Jonathan Glassner

{{Short description|American television director, producer and writer}}

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Jonathan Glassner is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his involvement with Stargate SG-1, where he was executive producer for the first three seasons, and The Outer Limits. Glassner was initially noticed as a writer for his work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. After writing for several television series, including 21 Jump Street, Glassner moved on to The Outer Limits, which naturally segued into his involvement with Stargate SG-1 as a staff writer and executive producer. His most recent work is as a writer and director for CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and other shows. He was also a co-executive producer on the NBC show Heist and the Fox show Standoff, as well as for Sci-Fi Channel's The Invisible Man.

While at Northwestern University,{{Cite news|title= Revelations. An Interview With Jonathan Glassner |newspaper=Gateworld|date= September 10, 2009|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/09/revelations/ }} Glassner also played a leading role in the development and production of Rising Stars, which became the model upon which Star Search was developed.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} He moved to Los Angeles to become a director and was told that the best way to accomplish that was to start out as a writer. He eventually had enough scripts accepted that he could hire himself as director.

His daughter Samantha Glassner also appears on his series The Ark as the mysterious character of Kelly.{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-ark-star-samantha-glassner-on-kelly-reveal-in-episode-10 |title='The Ark' star Samantha Glassner digs into Kelly's huge reveal in latest episode of SYFY series |date=April 10, 2023 |work=SYFY Wire}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! rowspan="2" scope="col"\| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col"\| Year ! colspan="2" scope="col"\| Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"\| Notes
Producer ! Writer
scope=row\| Mikey \| 1992 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|

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Producer

! Writer

scope=row| Mikey

| 1992

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

= Television =

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! rowspan=2 scope=col\| Title ! rowspan=2 scope=col\| Year ! colspan=4 scope=col\| Credited as ! rowspan=2 scope=col\| Network ! rowspan=2 scope=col class=unsortable\| Notes
Creator ! Director ! Writer ! Executive producer
scope=row\| Ohara \| 1987 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| ABC \| unknown episodes
scope=row\| The Wizard \| 1987 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (2) \| {{no}} \| CBS \|
scope=row\| Alfred Hitchcock Presents \| 1987 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (3) \| {{no}} \| USA Network \|
scope=row\| War of the Worlds \| 1989 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| Syndication \|
scope=row\| Freddy's Nightmares \| 1989–1990 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{yes}} (7) \| {{no}} \| Syndication \|
scope=row\| Nasty Boys \| 1990 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| NBC \|
scope=row\| 21 Jump Street \| 1990–1991 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (5) \| {{no}} \| Syndication \| producer (18 episodes)
scope=row\| Street Justice \| 1991–1993 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{yes}} (8) \| {{yes}} \| Syndication \|
scope=row\| Time Trax \| 1993 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| Prime Time Entertainment Network \|
scope=row\| Island City \| 1993 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Prime Time Entertainment Network \| Television pilot
scope=row\| The Outer Limits \| 1995–1998 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (3) \| {{yes}} (9) \| {{yes}} \| Showtime \| co-executive producer (1995–1996: 20 episodes), executive producer (1997–1998: 19 episodes)
scope=row\| Star Trek: Voyager \| 1995 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| UPN \|
scope=row\| Stargate SG-1 \| 1997–2007 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} (2) \| {{yes}} (17) \| {{yes}} \| Showtime Syfy \| executive producer (1997–2000: 65 episodes)
scope=row\| The Invisible Man \| 2000–2002 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{yes}} (6) \| {{yes}} \| Syfy \| consulting producer (2000–2001: 22 episodes), executive producer (2002: 1 episode)
scope=row\| Odyssey 5 \| 2002 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (2) \| {{yes}} \| CTV Sci-Fi Channel \|
scope=row\| CSI: Miami \| 2003–2007 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (5) \| {{yes}} (4) \| {{no}} \| CBS \| consulting producer (2003–2004: 24 episodes)
scope=row\| CSI: NY \| 2005–2008 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (4) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| CBS \|
scope=row\| Close to Home \| 2006 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| CBS \|
scope=row\| Heist \| 2006 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| NBC \| co-executive producer (3 episodes)
scope=row\| Standoff \| 2006–2007 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (4) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Fox \| co-executive producer (17 episodes)
scope=row\| Prison Break \| 2009 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Fox \|
scope=row\| Covert Affairs \| 2010–2011 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (2) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| USA Network \| co-executive producer (10 episodes)
scope=row\| Nikita \| 2011 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| The CW \|
scope=row\| Breakout Kings \| 2011 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| A&E \|
scope=row\| Falling Skies \| 2015 \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{no}} \| TNT \| co-executive producer (8 episodes)
scope=row\| The Outpost \| 2018–2021 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} (2) \| {{yes}} (4) \| {{yes}} \| The CW \| executive producer (2018–2019: 14 episodes), producer (2018–2020: 22 episodes)
scope=row\| The Ark \| 2023–present \| {{No}} \| {{yes}} (1) \| {{yes}} (5) \| {{yes}} \| Syfy \|

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! rowspan=2 scope=col| Title

! rowspan=2 scope=col| Year

! colspan=4 scope=col| Credited as

! rowspan=2 scope=col| Network

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Creator

! Director

! Writer

! Executive
producer

scope=row| Ohara

| 1987

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| ABC

| unknown episodes

scope=row| The Wizard

| 1987

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (2)

| {{no}}

| CBS

scope=row| Alfred Hitchcock Presents

| 1987

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (3)

| {{no}}

| USA Network

scope=row| War of the Worlds

| 1989

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| Syndication

scope=row| Freddy's Nightmares

| 1989–1990

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{yes}} (7)

| {{no}}

| Syndication

scope=row| Nasty Boys

| 1990

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| NBC

scope=row| 21 Jump Street

| 1990–1991

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (5)

| {{no}}

| Syndication

| producer (18 episodes)

scope=row| Street Justice

| 1991–1993

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{yes}} (8)

| {{yes}}

| Syndication

scope=row| Time Trax

| 1993

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| Prime Time Entertainment Network

scope=row| Island City

| 1993

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Prime Time Entertainment Network

| Television pilot

scope=row| The Outer Limits

| 1995–1998

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (3)

| {{yes}} (9)

| {{yes}}

| Showtime

| co-executive producer (1995–1996: 20 episodes), executive producer (1997–1998: 19 episodes)

scope=row| Star Trek: Voyager

| 1995

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| UPN

scope=row| Stargate SG-1

| 1997–2007

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (2)

| {{yes}} (17)

| {{yes}}

| Showtime
Syfy

| executive producer (1997–2000: 65 episodes)

scope=row| The Invisible Man

| 2000–2002

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{yes}} (6)

| {{yes}}

| Syfy

| consulting producer (2000–2001: 22 episodes), executive producer (2002: 1 episode)

scope=row| Odyssey 5

| 2002

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (2)

| {{yes}}

| CTV Sci-Fi Channel

scope=row| CSI: Miami

| 2003–2007

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (5)

| {{yes}} (4)

| {{no}}

| CBS

| consulting producer (2003–2004: 24 episodes)

scope=row| CSI: NY

| 2005–2008

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (4)

| {{no}}

| CBS

scope=row| Close to Home

| 2006

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| CBS

scope=row| Heist

| 2006

| {{no}}

| NBC

| co-executive producer (3 episodes)

scope=row| Standoff

| 2006–2007

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (4)

| {{no}}

| Fox

| co-executive producer (17 episodes)

scope=row| Prison Break

| 2009

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| Fox

scope=row| Covert Affairs

| 2010–2011

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (2)

| {{no}}

| USA Network

| co-executive producer (10 episodes)

scope=row| Nikita

| 2011

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| The CW

scope=row| Breakout Kings

| 2011

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| A&E

scope=row| Falling Skies

| 2015

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{no}}

| TNT

| co-executive producer (8 episodes)

scope=row| The Outpost

| 2018–2021

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (2)

| {{yes}} (4)

| {{yes}}

| The CW

| executive producer (2018–2019: 14 episodes), producer (2018–2020: 22 episodes)

scope=row| The Ark

| 2023–present

| {{No}}

| {{yes}} (1)

| {{yes}} (5)

| {{yes}}

| Syfy

References

External links

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