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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American film and television producer (born 1944)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Jonathan Sanger</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1944-04-21</span>) </span>April 21, 1944<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 80)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York">Brooklyn, New York</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">Film director</a>, <a href="/wiki/Film_Producer" class="mw-redirect" title="Film Producer">producer</a>, media consultant</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1971–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Notable work</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elephant_Man_(film)" title="The Elephant Man (film)">The Elephant Man</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vanilla_Sky" title="Vanilla Sky">Vanilla Sky</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Navigator" title="Flight of the Navigator">Flight of the Navigator</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ray%27s_Male_Heterosexual_Dance_Hall" title="Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall">Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Frances_(film)" title="Frances (film)">Frances</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Carla Sanger</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Jonathan Sanger</b> (born April 21, 1944) is an American film, television, and theater producer and director. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sanger was born in <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York">Brooklyn, New York</a>, but spent much of his early childhood traveling with his family around Central and South America. Sanger's interest in theater stemmed from his undergraduate years at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a>, where he was chairman of the Board of The Pennsylvania Players, and President of the Performing Arts Council. At the graduate level, Sanger attended the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, studying documentary and biography based filmmaking. After graduating, Sanger joined the <a href="/wiki/Peace_Corps" title="Peace Corps">Peace Corps</a> in a special program with an emphasis on television and film production. Sanger was assigned to help create an Educational Television station in <a href="/wiki/Montevideo" title="Montevideo">Montevideo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a>. He later transferred to <a href="/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1" title="Bogotá">Bogotá</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>, to make films for ICODES, the Colombian Institute of Social Development. After his Peace Corps term was completed, Sanger worked on documentary films in <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> for <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s International Zone. Soon after, he became Associate Editor for <i>Americás</i>, a cultural magazine published by The Organization of American States, where he wrote and translated articles. Sanger was contracted by the <a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a> to write the article on Bogotá, Colombia for <i>Britannica 3</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film">Film</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1971, Sanger was accepted as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Directors_Guild_of_America" title="Directors Guild of America">Directors Guild of America Training Program</a>, and worked on several films shot in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, among which were <i><a href="/wiki/Across_110th_Street" title="Across 110th Street">Across 110th Street</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_and_Tonto" title="Harry and Tonto">Harry and Tonto</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Next_Stop,_Greenwich_Village" title="Next Stop, Greenwich Village">Next Stop, Greenwich Village</a></i>. Moving to Los Angeles in 1976, Sanger worked for <a href="/wiki/Lorimar_Television" title="Lorimar Television">Lorimar Television</a> on the network Television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Knight_(TV_series)" title="The Blue Knight (TV series)">The Blue Knight</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Eight_Is_Enough" title="Eight Is Enough">Eight Is Enough</a></i>. In 1978, he was <a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a>' Assistant Director on <i><a href="/wiki/High_Anxiety" title="High Anxiety">High Anxiety</a></i>, which led to a long professional association. For Brooks' wife, <a href="/wiki/Anne_Bancroft" title="Anne Bancroft">Anne Bancroft</a>'s feature directorial debut <i><a href="/wiki/Fatso_(1980_film)" title="Fatso (1980 film)">Fatso</a></i>, Sanger served as Associate Producer. During this period, Sanger had acquired the rights to the script of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Elephant_Man_(film)" title="The Elephant Man (film)">The Elephant Man</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kuhn_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kuhn-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sanger brought the script to Brooks' newly created independent production company, and <i>The Elephant Man</i> was chosen as the company's first project; it was Sanger's debut feature film producing credit. It received eight <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> nominations, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>, and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film" title="BAFTA Award for Best Film">BAFTA Award for Best Film</a> in 1980 and the French <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="César Award">César Award</a> for Best Foreign Film.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_producing">Film producing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Film producing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sanger has produced over fifty films, shorts and documentaries, including the 1982 film <i><a href="/wiki/Frances_(film)" title="Frances (film)">Frances</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a biography starring <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lange" title="Jessica Lange">Jessica Lange</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kim_Stanley" title="Kim Stanley">Kim Stanley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Shepard" title="Sam Shepard">Sam Shepard</a>. Sanger joined <a href="/wiki/Cruise/Wagner_Productions" title="Cruise/Wagner Productions">Cruise/Wagner Productions</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paula_Wagner" title="Paula Wagner">Paula Wagner</a>'s production company) in 1996. He executive produced <i><a href="/wiki/Without_Limits" title="Without Limits">Without Limits</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Suspect_Zero" title="Suspect Zero">Suspect Zero</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Vanilla_Sky" title="Vanilla Sky">Vanilla Sky</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as supervising production on <i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_2" title="Mission: Impossible 2">Mission: Impossible 2</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as all the Cruise/Wagner Productions over his six years with that company. Other films produced by Sanger include <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Navigator" title="Flight of the Navigator">Flight of the Navigator</a></i> <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney Productions">Walt Disney Productions</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Doctor_and_the_Devils" title="The Doctor and the Devils">The Doctor and the Devils</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Twentieth Century Fox">Twentieth Century Fox</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(2005_film)" title="The Producers (2005 film)">The Producers</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/100_Feet" title="100 Feet">100 Feet</a></i>, and Paraíso Travel<sup id="cite_ref-Singer_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singer-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CassellProducer_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CassellProducer-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Directing_career">Directing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Directing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Among Sanger's directing credits are: <i><a href="/wiki/Code_Name:_Emerald" title="Code Name: Emerald">Code Name: Emerald</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a World War II spy drama; <i><a href="/wiki/Down_Came_a_Blackbird_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Down Came a Blackbird (film)">Down Came a Blackbird</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a television film for <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a>, nominated for three <a href="/wiki/CableACE_Award" title="CableACE Award">CableACE Awards</a>; and several movies-of-the-week for <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>. In addition to writing numerous episodic television shows, Sanger also wrote and directed the short film <i>Peacemaker</i>, with <a href="/wiki/Lukas_Haas" title="Lukas Haas">Lukas Haas</a>, for <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Services" title="Public Broadcasting Services">PBS'</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Playhouse" title="American Playhouse">American Playhouse</a>, which was awarded the Best Short Subject at the <a href="/wiki/Houston_International_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston International Film Festival">Houston International Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chanticleer_Films">Chanticleer Films</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chanticleer Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the late 1980s Sanger partnered with fellow producer <a href="/wiki/Jana_Sue_Memel" title="Jana Sue Memel">Jana Sue Memel</a> to create Chanticleer Films as an umbrella company for The Discovery Program. The mission statement of this company was to create an opportunity for film professionals (writers, editors, actors, sound mixers, cinematographers, etc.) to direct a 35mm feature-quality short film. Hundreds of professionals applied for the five directing spots available annually. In the eight years of Sanger's involvement, over forty five films were made; ten were nominated for an Academy Award, and three won. The first film produced by Sanger for the program, <i><a href="/wiki/Ray%27s_Male_Heterosexual_Dance_Hall" title="Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall">Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall</a></i>, won the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> for Best Short Film in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Academy Film Archive houses the Chanticleer Films Discovery and Directed by Shorts Collection, consisting of 35mm prints and elements for more than sixty short films.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theater">Theater</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, Sanger produced his first musical, the true story of <a href="/wiki/Florence_Greenberg" title="Florence Greenberg">Florence Greenberg</a>, pioneer rock and roll record producer, entitled <i>Baby It's You</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The musical started as a workshop production in a West Hollywood theater before moving to the <a href="/wiki/Pasadena_Playhouse" title="Pasadena Playhouse">Pasadena Playhouse</a>. <a href="/wiki/Warner_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Brothers">Warner Brothers</a> Theatrical Ventures and <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a> became producing partners, and the show made its Broadway debut in March 2010. Sanger has several other musicals in development and also directed his first play, the dystopian drama, The Birthday Present - 2050 in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-CassellProducer_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CassellProducer-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_2">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Credit </th></tr> <tr> <td>1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Force_of_One" title="A Force of One">A Force of One</a></i></td> <td>Associate producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fatso_(1980_film)" title="Fatso (1980 film)">Fatso</a></i></td> <td>Associate producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elephant_Man_(film)" title="The Elephant Man (film)">The Elephant Man</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Frances_(film)" title="Frances (film)">Frances</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Code_Name:_Emerald" title="Code Name: Emerald">Code Name: Emerald</a></i></td> <td>Co-producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Doctor_and_the_Devils" title="The Doctor and the Devils">The Doctor and the Devils</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Navigator" title="Flight of the Navigator">Flight of the Navigator</a></i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i>The Jogger</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i>Without a Pass</i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Cards_(1993_film)" title="House of Cards (1993 film)">House of Cards</a></i></td> <td>Co-producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i>Sherwood's Travels</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Without_Limits" title="Without Limits">Without Limits</a></i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanilla_Sky" title="Vanilla Sky">Vanilla Sky</a></i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Suspect_Zero" title="Suspect Zero">Suspect Zero</a></i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(2005_film)" title="The Producers (2005 film)">The Producers</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2008</td> <td><i>Paraiso Travel</i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/100_Feet" title="100 Feet">100 Feet</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Altered_Minds" title="Altered Minds">Altered Minds</a></i></td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chapter_%26_Verse_(film)" title="Chapter & Verse (film)">Chapter & Verse</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Marshall_(film)" title="Marshall (film)">Marshall</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cabrini_(film)" title="Cabrini (film)">Cabrini</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>As director</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Code_Name:_Emerald" title="Code Name: Emerald">Code Name: Emerald</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i>Peacemaker</i></td> <td>Short film </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Second unit director or assistant director</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Next_Stop,_Greenwich_Village" title="Next Stop, Greenwich Village">Next Stop, Greenwich Village</a></i></td> <td rowspan="4">Second assistant director </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/One_Summer_Love" title="One Summer Love">One Summer Love</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hawmps!" title="Hawmps!">Hawmps!</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thieves_(1977_film)" title="Thieves (1977 film)">Thieves</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nasty_Habits_(film)" title="Nasty Habits (film)">Nasty Habits</a></i></td> <td>Assistant director: <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/High_Anxiety" title="High Anxiety">High Anxiety</a></i></td> <td rowspan="3">Assistant director </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Movie_Movie" title="Movie Movie">Movie Movie</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i>Below the Belt</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Without_Limits" title="Without Limits">Without Limits</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">Second unit director </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanilla_Sky" title="Vanilla Sky">Vanilla Sky</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Production manager</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1978</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Movie_Movie" title="Movie Movie">Movie Movie</a></i></td> <td>Unit production manager </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brink%27s_Job" title="The Brink's Job">The Brink's Job</a></i></td> <td>Production manager </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Force_of_One" title="A Force of One">A Force of One</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">Unit production manager </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fatso_(1980_film)" title="Fatso (1980 film)">Fatso</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_2" title="Mission: Impossible 2">Mission: Impossible 2</a></i></td> <td>Executive in charge of production: <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/100_Feet" title="100 Feet">100 Feet</a></i></td> <td>Unit production manager </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>As an actor</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Navigator" title="Flight of the Navigator">Flight of the Navigator</a></i></td> <td>Dr. Carr</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanilla_Sky" title="Vanilla Sky">Vanilla Sky</a></i></td> <td>Frozen Pediatric Cardiologist</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/100_Feet" title="100 Feet">100 Feet</a></i></td> <td>Man on Bus with Newspaper</td> <td><small>Uncredited</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>As writer</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i>Peacemaker</i></td> <td>Short film </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Miscellaneous crew</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Others_(2001_film)" title="The Others (2001 film)">The Others</a></i></td> <td>Production consultant </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Thanks</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Americanizing_Shelley" title="Americanizing Shelley">Americanizing Shelley</a></i></td> <td>Grateful acknowledgment </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Title </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Credit </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1989</td> <td><i>Teach 109</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Open Window</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i>The Showtime 30-Minute Movie</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/American_Playhouse" title="American Playhouse">American Playhouse</a></i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Letters from Moab</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1992</td> <td><i>The Washing Machine Man</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Fifteenth Phase of the Moon</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Another Round</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1993</td> <td><i>The Last Shot</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Lush Life</i></td> <td></td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Great O'Grady</i></td> <td></td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Night Driving</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1994</td> <td><i>Missing Parents</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>18 Minutes in Albuquerque</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i>Take Out the Beast</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._%26_Mrs._Smith_(1996_TV_series)" title="Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)">Mr. & Mrs. Smith</a></i></td> <td>Co-executive producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i>Grandpa's Funeral</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td>Television short </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><i>The wHOLE</i></td> <td>Executive producer</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>As director</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Title </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hothouse_(TV_series)" title="Hothouse (TV series)">Hothouse</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989−90</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wiseguy_(TV_series)" title="Wiseguy (TV series)">Wiseguy</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Children_of_the_Bride" title="Children of the Bride">Children of the Bride</a></i></td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(1990_TV_series)" title="The Flash (1990 TV series)">The Flash</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Badges" title="Broken Badges">Broken Badges</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Twin_Peaks" title="Twin Peaks">Twin Peaks</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/American_Playhouse" title="American Playhouse">American Playhouse</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Commish" title="The Commish">The Commish</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chance_of_a_Lifetime_(1991_film)" title="Chance of a Lifetime (1991 film)">Chance of a Lifetime</a></i></td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Obsessed_(1992_film)" title="Obsessed (1992 film)">Obsessed</a></i></td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Just My Imagination</i></td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Air_(TV_series)" title="On the Air (TV series)">On the Air</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i>The Secrets of Lake Success</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/SeaQuest_DSV" title="SeaQuest DSV">seaQuest DSV</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Down_Came_a_Blackbird" title="Down Came a Blackbird">Down Came a Blackbird</a></i></td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Marshal" title="The Marshal">The Marshal</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._%26_Mrs._Smith_(1996_TV_series)" title="Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)">Mr. & Mrs. Smith</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Production manager</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Title </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eight_Is_Enough" title="Eight Is Enough">Eight Is Enough</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">Unit production manager</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/12:01_(1993_film)" title="12:01 (1993 film)">12:01</a></i></td> <td>Television film </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>As an actor</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Title </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i>Love Matters</i></td> <td>Therapist</td> <td>Television film </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_achievements">Other achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to twenty Academy Award nominations and three wins, Sanger has won a <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Award" title="Christopher Award">Christopher Award</a>, a <a href="/wiki/BAFTA" class="mw-redirect" title="BAFTA">BAFTA</a> (<a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film" title="BAFTA Award for Best Film">BAFTA Award for Best Film</a>), a <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="César Award">César Award</a>, Scholastic Magazine's Bell Ringer Award, and a Cine Golden Eagle Award <a href="/wiki/CINE" title="CINE">CINE</a>. Sanger was named Filmmaker-in-Residence at <a href="/wiki/Chapman_University" title="Chapman University">Chapman University</a>'s Dodge College of Film And Media Arts during the Spring semester of 2010, and was made adjunct professor in 2011, teaching a course in Creative Producing. He has been a member of the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> since 1981, and a member of the <a href="/wiki/Directors_Guild_of_America" title="Directors Guild of America">Directors Guild of America</a> (DGA) since 1971, serving on its National Board. His other professional organizations include The Producers Guild of America (PGA), <a href="/wiki/The_Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences">The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences</a>, and the Screen Actors Guild (<a href="/wiki/SAG-AFTRA" title="SAG-AFTRA">SAG-AFTRA</a>). In 2016, McFarland & Co. Inc. published Sanger's new book, Making The Elephant Man: A Producer's Memoir. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sanger is married to Carla Sanger, and has two sons: David and Christopher Sanger. He has two grandsons, Harrison and Miles Sanger and two grand daughters, Zada and Liliana. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sanger&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Binstine, Brabra. 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