John Patterson

Born April 4, 1940· Buffalo, New York, USA

† Died February 7, 2005

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Born in Buffalo, New York, Patterson first served as a B-52 navigator in the Strategic Air Command before completing a degree at the University at Buffalo and earning a master’s at Stanford, where he counted future “Sopranos” creator David Chase among his classmates. He built a prolific directing career across major networks, helming the pilot of “Law & Order” and episodes of “Hill Street Blues,”…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Filmography

Features 62

The Sopranos

The Sopranos1999

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under2001

MacGyver

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000

Law & Order

Law & Order1990

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.1980

Knots Landing

Knots Landing1979

Dynasty

Short films 1