Gregory Hoblit

Gregory Hoblit
Born
Gregory King Hoblit[not verified in body]

(1944-11-27) November 27, 1944 (age 79)
Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, television director, television producer
Years active1974–present[not verified in body]
Spouse
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(m. 1994; div. 2009)​
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Gregory Hoblit (born November 27, 1944) is an American film director, television director and television producer.[1] He is known for directing the feature films Primal Fear (1996), Fallen (1998), Frequency (2000), Hart's War (2002), Fracture (2007), and Untraceable (2008).[1] He has won nine Emmy Awards for directing and producing,[1] an accolade which includes work on the television series Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, and Hooperman, and the television film Roe vs. Wade.[1]

Early life and education

Hoblit was born Gregory King Hoblit[citation needed] in Abilene, Texas on November 27, 1944,[1] the son of Elizabeth Hubbard King and Harold Foster Hoblit, an FBI agent.[citation needed]

Career

Hoblit was "[a] longtime associate of Steven Bochco,[1] the late, celebrated writer and producer of television police and courtroom dramas.[2] Much of Hoblit's work is oriented towards police, attorneys, and legal cases.[citation needed] An element of career that has been noted by the entertainment media is the casting of young talent into serious roles that have elevated them to stardom (e.g., for Edward Norton and Ryan Gosling).[3]

Hoblit is known for directing the feature films Primal Fear (1996), Fallen (1998), Frequency (2000), Hart's War (2002), Fracture (2007), and Untraceable (2008).[1]

As described by Jerry Roberts in the 2009 edition of his Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, Hoblit's directing included episodes of Bay City Blues, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Cop Rock, L.A. Law, among other television series.[1] His credits also include having directed the science fiction police drama, NYPD 2069 (2004),[clarification needed] which was described as "unaired" as of that date.[1][4] He also wrote an episode of Hill Street Blues.[clarification needed][citation needed]

Awards and recognition

Hoblit has won nine Emmy Awards for directing and producing,[1] an accolade which includes six for producing episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1984), L.A. Law (1987), Hooperman (1988), and NYPD Blue (1995);[1] the Emmy for L.A. Law was for the pilot episode.[1][5] The 1981 Emmy for his work on Hill Street Blues was for Outstanding Drama Series, and his fellow awardees were Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll.[6]

He was further recognized as a producer with an Emmy for the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989).[1]

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes
1974 Goodnight Jackie Yes
1978 Loose Change Yes Made for television
Dr. Strange Yes Made for television
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Yes Television series (1 episode)
1979 Paris Yes Television series
Vampiro Yes Made for television
1981 Every Stray Dog and Kid Yes Made for television
1981–1985 Hill Street Blues Yes Yes Yes Television series (45 episodes)
1983 Bay City Blues Yes Yes Television series (1 episode)
1986–1988 L.A. Law Yes Yes Television series (35 episodes)
1987 Hooperman Yes Television series (2 episodes)
1989 Roe vs. Wade Yes Yes Made for television
1990 Equal Justice Yes Television series (1 episode)
Cop Rock Yes Television series (2 episodes)
1993 Class of '61 Yes Made for television
1993–1994 NYPD Blue Yes Yes Television series (9 episodes)
1996 Primal Fear Yes
1998 Fallen Yes
2000 Frequency Yes Yes
2002 Hart's War Yes Yes
2004 NYPD 2069 Yes Yes Television series (1 episode)
2007 Fracture Yes
2008 Untraceable Yes
2009 Solving Charlie Yes Television series (1 episode)
2013 Monday Mornings Yes Television series (1 episode)
2014 The Americans Yes Television series (1 episode)
2015 The Strain Yes Television series (1 episode)

Further reading

  • Roberts, Jerry (2009). "Gregory Hoblit". Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press-Rowman & Littlefield. p. 254. ISBN 9780810863781. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Roberts, Jerry (2009). "Gregory Hoblit". Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press-Rowman & Littlefield. p. 254. ISBN 9780810863781. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ Haag, Matthew & Mele, Christopher (April 2, 2018). "Steven Bochco, Producer of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'NYPD Blue,' Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Stevens, Dana (April 19, 2007). "Hello, Mr. Gosling: A Mainstream Star is Born in Fracture". Slate.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023. Fracture (New Line Cinema) may be remembered as the movie that brought Ryan Gosling into the mainstream (just as Primal Fear, director Gregory Hoblit's 1996 feature debut, introduced audiences to a young Edward Norton)... casting Gosling opposite Hopkins in a big-budget legal thriller is clearly Hollywood's way of saying, 'Here he is folks: the next big thing.'
  4. ^ Gregory Hoblit at IMDb
  5. ^ The Emmy for the Hooperman has also been stated as being for the pilot episode.[citation needed]
  6. ^ ATAS Staff (June 10, 2022). "Outstanding Drama Series Nominees—Winners 1981". Emmys.com. Los Angeles, CA: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Retrieved June 10, 2022.