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John Scheinfeld

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Biography

John Scheinfeld is a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker with a broad range of subjects and productions to his credit.

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Filmography

2025Starring Dick Van DykeDirector
2024M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed TelevisionDirector
2023Reinventing Elvis: The 68' ComebackDirector
2023What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?Director
2022Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of MusicExecutive Producer
2021Sergio Mendes in the Key of JoyDirector
2020Herb Alpert Is...Producer
2020The Happy Days of Garry MarshallExecutive Producer
2017This Is Bob Hope...Director
2017Chasing TraneDirector
2015I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of SongWriter
2015Dick Cavett's VietnamDirector
2014Dick Cavett's WatergateDirector
2012In Search of HeavenDirector
2011Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of ChicagoDirector
2010Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)Writer
2009We BelieveWriter
2009The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the AirDirector
2009Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"Director
2006The U.S. vs. John LennonDirector
2005The Divine Bette MidlerDirector
2004No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear ThreatDirector
2004Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'Writer
2004Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SmileProducer
2003Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionProducer
2003Bob Hope: The Road to LaughterWriter
2003Vintage SinatraDirector
2003Mysteries of the SphinxDirector
2002Mysteries of Easter IslandWriter
2001Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came InDirector
2000The Unknown Peter SellersWriter
2000Jonathan Winters: On the LooseDirector
1993The Unknown Marx BrothersDirector
1986American MastersDirector
—Mysteries Of StonehengeDirector/Writer

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