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Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA-winning TV film Threads.[1]

Mick Jackson
Mick Jackson at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards
Born	(1943-10-04) 4 October 1943 (age 78) Aveley, England
Occupation	director, producer

Early life

Jackson was born on 4 October 1943 in the settlement of Aveley in Essex, England. He attended Palmer's School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in electronics at the University of Southampton and a postgraduate degree in drama from the University of Bristol.[2]

Career

Between 1973 and 1987, he directed many documentary and drama productions for BBC TV and Channel 4, including the 1984 Cold War television film Threads.[3][4] He also directed theatrical feature films, including L.A. Story (1991), Volcano (1997) and the Kevin Costner-Whitney Houston thriller The Bodyguard (1992).

Accolades

Jackson won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for the biopic television film Temple Grandin.[5]

He also won the Television Single Drama category for Threads at the 1985 BAFTA Awards.[6]

Filmography

Film

• Chattahoochee (1989)
• L.A. Story (1991)
• The Bodyguard (1992)
• Clean Slate (1994)
• Volcano (1997)
• The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
• Denial (2016)

Television

• The Ascent of Man (1973)
• Connections (1978)
• Threads (1984)[7]
• Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent (1986)
• Life Story (1987)
• A Very British Coup (1988)
• Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
• Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
• Live from Baghdad, (2002)
• Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
• Temple Grandin (2010)[8]

References

External links

• Mick Jackson at IMDb
• Threads on Kings of Horror's official YouTube channel
• Official trailer for Threads

На других языках

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[ru] Джексон, Мик (режиссёр)

Мик Дже́ксон (англ. Mick Jackson; род. 4 октября 1943) — английский режиссёр и продюсер.[1]

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