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Joseph M. Ellis

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Joseph M. Ellis is known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Burnt Offerings (1976) and The Stone Killer (1973).
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    Known for

    Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Production Manager
    Burnt Offerings (1976)
    Burnt Offerings
    6.4
    • Production Manager(as Joseph Ellis)
    • 1976
    The Stone Killer (1973)
    The Stone Killer
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Joe Ellis)
    • 1973
    A Small Town in Texas (1976)
    A Small Town in Texas
    5.6
    • Production Manager
    • 1976

    Credits

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    Production Manager

    • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
      Buffy the Vampire Slayer
      8.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1997
    • Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
      Once You Meet a Stranger
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1996
    • Casper Van Dien, Michael Paré, Brian Bloom, Alla Korot, and Alison Moir in The Colony (1996)
      The Colony
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1996
    • Robert Sean Leonard, Tony Goldwyn, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham, Michael Jeter, and Courtney B. Vance in The Boys Next Door (1996)
      The Boys Next Door
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1996
    • Kelsey Grammer and Keegan MacIntosh in The Innocent (1994)
      The Innocent
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1994
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1991–1992
    • John Larroquette in One Special Victory (1991)
      One Special Victory
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1991
    • Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin in Reasonable Doubts (1991)
      Reasonable Doubts
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production manager (as Joe Ellis)
      • 1991
    • Mädchen Amick and Corin Nemec in For the Very First Time (1991)
      For the Very First Time
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1991
    • Falcon Crest (1981)
      Falcon Crest
      6.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1989–1990
    • Kansas (1988)
      Kansas
      5.5
      • unit production manager
      • 1988
    • Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988)
      Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1988
    • Ben Gazzara and Connie Sellecca in Downpayment on Murder (1987)
      Downpayment on Murder
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1987
    • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
      Heart of the City
      7.4
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1986–1987
    • Under Siege (1986)
      Under Siege
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1986

    Producer

    • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
      Buffy the Vampire Slayer
      8.3
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1997
    • Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in Legend (1995)
      Legend
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1995
    • John Larroquette in One Special Victory (1991)
      One Special Victory
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1991
    • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
      Heart of the City
      7.4
      TV Series
      • coordinating producer
      • consulting producer
      • producer
      • 1986–1987
    • Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Andre Gower, and Merlin Olsen in Fathers and Sons (1986)
      Fathers and Sons
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1986

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Word of Honor (1981)
      Word of Honor
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Joseph Ellis)
      • 1981
    • Billy Crystal and Joan Rivers in Rabbit Test (1978)
      Rabbit Test
      3.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1978
    • Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)
      Lou Grant
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1977
    • Future Cop (1976)
      Future Cop
      6.0
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1977
    • Susan Myers in The Spell (1977)
      The Spell
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1977
    • Someone I Touched (1975)
      Someone I Touched
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1975
    • The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)
      The Hatfields and the McCoys
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1975
    • Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
      Roll, Freddy, Roll!
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1974
    • Arch Whiting in Run, Joe, Run (1974)
      Run, Joe, Run
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1974
    • Frank Langella in The Mark of Zorro (1974)
      The Mark of Zorro
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1974
    • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
      Barnaby Jones
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1974
    • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
      Room 222
      7.7
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1973
    • The Stone Killer (1973)
      The Stone Killer
      6.1
      • assistant director (as Joe Ellis)
      • 1973
    • Scorpio (1973)
      Scorpio
      6.4
      • assistant director (as Joe Ellis)
      • 1973
    • Barbra Streisand in Up the Sandbox (1972)
      Up the Sandbox
      5.7
      • second assistant director (as Joe Ellis)
      • 1972

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