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name: "Jeff Freilich"
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roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1948"
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# Jeff Freilich

Director and producer. Born 1 January 1948 in New York City, New York.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1948, New York City, New York

## Biography

Jeff Freilich is a producer, writer and director. Born in New York City in 1948, he graduated in fine arts from the High School of Music and Art and in psychology from Antioch College, and attended the University of Southern California School of Medicine.

He began his professional career working under Roger Corman at New World Pictures and produced the short film *Devil's Bargain*, directed by Tim Hunter, for the American Film Institute. Freilich created the series *Dark Justice* (1991–1993) and has produced numerous television series, including *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014–2017), on which he also directed three episodes, *Grace and Frankie* (2015–2016) and *Burn Notice* (2007–2010). He has served as a senior mentor at the American Film Institute and lectured at NYU Tisch, Stanford and UCLA.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)

## Also known for

- *Wrong Turn 2: Dead End* (2007), Producer
- *Mayfair Witches* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), Writer, Director
- *Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia* (2009), Producer
- *Atlas Shrugged: Part II* (2012), Producer
- *Dispatches from Elsewhere* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Galactica 1980* (1980), Writer
- *Lodge 49* (2018), Executive Producer

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