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Michael Helfand(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Production Department
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Michael Helfand is known for Schindler's List (1993), Spartan (2004) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Schindler's List (1993)
    Schindler's List
    9.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1993
    Val Kilmer in Spartan (2004)
    Spartan
    6.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2004
    William Petersen in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
    To Live and Die in L.A.
    7.3
    • Location Management
    • 1985
    Days of Thunder (1990)
    Days of Thunder
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • St. Denis Medical (2024)
      St. Denis Medical
      7.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2024–2025
    • Kevin Heffernan, Gabriel Hogan, Steve Lemme, Eugene Cordero, Marcus Henderson, and Hassie Harrison in Tacoma FD (2019)
      Tacoma FD
      8.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • American Auto (2021)
      American Auto
      6.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
      Pivoting
      6.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Helfand)
      • 2022
    • Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
      Insecure
      8.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
      Superstore
      7.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015–2021
    • Briarpatch (2019)
      Briarpatch
      6.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough, Timm Sharp, Jacki Weaver, Dolly Wells, Karan Soni, and Mary Holland in Blunt Talk (2015)
      Blunt Talk
      7.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015–2016
    • Imaginary Friend
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson in Workaholics (2011)
      Workaholics
      8.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Jay Harrington and Eliza Coupe in Benched (2014)
      Benched
      7.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2014
    • Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair in Playing House (2014)
      Playing House
      7.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2014
    • Malin Akerman in Trophy Wife (2013)
      Trophy Wife
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2013–2014
    • Super Fun Night (2013)
      Super Fun Night
      6.2
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2013
    • Animal Practice (2012)
      Animal Practice
      5.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • second assistant director (as Mike Helfand)
      • 2012–2013

    Producer

    • The Same Sky
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Long Distance (2005)
      Long Distance
      5.2
      • associate producer
      • 2005

    Production Department

    • Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins, Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in Hook (1991)
      Hook
      6.8
      • production liaison: Los Angeles bluescreen unit
      • 1991
    • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
      Rain Man
      8.0
      • production assistant
      • 1988

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      • Michael G. Helfand

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