Tolkin, Stephen 1954(?)–

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TOLKIN, Stephen 1954(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Stephen M. Tolkin; born c. 1954; son of Mel (a comedy writer) and Edith (a studio executive) Tolkin; brother of Michael Tolkin (a writer and director); married; children: include Theadora. Education: Yale University, master's degree. Religion: Judaism.

Addresses: Agent— Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Writer, director, and producer. Also worked as a story editor for television and as an architect.

CREDITS

Television Director; Series:

Monsters, syndicated and Sci–Fi Channel, c. 1988–1991.

Television Executive Producer; with Others; Series:

(And consulting producer) All Souls, UPN, 2001.

Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001.

Summerland (also known as Immediate Family ), The WB, 2004—.

Television Creator; Series:

(With Stuart Gillard) All Souls, UPN, 2001.

Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001.

Television Director; Movies:

Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's Golden Years ), CBS, 1991.

Daybreak, HBO, 1993.

Television Work; Other:

Second unit director, To the Moon, Alice (special), Showtime, 1990.

Executive producer, Summerland (pilot; also known as Immediate Family ), The WB, 2004.

Film Work:

Director, The Price of Life (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1987.

Director, Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999.

Associate producer, Captain America, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990.

Film Appearances:

Carl Schecter, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Series:

(With Stuart Gillard) All Souls, UPN, 2001.

(And story) Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001.

Teleplays; Miniseries:

Intensity (also known as Dean Koontz's Intensity ), Fox, 1997.

Mr. Murder (also known as Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder ), ABC, 1998.

Fidel, Showtime, 2002.

Teleplays; Movies:

12:01 PM (short), Showtime, 1990.

Daybreak, HBO, 1993.

Teleplays; Specials:

Daniel and the Towers, PBS, 1987.

Teleplays; Episodic:

(With Michael Tolkin) "Big Man on Campus," Delta House, ABC, 1979.

(With Matty Simmons and Michael Tolkin) "Hoover and the Bomb," Delta House, ABC, 1979.

"That's What Friends Are For," Knots Landing, CBS, 1989.

Teleplays; with Others; Pilots:

All Souls, UPN, 2001.

Summerland (also known as Immediate Family ), The WB, 2004.

Summerland (unaired pilot; also known as Immediate Family ), The WB, 2004.

Screenplays:

Gossip, 1983.

(Uncredited; with David Odell) Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (also known as Masters of the Universe; based on the animated television series and line of toys), Cannon, 1987.

(And story) The Price of Life (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1987.

(And story with Lawrence Block) Captain America (based on the Marvel comic book character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990.

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999.