John Herzfeld

John Herzfeld

writer, director, actor

John Herzfeld was born on Apr 15, 1947 in USA. John Herzfeld's big-screen debut came with Lieutenant Schuster's Wife directed by David Lowell Rich in 1972, strarring Junkie. John Herzfeld is known for Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' directed by John Herzfeld, Sylvester Stallone stars as Self and Jason Statham as Self. John Herzfeld has got 2 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award John Herzfeld achieved is Directors Guild of America, USA. The upcoming new movie John Herzfeld plays is Escape Plan: The Extractors which will be released on Jul 02, 2019.

John Herzfeld won the Directors Guild of America Award and Emmy nomination for his HBO film, "Don King: Only in America," starring Ving Rhames. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes, won the Critics Choice Award, the Writers Guild of America Award and the coveted Peabody Award, the industry's most prestigious honor.After appearing as the subway mugger in "Death Wish" and appearing in "Serpico," John Herzfeld guest starred in many television shows including Kojak, Baretta, and playing Starsky's brother in Starsky & Hutch.Moving behind the camera Herzfeld wrote, produced and directed several distinguished and highly-rated television films, including; The Ryan White Story with George C. Scott and Sarah Jessica Parker, Daddy with Dermot Mulroney and Patricia Arquette, The Preppie Murder with Danny Aiello and Sandra Bullock, A Fathers Revenge with Brian Dennehy and Stoned for which he won a directing Emmy and was nominated for writing.John Herzfeld, wrote and directed the stylishly searing "15 Minutes," starring Robert De Niro, Ed Burns, Kelsey Grammer and Vera Farmiga. Herzfeld wrote and directed, "2 Days in the Valley," which introduced Charlize Theron to the world.John Herzfeld co-wrote and directed, "Escape Plan The Extractors," starring Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista.In 2021 John Herzfeld's documentary, "KEEP PUNCHING The Making of Rocky vs Drago," portrays a candid, in-depth look at Sly reflecting on his life as he re-cuts his iconic film, "ROCKY IV."

  • Birthday

    Apr 15, 1947
  • Place of Birth

    Newark, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Directors Guild of America, USA
1998
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials
Winner - DGA Award
Daytime Emmy Awards
1981
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Directors
Winner - Daytime Emmy
1981
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Writers
Winner - Daytime Emmy

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