About
Lee H. Katzin (April 12, 1935 – October 30, 2002) was an American film director. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and became a TV director in the late 1960s for TV shows that included Bonanza, Mission: Impossible and Police Story. He also directed the 1971 feature film Le Mans. Starting in 1969, he did an array of theatrical films starting with Heaven with a Gun and other films like The Break and the cult classic What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? In 1972, he directed the film The Salzburg Connection, which starred Barry Newman and Anna Karina. In 1975, he directed the launch episode "Breakaway", and other early episodes, of the Gerry Anderson live-action series Space: 1999. He also directed the pilots for the television series Man from Atlantis and Spenser: For Hire. He was primarily known as a prolific episodic television director, and he worked on series such as MacGyver, Police...
Known for
MacGyverSeries • 1985
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
MannixSeries • 1967
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993
Space: 1999Series • 1975
In the Heat of the NightSeries • 1988
McMillan & WifeSeries • 1971
Police StorySeries • 1973
BrandedSeries • 1965
Felony SquadSeries • 1966
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968
Spenser: For HireSeries • 1985
CHiPsSeries • 1977
The Young RidersSeries • 1989
RavenSeries • 1992
AutomanSeries • 1983
The Rat PatrolSeries • 1966
The QuestSeries • 1976
HondoSeries • 1967
The Yellow RoseSeries • 1983
Le MansMovie • 1971
Heaven with a GunMovie • 1969