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Rod Holcomb(1943-2024)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Rod Holcomb was born on 28 May 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for ER (1994), China Beach (1988) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Jane Lucille Brackman, Suellen Maclean and Sandra Lavonne Avakian. He died on 24 January 2024 in Los Angeles, USA.
BornMay 28, 1943
DiedJanuary 24, 2024(80)
BornMay 28, 1943
DiedJanuary 24, 2024(80)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
ER
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
China Beach (1988)
China Beach
8.2
TV Series
  • Director
Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Wolf (1989)
Wolf
6.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Tyler James Williams, Daniel Henney, and Annie Funke in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
    Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2016–2017
  • Judith Shekoni, Ray Winstone, and Ella Thomas in Ice (2016)
    Ice
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Jeff Hephner in Agent X (2015)
    Agent X
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Don Johnson, Amber Valletta, Chace Crawford, and Rebecca Rittenhouse in Blood & Oil (2015)
    Blood & Oil
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Simon Baker in The Mentalist (2008)
    The Mentalist
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2015
  • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Blair Underwood, Kenneth Choi, Spencer Grammer, Brent Sexton, Pablo Schreiber, and Neal Bledsoe in Ironside (2013)
    Ironside
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
    Rizzoli & Isles
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Skeet Ulrich, Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard, Regina Hall, Corey Stoll, and Megan Boone in Law & Order: LA (2010)
    Law & Order: LA
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
    CSI: Miami
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, and Natalie Cohen in The Defenders (2010)
    The Defenders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2010
  • The 19th Wife (2010)
    The 19th Wife
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2009–2010
  • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
    Justified
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2010

Producer

  • Alex O'Loughlin in Moonlight (2007)
    Moonlight
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2007–2008
  • James Woods in Shark (2006)
    Shark
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2006–2007
  • Bounty Hunters (2005)
    Bounty Hunters
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • The Lyon's Den (2003)
    The Lyon's Den
    6.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • The Pentagon Papers (2003)
    The Pentagon Papers
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 2003
  • The Education of Max Bickford (2001)
    The Education of Max Bickford
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Stockard Channing in The Prosecutors (1996)
    The Prosecutors
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Finding the Way Home (1991)
    Finding the Way Home
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1991
  • James Coburn in Silverfox (1991)
    Silverfox
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Wolf (1989)
    Wolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • China Beach (1988)
    China Beach
    8.2
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1988
  • Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Banks, and Ken Wahl in Wiseguy (1987)
    Wiseguy
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1987
  • No Man's Land (1984)
    No Man's Land
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Mandrake (1979)
    Mandrake
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1979
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1976–1978

Writer

  • Wolf (1989)
    Wolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1989–1990

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alan Smithee
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • May 28, 1943
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 24, 2024
    • Los Angeles, USA(long illness)
  • Spouses
      Jane Lucille BrackmanFebruary 25, 1986 - January 24, 2024 (his death)
  • Children
      Joshua Todd Holcomb
  • Parents
      Robert James Holcomb

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    Graduated from San Francisco State College, now San Francisco State University.

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