Filmography
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Known For
Absolute Strangers Producer (1991) -
I Never Sang for My Father Producer (1970) -
Dragonfly Producer (1976) -
Known For
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Producer (1973) -
Producer
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Oscar Countdown 2006 (2006)
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Oscar Countdown 2005 (2005)
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CBS at 75 (2003)
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![A Death in the Family]( "A Death in the Family")
A Death in the Family (2002) -
![Collected Stories]( "Collected Stories")
Collected Stories (2002) -
![The 73rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 73rd Annual Academy Awards")
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![The 71st Annual Academy Awards]( "The 71st Annual Academy Awards")
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![The 70th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 70th Annual Academy Awards")
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![The 69th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 69th Annual Academy Awards")
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![The 67th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 67th Annual Academy Awards")
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![The 66th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 66th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Confessions: Two Faces of Evil]( "Confessions: Two Faces of Evil")
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![The 65th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 65th Annual Academy Awards")
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![In My Daughter's Name]( "In My Daughter's Name")
In My Daughter's Name (1992) -
![The 64th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 64th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Absolute Strangers]( "Absolute Strangers")
Absolute Strangers (1991) -
![The 63rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 63rd Annual Academy Awards")
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![The 62nd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 62nd Annual Academy Awards")
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![Child's Cry]( "Child's Cry")
Child's Cry (1986) -
![Country Gold]( "Country Gold")
Country Gold (1982) -
![The Kid from Nowhere]( "The Kid from Nowhere")
The Kid from Nowhere (1982) -
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![Oh, God! Book II]( "Oh, God! Book II")
Oh, God! Book II (1980) -
![The Last Married Couple in America]( "The Last Married Couple in America")
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![The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree]( "The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree")
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![The Magic of David Copperfield II]( "The Magic of David Copperfield II")
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![Stubby Pringle's Christmas]( "Stubby Pringle's Christmas")
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978) -
Fame (1978)
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![50 Years of Country Music]( "50 Years of Country Music")
50 Years of Country Music (1978) -
![Have I Got a Christmas for You]( "Have I Got a Christmas for You")
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Off Campus (1977)
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![Dragonfly]( "Dragonfly")
Dragonfly (1976) -
![After the Fall]( "After the Fall")
After the Fall (1974) -
![Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams]( "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams")
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) -
![To All My Friends on Shore]( "To All My Friends on Shore")
To All My Friends on Shore (1972) -
![I Never Sang for My Father]( "I Never Sang for My Father")
I Never Sang for My Father (1970) -
![Rings Around the World]( "Rings Around the World")
Rings Around the World (1966) -
World's Fair Spectacular (1965)
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The Aqua Varities (1965)
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Producer
![Camouflage]( "Camouflage")
Camouflage (1961) -
Director
![A Death in the Family]( "A Death in the Family")
A Death in the Family (2002) -
![Collected Stories]( "Collected Stories")
Collected Stories (2002) -
![Innocent Victims]( "Innocent Victims")
Innocent Victims (1996) -
![Confessions: Two Faces of Evil]( "Confessions: Two Faces of Evil")
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![Absolute Strangers]( "Absolute Strangers")
Absolute Strangers (1991) -
![Call Me Anna]( "Call Me Anna")
Call Me Anna (1990) -
![Do You Know the Muffin Man?]( "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")
Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989) -
![My First Love]( "My First Love")
My First Love (1988) -
![Fatal Judgement]( "Fatal Judgement")
Fatal Judgement (1988) -
![Backfire]( "Backfire")
Backfire (1987) -
![Child's Cry]( "Child's Cry")
Child's Cry (1986) -
![The 10th Anniversary Johnny Cash Christmas Special]( "The 10th Anniversary Johnny Cash Christmas Special")
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![The Twilight Zone]( "The Twilight Zone")
The Twilight Zone (1985) -
![Consenting Adult]( "Consenting Adult")
Consenting Adult (1985) -
![Burning Rage]( "Burning Rage")
Burning Rage (1984) -
![Faerie Tale Theatre]( "Faerie Tale Theatre")
Faerie Tale Theatre (1983-1984) -
![Hobson's Choice]( "Hobson's Choice")
Hobson's Choice (1983) -
![Country Gold]( "Country Gold")
Country Gold (1982) -
![Oh, God! Book II]( "Oh, God! Book II")
Oh, God! Book II (1980) -
![The Last Married Couple in America]( "The Last Married Couple in America")
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![The Promise]( "The Promise")
The Promise (1979) -
![Circus, Lions, Tigers and Melissas Too]( "Circus, Lions, Tigers and Melissas Too")
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Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977)
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![Dragonfly]( "Dragonfly")
Dragonfly (1976) -
![After the Fall]( "After the Fall")
After the Fall (1974) -
![The Affair]( "The Affair")
The Affair (1973) -
![Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams]( "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams")
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) -
![To All My Friends on Shore]( "To All My Friends on Shore")
To All My Friends on Shore (1972) -
![I Never Sang for My Father]( "I Never Sang for My Father")
I Never Sang for My Father (1970) -
![Reach for the Stars]( "Reach for the Stars")
Reach for the Stars (1967) -
![Rings Around the World]( "Rings Around the World")
Rings Around the World (1966) -
World's Fair Spectacular (1965)
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The Aqua Varities (1965)
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Picture This (1963)
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Director
![Camouflage]( "Camouflage")
Camouflage (1961-1962) -
Actor
![$pent]( "$pent")
$pent Mr. Walsh (1999) -
Writer
![Child's Cry]( "Child's Cry")
Child's Cry (1986) -
Archive footage
![Frank Langella: An Actor's Actor]( "Frank Langella: An Actor's Actor")
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Archive footage
![The 84th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 84th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Cleanflix]( "Cleanflix")
Cleanflix (2009) -
Additional Crew
![I Never Sang for My Father]( "I Never Sang for My Father")
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Says that "one of the happiest moments I've ever had" came in 1984, when the Directors Guild was honoring Orson Welles with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Cates succeeded in getting Robert Wise and Welles to shake hands on stage after 42 years of ...
Quotes
I was always more interested in the battlefield of human relationships. The relationship between people and their families is a connecting thread between all my features and television movies.
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Gilbert Lewis Katz
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 77)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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