John Patterson (director)

{{Short description|American television and film director (1940–2005)}}

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| children = Charles Falk Patterson, Mary Denise Patterson

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| birth_name = John Tiffin Patterson

| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1940|04|04}}

| birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2005|02|07|1940|05|04}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Television director

| years_active = 1974–2005

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John Tiffin Patterson (April 4, 1940 – February 7, 2005) was a television director known for his work on drama series, who also made television films. He directed thirteen episodes of The Sopranos, including the first five season finales. Patterson was born in Buffalo, New York.

Biography

Aged 19, Patterson joined the United States Air Force where he navigated B-52 bombers for the Strategic Air Command. He resumed his college studies while a reservist and graduated from the University at Buffalo. He earned a master's degree at Stanford University in 1970, where he was a classmate of The Sopranos creator David Chase.

He was nominated for the Emmy award in 2002 and 2003 for his work on The Sopranos but he lost, and won The Directors Guild of America award for the show in 2002. As a director, Patterson worked for several television studios, including HBO and CBS. He directed episodes of The Sopranos, Providence, The Practice, Carnivàle, Family Law, Six Feet Under, CSI, CHiPs, Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues, The Guardian, and the pilot episode of Law & Order. He also directed more than 12 television movies, usually thrillers and crime stories, including A Deadly Silence (1989) and Seduced By Madness (1996).

He was married to Casey Kelley, but they later divorced; they had two children named Mary and Charlie Patterson. Patterson died in Los Angeles, California of prostate cancer at the age of 64.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-feb-14-me-patterson14-story.html| title=John Patterson, 64; Director Noted for Work on 'Sopranos'| access-date=18 February 2015}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/arts/television/11patterson.html?_r=0| title=John Patterson, Director on 'Sopranos,' Dies at 64| newspaper=The New York Times| date=11 February 2005| access-date=18 February 2015}}

Season 6 episode 12 of The Sopranos, titled "Kaisha", was dedicated to him.

Selected filmography

The Sopranos, 13 episodes directed by John Tiffin Patterson
Episode 1.04 "Meadowlands"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Meadowlands" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/1/04-meadowlands/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = July 25, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160725125415/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/1/04-meadowlands/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 1.13 "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/1/13-i-dream-of-jeannie-cusamano/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307013755/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/1/13-i-dream-of-jeannie-cusamano/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 2.06 "The Happy Wanderer"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "The Happy Wanderer" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/2/19-the-happy-wanderer/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307010519/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/2/19-the-happy-wanderer/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 2.10 "Bust Out"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Bust Out" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/2/23-bust-out/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307012953/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/2/23-bust-out/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 2.13 "Funhouse"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Funhouse" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/2/26-funhouse/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307014201/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/2/26-funhouse/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 3.04 "Employee of the Month"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Employee of the Month" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/3/30-employee-of-the-month/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307014123/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/3/30-employee-of-the-month/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 3.13 "Army of One"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Army of One" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/3/39-army-of-one/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307012259/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/3/39-army-of-one/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 4.02 "No Show"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "No Show" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/4/41-no-show/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307012751/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/4/41-no-show/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 4.07 "Watching Too Much Television"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Watching Too Much Television" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/4/46-watching-too-much-television/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307010405/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/4/46-watching-too-much-television/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 4.13 "Whitecaps"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Whitecaps" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/4/52-whitecaps/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307013911/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/4/52-whitecaps/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 5.03 "Where's Johnny?"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Where's Johnny?" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/5/55-wheres-johnny/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307010213/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/5/55-wheres-johnny/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 5.08 "Marco Polo"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "Marco Polo" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/5/60-marco-polo/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307005431/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/5/60-marco-polo/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Episode 5.13 "All Due Respect"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = The Sopranos episode "All Due Respect" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/5/65-all-due-respect/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307012208/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/5/65-all-due-respect/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Six Feet Under:
Episode 1.03 "The Foot"{{Cite web |author = HBO |author-link = HBO |title = Six Feet Under episode "The Foot" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under/episodes/1/03-the-foot/synopsis.html |access-date = May 18, 2010 |archive-date = March 7, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307010516/http://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under/episodes/1/03-the-foot/synopsis.html |url-status = dead }}
Providence episodes:
"The Birthday Party"
"The Honeymoon's Over"
"Runaway Sydney"
"Saint Syd"
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993)
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992)
Sins of the Mother (1991 TV movie) starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dale Midkiff and Heather Fairfield
She Said No (1990 TV Movie) concerning acquaintance rape and starring Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker, and Judd Hirsch{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414716/she-said-no#credits|title=She Said No|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|access-date=July 16, 2017}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbdlQ1SlntMC&q=She+Said+No+%28TV+Movie%29&pg=PT271|title=Children, Adolescents, and the Media|first1=Victor C.|last1=Strasburger|first2=Barbara J.|last2=Wilson|first3=Amy B.|last3=Jordan|publisher=SAGE Publications|location=Thousand Oaks, California|edition=3rd|year=2013|isbn=978-1412999267}}
Law & Order "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" (series pilot) Episode 01.06 - written by Dick Wolf (produced 1988, aired 1990) {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0629256/|title = Everybody's Favorite Bagman|website = IMDb}}
Hill Street Blues "A Wasted Weekend" Episode 7.12 - written by David Mamet (1987) {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0601645/|title = A Wasted Weekend|website = IMDb}}

References

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{{DirectorsGuildofAmericaOutstandingDirectingDramaSeries 1990–2009}}

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Category:2005 deaths

Category:American television directors

Category:Deaths from prostate cancer in California

Category:University at Buffalo alumni

Category:Directors Guild of America Award winners

Category:Stanford University alumni

Category:United States Air Force officers