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David R. Kappes

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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David R. Kappes is known for Jaws 3-D (1983), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) and American Playhouse (1980).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)
    Jaws 3-D
    3.7
    Movie
    • Producer(as David Kappes)
    • 1983
    Ben Kingsley, Tatjana Blacher, and Hannah Taylor Gordon in Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
    Anne Frank: The Whole Story
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer(as David Kappes)
    American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer(as David Kappes)
    Will Lyman in Crossbow (1987)
    Crossbow
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Maggie Grace, Stephen Amell, and Poppy Drayton in When Calls the Heart (2013)
      When Calls the Heart
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 2013
    • The Ultimate Life (2013)
      The Ultimate Life
      6.1
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 2013
    • Katie Leclerc, Michael Rupnow, and Cameron Deane Stewart in The Confession (2013)
      The Confession
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • producer (as David Kappes, produced by)
      • 2013
    • Susan Sarandon, Alice Krige, Steven Berkoff, Edward Atterton, Julie Cox, Daniela Amavia, James McAvoy, Ian McNeice, Alec Newman, and Jessica Brooks in Children of Dune (2003)
      Children of Dune
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 2003
    • Ben Kingsley, Tatjana Blacher, and Hannah Taylor Gordon in Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
      Anne Frank: The Whole Story
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 2001
    • Dune (2000)
      Dune
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 2000
    • Y2K Family Survival Guide (1998)
      Y2K Family Survival Guide
      5.0
      Video
      • line producer: New York (as David Kappes)
      • 1998
    • The Night Flier (1997)
      The Night Flier
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Cheryl Ladd in Kiss and Tell (1996)
      Kiss and Tell
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1996
    • The Langoliers (1995)
      The Langoliers
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 1995
    • James Earl Jones in The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
      The Vernon Johns Story
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 1994
    • Strictly Business (1991)
      Strictly Business
      5.5
      • co-producer (as David Kappes)
      • 1991
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 1991
    • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
      Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
      6.2
      • co-producer
      • 1990
    • In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
      In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • producer (as David Kappes)
      • 1988

    Production Manager

    • Maggie Grace, Stephen Amell, and Poppy Drayton in When Calls the Heart (2013)
      When Calls the Heart
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • unit production manager: second unit (as David Kappes)
      • 2013
    • The Ultimate Life (2013)
      The Ultimate Life
      6.1
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 2013
    • Katie Leclerc, Michael Rupnow, and Cameron Deane Stewart in The Confession (2013)
      The Confession
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2013
    • Danielle Panabaker in The Shunning (2011)
      The Shunning
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 2011
    • Susan Sarandon, Alice Krige, Steven Berkoff, Edward Atterton, Julie Cox, Daniela Amavia, James McAvoy, Ian McNeice, Alec Newman, and Jessica Brooks in Children of Dune (2003)
      Children of Dune
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 2003
    • Dune (2000)
      Dune
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 2000
    • Cheryl Ladd in Kiss and Tell (1996)
      Kiss and Tell
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 1996
    • James Earl Jones in The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
      The Vernon Johns Story
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 1994
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 1988–1991
    • Babycakes (1989)
      Babycakes
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1989
    • In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
      In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 1988
    • Carrie Kei Heim in The Parent Trap II (1986)
      The Parent Trap II
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 1986
    • Kiefer Sutherland and Marsha Mason in Trapped in Silence (1986)
      Trapped in Silence
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1986
    • James Cagney in Terrible Joe Moran (1984)
      Terrible Joe Moran
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1984
    • Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)
      Jaws 3-D
      3.7
      • unit production manager (as David Kappes)
      • 1983

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Maggie Grace, Stephen Amell, and Poppy Drayton in When Calls the Heart (2013)
      When Calls the Heart
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director: second unit (as David Kappes)
      • 2013
    • The Night Flier (1997)
      The Night Flier
      6.0
      • second unit director
      • 1997
    • The Langoliers (1995)
      The Langoliers
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Strictly Business (1991)
      Strictly Business
      5.5
      • second unit director (as David Kappes)
      • 1991
    • Zits (1988)
      Zits
      5.5
      • second unit director
      • 1988
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • first assistant director (as David Kappes)
      • 1988
    • Carrie Kei Heim in The Parent Trap II (1986)
      The Parent Trap II
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • second unit director (as David Kappes)
      • 1986
    • The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
      The Night They Saved Christmas
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • second unit director (as David Kappes)
      • 1984
    • Bill (1981)
      Bill
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • second unit director
      • 1981
    • The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980)
      The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as David Kappes)
      • 1980

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