Brandman, Michael

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Brandman, Michael

PERSONAL

Education: Attended Carnegie-Mellon University.

Addresses: Office—Brandman Productions, 2062 N. Vine St., Suite 5, Hollywood, CA 90068.

Career: Producer and writer. Producer and general manager of Broadway and off-Broadway productions; Establishment Theater Company, partner; Brandman Productions (a film and television production company), founder.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination (with Iris Merlis), outstanding classical program in the performing arts, 1991, for Into the Woods; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding made-for-television movie, 1996, for The Heidi Chronicles; Bronze Wrangler (with others), television feature film, Western Heritage Awards, 1998, for Last Stand at Saber River; Bronze Wrangler (with others), television feature film, 2002, for Crossfire Trail.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Executive producer, The Sound of Murder, Warner Bros., 1982.

Producer, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Cinecom Pictures, 1990.

Producer, Golden Gate, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994.

Executive producer, Via Dolorosa, Image Entertainment, 2000.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

As Is, Showtime, 1986.

Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance, NBC, 1991.

Broadway Bound (also known as Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound"), ABC, 1992.

The Water Engine, TNT, 1992.

The Habitation of Dragons, TNT, 1992.

Cooperstown, TNT, 1993.

The Heart of Justice, TNT, 1993.

The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller's "The American Clock"), TNT, 1993.

Percy & Thunder, TNT, 1993.

The Heidi Chronicles, TNT, 1995.

Last Stand at Saber River, TNT, 1997.

Alone (also known as Horton Foote's "Alone"), Showtime, 1997.

Spenser: Small Vices (also known as Robert B. Parker's "Small Vices"), Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Thin Air (also known as Robert B. Parker's "Thin Air"), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Crossfire Trail (also known as Louis L'Amour's "Crossfire Trail"), TNT, 2001.

Walking Shadow, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Monte Walsh, TNT, 2003.

Stone Cold (also known as Robert B. Parker's "Stone Cold"), CBS, 2005.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Blockheads, HBO, 1982.

Grown Ups, Showtime, 1985.

"Master Harold" … and the Boys, 1985.

Sunday in the Park with George, PBS and Showtime, 1986.

All My Sons, PBS, 1986.

The House of Blue Leaves, PBS, 1987.

Long Day's Journey into Night, PBS and Showtime, 1987.

I Never Sang for My Father, PBS, 1988.

Our Town, PBS, 1989.

Into the Woods, PBS, 1991.

Passion, PBS, 1996.

Television Producer; Specials:

On Location: Steve Martin, HBO, 1976.

On Location: George Carlin at USC (also known as On Location with George Carlin), HBO, 1977.

Here It Is, Burlesque! (documentary), 1980.

Barefoot in the Park, HBO, 1982.

Pajama Tops, Showtime, 1983.

Day to Day Affairs, HBO, 1985.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Touch 'Em All McCall, NBC, 2003.

Stage Work:

General manager, Scuba Duba, New Theatre, New York City, 1967–69.

Company manager, Two Gentlemen of Verona, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1971–73.

Company manager, Sticks and Bones, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1972.

Associate producer, Artist Descending a Staircase, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1989.

WRITINGS

Television Movies:

Monte Walsh, TNT, 2003.

Stone Cold, CBS, 2005.

Television Pilots:

The Noonday Show, 1975.

Touch 'Em All McCall, NBC, 2003.