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name: "Jeff Bleckner"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 August 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:11:09.811104+00:00"
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# Jeff Bleckner

Director. Born 12 August 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 August 1943, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1981–2004
- **Also known as:** Jeffrey Bleckner
- **Works often with:** John C. Flinn III, Oz Scott

## Biography

Jeff Bleckner is an American director and producer. Born on 12 August 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at Amherst College and Yale University before beginning his career in theatre. He directed off-Broadway productions including works by Sam Shepard and David Rabe, as well as Broadway plays such as *Sticks and Bones* (1972).

Bleckner moved into television in the late 1970s, directing episodes of series including *Dynasty*, *Remington Steele* and *Hill Street Blues* (1981). His television credits also include *Castle* (2009–2015), *Medium* (2005), *Boston Legal* (2004), *Private Practice* (2007) and the television films *Rear Window* (1998) and *Remember Sunday* (2013).

He has received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Directors Guild of America Awards, including recognition for his work on *Hill Street Blues* and *The Beach Boys: An American Family* (2000).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Boston Legal* (2004), Director

## Also known for

- *Castle* (2009), Director
- *Medium* (2005), Director
- *Remember Sunday* (2013), Director
- *Private Practice* (2007), Director
- *Remington Steele* (1982), Director
- *The Glades* (2010), Writer, Director
- *Dynasty* (1981), Director
- *Rear Window* (1998), Director

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