Michael Dinner

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Michael Dinner

Born May 20, 1953 (age 73)

Michael Dinner is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television. Prior to his TV career, he was a recording artist for Fantasy Records.

Known For

Heaven Help UsHeaven Help Us · 1985
Heaven Help Us
★ 6.41985
MovieComedyDrama
Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.
The CrewThe Crew · 2000
The Crew
★ 5.52000
MovieActionComedy
Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd StoryRise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story · 1994
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
★ 6.01994
MovieHistoryDrama
The true story of Dennis Byrd, his football career, his terrible accident, and his miraculous recovery and rehabilitation.
Off BeatOff Beat · 1986
Off Beat
★ 4.71986
MovieComedy
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden StoryThicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story · 1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
★ 6.11994
MovieDramaTV Movie
When a couple breaks up after four years together, the man is told that the son he has raised as his own isn't his biological one. He must fight to keep him.
Outlaw CountryOutlaw Country · 2012
Outlaw Country
★ 6.02012
MovieDramaCrime
A crime thriller/family drama set against the backdrop of southern organized crime and Nashville royalty where music, love, hope and tragedy collide. Created as a pilot for a TV Series which was not taken up, this has now been aired as a TV Movie.
Hot to TrotHot to Trot · 1988
Hot to Trot
★ 5.21988
MovieComedy
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at the stock-market of Chicago.
Law & OrderLaw & Order · 1990
Law & Order
★ 7.31990
SeriesCrimeDrama
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

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Sons of AnarchySons of Anarchy · 2008
Sons of Anarchy
★ 8.42008
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.

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Mister SterlingMister Sterling · 2003
Mister Sterling
★ 8.22003
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff. Despite mostly positive reviews, the show, which aired on NBC on Friday nights, was cancelled after 10 episodes after the show only ranked 58th in the yearly ratings Although it had numerous similarities to The West Wing in style and tone, it was not set in the same universe as O'Donnell's other political show. It is unknown if a cross-over would have ever occurred had Mister Sterling not been cancelled; however Steven Culp played presidential aspirant Sen. Ron Garland on Mister Sterling and House Speaker Jeff Haffley on The West Wing, and Democrats appeared to be in the majority in the US Senate on Mr Sterling, while in The West Wing consistent Republican control of both Houses of Congress was a key plot point. James Whitmore was nominated for a 2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing former Governor Bill Sterling, the senator's father.

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