Ron Underwood
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Born | Ronald Brian Underwood November 6, 1953 Glendale, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse | Sandy Underwood |
Children | Larissa, Lana, Lauren |
Ronald Brian Underwood (born November 6, 1953) is an American film and television director, known for directing such films as Tremors (1990), City Slickers (1991), Heart and Souls (1993), and Mighty Joe Young (1998).
Early life
Underwood was born November 6, 1953, in
Film career
Early career (1976–1989)
Upon completion of his fellowship at the
Mainstream breakthrough (1990–present)
Following his critically acclaimed venture into television, Underwood moved into directing feature films. His first effort was
Underwood received his first taste of commercial success with 1991's
Given the opportunity to direct a big-budget film by
Following Mighty Joe Young, Underwood began work on Eddie Murphy fronted The Adventures of Pluto Nash. The film also starred Rosario Dawson, Peter Boyle and Pam Grier. Unfortunately, the film was greeted with poor reception.
Underwood returned to his roots, directing both low-budget films and television. He directed .
Filmography
Films
Director
- The New Freedom (1973) (Short Film)
- Deer in the Works (1980) (Short Film)
- Tremors (1990) (Also story writer)
- City Slickers (1991)
- Heart and Souls (1993)
- Speechless (1994)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
- In the Mix (2005)
Other credits
Year | Title | Notes |
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1976 | Futureworld | Production assistant |
1978 | Capricorn One | Location manager |
1979 | Tourist Trap | First assistant director |
1986 | Crawlspace | Associate producer |
1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Executive producer |
Television
TV movies
- Stealing Sinatra (2003)
- Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
- Santa Baby (2006)
- The Year Without A Santa Claus(2006)
- Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)
- Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009)
- Deck the Halls (2011)
TV series
Year | Title | Episode(s) |
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1986 | ABC Weekend Special |
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2003 | Monk |
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2004 | Boston Legal |
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2007 | Reaper |
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2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager |
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Ugly Betty | ||
Eli Stone |
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2009 | Make It or Break It |
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Drop Dead Diva |
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2010 | Heroes | |
Happy Town |
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No Ordinary Family |
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Hellcats |
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Chaos |
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2011 | Necessary Roughness |
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Harry's Law |
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2011–2013 | Castle |
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2012 | Burn Notice |
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Desperate Housewives |
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2012–2018 | Once Upon a Time | |
2012–2013 | Scandal
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2012–2015 | Grey's Anatomy |
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2013 | The Glades |
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2014–2015 | Nashville |
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2014 | Resurrection |
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2014–2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | |
2016 | Quantico |
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Dead of Summer |
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BrainDead
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No Tomorrow |
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2016–2019 | Hawaii Five-0 |
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2017–2018 | The Good Fight |
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2017 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World |
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2018–2019 | MacGyver |
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2018–2019 | Magnum P.I. |
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2019–2023 | Fear the Walking Dead |
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2019 | Grand Hotel
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Evil |
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2021–2022 | Big Shot |
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2021 | Evil |
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2022 | Tales of the Walking Dead |
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2022–2024 | La Brea |
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2024 | Elsbeth |
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Awards and nominations
- 1986 Peabody Award ("ABC Weekend Specials", "The Mouse and the Motorcycle")
- 1989: Special Class Directing (ABC Weekend Specials, "Runaway Ralph" nominated)
- 1992: Best Supporting Actor (Jack Palance City Slickers, winner)
- 1994: Best Director (Heart and Souls, nominated)
- 1999: Best Visual Effects (Mighty Joe Young, nominated)
- 2003: Worst Director (The Adventures of Pluto Nash, nominated)
- 2007: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs (The Year Without a Santa Claus, nominated)
References
- ISBN 9780786440122. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
External links
- Ron Underwood website
- Ron Underwood at IMDb