairs, Downstairs
Harry Falk
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The Streets of San Francisco
Telly Savalas
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Kojak
David Friedkin
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Kojak
1973
Jerry Thorpe
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Kung Fu
1971
Daryl Duke
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The Bold Ones: The Senator
John Badham
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The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
Paul Bogart
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CBS Playhouse
1969
Paul Bogart
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CBS Playhouse
David Greene (I)
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CBS Playhouse
Fielder Cook
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1968
Paul Bogart
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CBS Playhouse
Lee H. Katzin
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Mission: Impossible
George Schaefer
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CBS Playhouse
1967
Paul Bogart
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CBS Playhouse
Earl Bellamy
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I Spy
1966
Sheldon Leonard
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I Spy
Sydney Pollack
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Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
1965
Paul Bogart
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The Defenders
1964
Sydney Pollack
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Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Stuart Rosenberg
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The Defenders
Paul Bogart
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The Defenders
1963
Sydney Pollack
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Ben Casey
Stuart Rosenberg
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The Defenders
1962
Franklin J. Schaffner
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The Defenders
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