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name: "Jim Drake"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jim-drake"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "2 December 1944"
died: "10 January 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.450155+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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# Jim Drake

Director. Born 2 December 1944 in United States. Died 10 January 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 2 December 1944, United States
- **Died:** 10 January 2022

## Biography

Jim Drake was an American film and television director. He began his career in 1974 as an associate director on the Norman Lear sitcoms *All in the Family* and *Good Times*. His solo directorial debut came with episodes of the series *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman*.

Drake directed episodes of numerous television series, including *The Facts of Life*, *Newhart*, *Night Court*, *Who's the Boss?*, *The Golden Girls* (1985), *Dave's World*, *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005) and its spin-off *The Suite Life on Deck* (2008). His feature film credits include *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987) and *Speed Zone* (1989). He was an alumnus of Columbia University and Stanford University. Drake received Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on *Buffalo Bill* and *The Golden Girls*, and Directors Guild of America nominations for *SCTV Network* and *Buffalo Bill*.

He died on 10 January 2022 in Freeland, Washington.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)

## Also known for

- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), Director
- *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005), Director
- *The Suite Life on Deck* (2008), Director
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), Director
- *Night Court* (1984), Director
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), Director
- *Speed Zone* (1989), Director
- *Coach* (1989), Director

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