Gregory Hoblit (born November 27, 1944) is an American film director, television director and television producer. He is known for directing the feature films Primal Fear (1996), Fallen (1998), Frequency (2000), Hart's War (2002), Fracture (2007), and Untraceable (2008). He has won nine Emmy Awards for directing and producing, an accolade which includes work on the television series Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, and Hooperman, and the television film Roe vs. Wade.

Early life and education

Hoblit was born Gregory King Hoblit in Abilene, Texas on November 27, 1944, the son of Elizabeth Hubbard King and Harold Foster Hoblit, an FBI agent.

Career

Hoblit was "[a] longtime associate of Steven Bochco, the late, celebrated writer and producer of television police and courtroom dramas. Much of Hoblit's work is oriented towards police, attorneys, and legal cases. An element of career that has been noted by the entertainment media is the casting of young talent into serious roles that have elevated them to stardom (e.g., for Edward Norton and Ryan Gosling). Hoblit is known for directing the feature films Primal Fear (1996), Fallen (1998), Frequency (2000), Hart's War (2002), Fracture (2007), and Untraceable (2008). As described by Jerry Roberts in the 2009 edition of his Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, Hoblit's directing included episodes of Bay City Blues, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Cop Rock, L.A. Law, among other television series. His credits also include having directed the science fiction police drama, NYPD 2069 (2004), which was described as "unaired" as of that date. He also wrote an episode of Hill Street Blues.

Awards and recognition

Hoblit has won nine Emmy Awards for directing and producing, an accolade which includes six for producing episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1984), L.A. Law (1987), Hooperman (1988), and NYPD Blue (1995); the Emmy for L.A. Law was for the pilot episode. The 1981 Emmy for his work on Hill Street Blues was for Outstanding Drama Series, and his fellow awardees were Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll. He was further recognized as a producer with an Emmy for the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989).

Filmography