Michael Dinner

Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television.

Biography

Prior to his TV career, Dinner was a singer-songwriter and recording artist for Fantasy Records, where he released two albums, The Great Pretender (1974) and Tom Thumb the Dreamer (1976), along with four singles.[further explanation needed][citation needed]

In 2017, he wrote and directed an episode of the Channel 4/Amazon Video series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. He also served as an executive producer.[1][2]

He graduated from Harvard College.[3]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Director Executive
producer
Notes
1989-1993 The Wonder Years Yes Yes 19 episodes
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story Yes No TV movie
1994-1995 Chicago Hope Yes Co-Executive 5 episodes
1996-1997 Early Edition Yes Yes 3 episodes
2003 Karen Sisco Yes Yes 2 episodes
2005 Invasion Yes No 1 episode
2005 Grey's Anatomy Yes No 1 episode
2006 Kidnapped Yes Yes 2 episodes
2008 Sons of Anarchy Yes No 1 episode
2008-2009 Law & Order Yes No 2 episodes
2010-2013 Justified Yes Yes 5 episodes
2013 Masters of Sex Yes No 2 episodes
2016 The Get Down Yes No 1 episode
2017-2018 Sneaky Pete Yes No 3 episodes
2018 Electric Dreams Yes No 1 episode
2019 Blood & Treasure Yes No 1 episode
Unbelievable Yes No 3 episodes
2020 Amazing Stories Yes No 1 episode
2021 Mayans M.C. Yes No 2 episodes
2023 Justified: City Primeval Yes No 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ Cynthia Littleton (February 14, 2017). "Amazon Grabs U.S. Rights to Bryan Cranston's 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' Anthology Series". Variety.
  2. ^ Nellie Andreeva (February 14, 2017). "'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' TV Series From Ron Moore, Michael Dinner & Bryan Cranston Picked Up By Amazon". Deadline.
  3. ^ "Motion Picture Sound Editors Honoring Justified: City Primeval Producer Michael Dinner with Filmmaker Award | Below the Line". November 20, 2023.