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Michael D. Ornstein

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  • Producer
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Michael D. Ornstein
Michael D. Ornstein is known for Taken (2002), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) and Halloween II (1981).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Taken (2002)
    Taken
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Editor(as Michael Ornstein)
    • 2007
    Halloween II (1981)
    Halloween II
    6.5
    • Editorial Department
    • 1981
    Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Editor

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    Editor

    • Main Justice
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • The Code (2019)
      The Code
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2019
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • edited by (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2014–2018
    • David Duchovny in Californication (2007)
      Californication
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2012–2014
    • Omar Epps and Landon Gimenez in Resurrection (2013)
      Resurrection
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Michael Peña in The List (2013)
      The List
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Laura Linney in The Big C (2010)
      The Big C
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2013
    • Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • A Little Something on the Side
      7.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • A Smile as Big as the Moon (2012)
      A Smile as Big as the Moon
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2012
    • Partners
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Atchity, and Betty White in The Lost Valentine (2011)
      The Lost Valentine
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2011
    • Matadors
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Wishing on an Airplane (2010)
      Wishing on an Airplane
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • A Walk in My Shoes (2010)
      A Walk in My Shoes
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2010

    Editorial Department

    • Irma Lake in The Moderator (2022)
      The Moderator
      3.3
      • supervising editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2022
    • American Gun (2002)
      American Gun
      6.1
      • consulting editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 2002
    • Latino (1985)
      Latino
      5.8
      • additional editing
      • 1985
    • Halloween II (1981)
      Halloween II
      6.5
      • associate film editor
      • 1981
    • Albert Brooks and Kathryn Harrold in Modern Romance (1981)
      Modern Romance
      7.0
      • assistant editor
      • 1981
    • Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979)
      Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • associate film editor (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 1979

    Producer

    • Between the Wars (1978)
      Between the Wars
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1978
    • Elizabeth Taylor in Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait (1975)
      Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1975
    • Gable: The King Remembered (1975)
      Gable: The King Remembered
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • associate producer (as Michael Ornstein)
      • 1975

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