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name: "Charles Braverman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-braverman"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 March 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:02.189321+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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# Charles Braverman

Director. Born 3 March 1944 in Los Angeles, California, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 March 1944, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **Active:** 1982–1990
- **Works often with:** Janet Greek, John Falsey, Joshua Brand, Michael Fresco, Victor Lobl

## Biography

Charles Braverman is an American director, producer and documentary filmmaker. He studied cinema at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1967, and began his career with the short film *American Time Capsule* (1968).

He has directed episodes of numerous television series, including *St. Elsewhere* (1982), *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), *Northern Exposure* (1990), *Melrose Place* (1992) and *Baywatch* (1989). His television films include *The Brotherhood of Justice* (1986).

Braverman was nominated for an Academy Award for the documentary short *Curtain Call* (2000) and received three Directors Guild of America nominations for documentary directing, winning in 2000 for *High School Boot Camp*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Director

## Also known for

- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Director
- *Baywatch* (1989), Director
- *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), Director
- *Melrose Place* (1992), Director
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), Director
- *The Brotherhood of Justice* (1986), Director

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