Rod Holcomb

Rod Holcomb
Holcomb in 2003
Born(1943-05-28)May 28, 1943
DiedJanuary 24, 2024(2024-01-24) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television director and producer

Rod Holcomb (May 28, 1943 – January 24, 2024) was an American television director and producer, best known for directing the pilot and finale of ER.

Holcomb directed episodes of numerous television series, including Quincy, M.E., The Six Million Dollar Man, Battlestar Galactica, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, The District, Lost, Invasion, Shark, China Beach, Wiseguy, The Equalizer, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, The Devlin Connection, The Greatest American Hero, Hill Street Blues, The West Wing, and Numb3rs.[citation needed]

Life and career

In 1979, Holcomb directed the television film Captain America. In 1994, he directed pilot episode of ER, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and won a Directors Guild of America Award. In 1996, he directed the episode "Last Call" and was nominated for another Primetime Emmy. He returned to the show in 2009 to direct its final episode and received a Primetime Emmy for doing so.

In 1997, Holcomb was announced as the director of a Showtime miniseries titled Dying for Our Country. It aired the next year under the title Thanks of a Grateful Nation. In 2001, he directed the pilot episode of The Education of Max Bickford, and served as executive producer for the overall show.

In 2004, Holcomb served as chair of the Directors Guild of America's television creative rights committee.

Holcomb died on January 24, 2024, at the age of 80.

Directing style

On his role as a guest director, Holcomb stated:

I generally go in with a clear understanding that the actors have a responsibility to the series [...] They own those roles. They own those characters. My responsibility is to help them become the best actors they can be within those parameters. You’re trying to continue the prosperity and success of that series as well as being an artist.

Unreleased works

In 1997, Holcomb was announced as the director of an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's novel A Fall of Moondust. In 1999, he was hired to direct a WWII drama pilot titled Skylark.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Chains of Gold Director German theatrical release

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1979 Captain America Director Television film
1993 Donato and Daughter Director Television film
1994 ER Director Episode: "24 Hours"
1994 Royce Director Television film
1995 Convict Cowboy Director Television film
1996 ER Director Episode: "Last Call"
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation Director Miniseries
2000 Hopewell Director/Executive Producer (Showrunner) Television film
2001 The Education of Max Bickford Director Episode: "Pilot"
2001–2002 The Education of Max Bickford Executive producer
2003 The Lyon's Den Executive producer
2003 The Pentagon Papers Director Television film
2005 Code Breakers Director Television film
2006–2008 Shark Executive producer
2007 Moonlight Director Episode: "No Such Thing as Vampires"
2007–2008 Moonlight Executive producer
2009 Lost Director Episode: "Jughead"
2009 ER Director Episode: "And in the End..."
2010 The 19th Wife Director Television film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
1988 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series China Beach Nominated
1994 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film ER episode "24 Hours" Won
1995 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing a Drama ER episode "24 Hours" Nominated
1997 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ER episode "Last Call" Nominated
2004 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film The Pentagon Papers Nominated
2004 The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors Honors Awards Directing Nominated
2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ER episode "And in the End..." Won

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