---
name: "John Putch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-putch"
fi1m_id: "john-putch"
imdb_id: "nm0003289"
tmdb_id: 21475
wikidata_id: "Q1701481"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "27 July 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "director"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-04T23:29:29.778343+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."
---

# John Putch

## Identity

John Putch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-putch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-putch
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003289
- **TMDB ID:** 21475
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1701481
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Putch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701481, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21475

Director. Born 27 July 1961 in Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 27 July 1961, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1983–2009
- **Also known as:** Putch
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 36 (1), 1990s 74 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Putch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701481, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21475

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Jaws 3-D*](https://film.one/film/jaws-3-d.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Putch is an American actor and director. Born on 27 July 1961 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, he began acting as a child in summer theatre at the Totem Pole Playhouse, run by his father William H. Putch. He appeared in guest roles on series including All in the Family and had a recurring part on One Day at a Time before playing Sean Brody in the film Jaws 3-D (1983).

Putch transitioned to directing in the mid-1990s. He has directed episodes of numerous television series, including The Middle (2009), My Name Is Earl (2005), Scrubs (2001), Ugly Betty (2006), Cougar Town (2009) and black-ish (2014). His feature film directing credits include American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011) and several independent films such as Mojave Phone Booth (2005) and the Route 30 trilogy. He is the son of actress Jean Stapleton.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, putchfilms.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Fi1m 75, as Blackhawk Co-Pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, as Officer Barnes — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Jaws 3-D* (1983), Fi1m 36, as Sean Brody — [page](https://film.one/film/jaws-3-d.md)

## Complete filmography (93)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story* (2024), Director
- *A Biltmore Christmas* (2023), Director
- *A Holiday Spectacular* (2022), Director
- *You Had Me at Aloha* (2021), Director
- *Alex, Inc.* (2018), series, Director
- *American Housewife* (2016), series, Director
- *No Tomorrow* (2016), series, Director
- *Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage* (2016), Actor
- *The Father and the Bear* (2016), Writer, Director
- *Rush Hour* (2016), series, Director
- *black-ish* (2014), series, Director
- *Route 30 Three!* (2014), Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
- *Atlas Shrugged: Part II* (2012), Director
- *Route 30, Too!* (2012), Writer, Director, Producer
- *Beethoven's Christmas Adventure* (2011), Director
- *Friends with Benefits* (2011), series, Director
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, Director
- *Outsourced* (2010), series, Director
- *American Pie Presents: The Book of Love* (2009), Director
- *The Middle* (2009), series, Director
- *Cougar Town* (2009), series, Director
- *10 Things I Hate About You* (2009), series, Director
- *Valentine* (2008), series, Director
- *Route 30* (2008), Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor
- *Murder 101: College Can be Murder* (2007), Director
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, Director
- *Mojave Phone Booth* (2006), Editor, Producer, Director, Writer
- *Where There's a Will* (2006), Director
- *The Poseidon Adventure* (2005), Director
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, Director
- *A Time to Remember* (2003), Director
- *BachelorMan* (2003), Director
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, Director
- *Pursuit of Happiness* (2001), Director
- *Grounded for Life* (2001), series, Director
- *Mach 2* (2001), as Tim Mandell
- *Crash Point Zero* (2000), as George
- *Intrepid* (2000), Director
- *Son of the Beach* (2000), series, Director
- *Stark Raving Mad* (1999), series, as Husband
- *Fugitive Mind* (1999), as Dave Bayne
- *Tycus* (1999), Director
- *L.A. Heat* (1999), series, Actor
- *Valerie Flake* (1999), Director
- *The Boy Who Saved Christmas* (1998), Director
- *Spoiler* (1998), as Doctor
- *City of Angels* (1998), as Man in Car
- *My Ghost Dog* (1997), Director
- *BeetleBorgs: Curse of the Shadow Borg* (1997), Director
- *Big Bad BeetleBorgs* (1996), series, Director
- *Alone in the Woods* (1996), Director
- *Same River Twice* (1996), as Skinner
- *Murder One* (1995), series, as Mort Kriendler
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Todd Barber
- *Camp Nowhere* (1994), as Neil Garbus
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), as Blackhawk Co-Pilot — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Skeeter* (1993), as Hamilton
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, as Officer Barnes — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Actor
- *Room for Two* (1992), series, as Matt Draughon
- *Keeper of the City* (1991), as Mitch
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Dan
- *Acting Sheriff* (1991), as Deputy Mike Swanson
- *Cop Rock* (1990), series, Actor
- *After the Shock* (1990), as Doctor
- *Men at Work* (1990), as Mike
- *Wings* (1990), series, as Jeff
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Roy — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Curfew* (1989), as Bob Perkins
- *Something Is Out There* (1988), series, as Wendle
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Mordock, Ensign Mendon — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Minkman
- *Double Agent* (1987), as Abercrombie
- *You Ruined My Life* (1987), as Winston
- *Impure Thoughts* (1986), as Danny Stubbs
- *Throb* (1986), series, Actor
- *Welcome to 18* (1986), as Cory
- *The Sure Thing* (1985), as Mastin
- *Brothers* (1984), series, Actor
- *The Duck Factory* (1984), series, as Chip
- *The Gambler: The Adventure Continues* (1983), series, as Hanging Deputy
- *Jaws 3-D* (1983), as Sean Brody — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/jaws-3-d.md)
- *The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die* (1983), Actor
- *Newhart* (1982), series, as Inn Guest
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Pete Drucker, Neil
- *The Adventures of Pollyanna* (1982), as Johnny Muller
- *Marian Rose White* (1982), as Randy
- *Fame* (1982), series, Actor
- *The Wave* (1981), as David
- *Angel Dusted* (1981), as Owen Eaton
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *One Day at a Time* (1975), series, as Bob Morton
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Boy Scout — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

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