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name: "Alexander Singer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alexander-singer"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "18 April 1928"
died: "28 December 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T18:10:48.276369+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alexander Singer

Director. Born 18 April 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 28 December 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 18 April 1928, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 28 December 2020
- **Active:** 1963–1993
- **Also known as:** Alex Singer
- **Works often with:** Reza Badiyi, Christian I. Nyby II, Corey Allen, Gabrielle Beaumont, John Patterson, Joseph Pevney

## Biography

Alexander Singer (also credited as Alex Singer) was an American television and film director. He began his career in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary *Day of the Fight*, directed by his high-school friend Stanley Kubrick, before turning to directing a decade later with the feature *A Cold Wind in August*.

Singer directed episodes of numerous television series, including *The Fugitive* (1963), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *MacGyver* (1985), *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993) and *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995). His feature film credits include the western *Captain Apache* (1971) and *Glass Houses* (1972). He won a Primetime Emmy Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Director
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Director

## Also known for

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Director
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Director
- *MacGyver* (1985), Director
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), Director
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Director
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Director
- *Dallas* (1978), Director
- *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1987), Director

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