Charles McDougall
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Charles McDougall is a British
Emmy Award
and BAFTA-winning director
.
's Desperate Housewives
(which includes the unaired pilot as well). McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4
and Sex and the City
on HBO. McDougall directed the first two episodes of the US TV Series The Tudors
as well as an episode of Good Behavior. He won an Emmy for Best Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on Desperate Housewives
.
McDougall was an executive producer and director for the pilot episode of The Good Wife. Penned by Robert King
and Michelle King
(In Justice
) the legal drama focuses on a politician’s wife (Julianna Margulies
) who carves out her own niche as a defense attorney. The Kings and McDougall are executive producing with Ridley Scott
, Tony Scott
and David Zucker.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
and BAFTA-winning director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
Biography
McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(which includes the unaired pilot as well). McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
on HBO. McDougall directed the first two episodes of the US TV Series The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
as well as an episode of Good Behavior. He won an Emmy for Best Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
.
McDougall was an executive producer and director for the pilot episode of The Good Wife. Penned by Robert King
Robert King
Robert King may refer to:Robert King*Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston , Irish peer, soldier and Whig politician*Robert King, Bishop of Oxford Robert King may refer to:Robert King*Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston (1796–1867), Irish peer, soldier and Whig politician*Robert King, Bishop of Oxford...
and Michelle King
Michelle King
Michelle King is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King who is also her writing partner. The two co-created the television legal dramas In Justice and The Good Wife...
(In Justice
In Justice
In Justice is an American television police procedural created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006 on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, January 6, 2006 at 9 p.m. EST. It was cancelled after its...
) the legal drama focuses on a politician’s wife (Julianna Margulies
Julianna Margulies
Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award...
) who carves out her own niche as a defense attorney. The Kings and McDougall are executive producing with Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
, Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
and David Zucker.
Filmography
- The Good Wife (2010)
- Good Behavior (2008)
- The TudorsThe TudorsThe Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
(2007) - The Office (2005)
- episode 2.10 "Christmas Party"
- episode 2.17 "Dwight's SpeechDwight's Speech"Dwight's Speech" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's twenty-third episode overall. Written by Paul Lieberstein, and directed by Charles McDougall, the episode first aired in the United States on March 2, 2006 on NBC.In...
" - episode 2.21 "Conflict Resolution"
- episode 6.11 "Shareholder MeetingShareholder Meeting"Shareholder Meeting" is the 11th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 111th episode overall. It was written by Justin Spitzer and directed by Charles McDougall, and originally aired in the United States on NBC on November 19, 2009.In this episode, Michael...
" - episode 7.10 "ChinaChina (The Office)"China" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the shows 136th episode overall. Written by Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein, and directed by Charles McDougall, the episode aired on December 2, 2010 on NBC.-Synopsis:When Michael...
" - episode 8.02 "The Incentive"
- Big LoveBig LoveBig Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
(2006) TV Series- episode 1.02 "Viagra Blue"
- episode 1.03 "Home Invasion"
- Surrender, Dorothy (2005) (TV)
- Desperate HousewivesDesperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(2004) TV Series- episode 1.01 "PilotPilot (Desperate Housewives episode)The pilot episode of the American comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives premiered on October 3, 2004 on the ABC network. It was written by series creator Marc Cherry and directed by Charles McDougall. The pilot introduces the residents of the suburban neighborhood of Wisteria Lane...
"
- episode 1.01 "Pilot
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) (TV)
- Keen EddieKeen EddieKeen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard...
(2003) TV Series- episode "Achtung Baby"
- Sunday (Drama-documentary) (2002) (TV)
- WonderlandWonderland (TV series)Wonderland was a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC television drama directed by Peter Berg. It depicted daily life in a mental institution, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000...
(2000) TV Series - Tube TalesTube TalesTube Tales is a collection of nine short films based on the true-life experiences of London Underground passengers as submitted to Time Out magazine. The stories were scripted and filmed independently of each other...
(1999) (TV)- segment "Steal Away"
- HeartHeart (disambiguation)A heart is an organ that pumps blood in various species, or specifically the human heart.Heart may also refer to:- Music :* Heart , an American rock band* Heart * Heart * Heart...
(1999) - Queer as Folk (UK) (1999) TV Series (episodes 1.1 to 1.4)
- Sex and the CitySex and the CitySex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
(1998) TV Series- episode 3.09 "Easy Come, Easy Go"
- episode 3.10 "All or Nothing"
- episode 4.13 "The Good Fight"
- episode 4.14 "All That Glitters..."
- episode 5.01 "Anchors Away"
- episode 5.02 "Unoriginal Sin"
- Rules of EngagementRules of engagementRules of Engagement refers to those responses that are permitted in the employment of military personnel during operations or in the course of their duties. These rules of engagement are determined by the legal framework within which these duties are being carried out...
(1997) (TV) - Hillsborough (1996) (TV)
- Cracker (1993) TV Series
- episode "Best Boys" (1995)
- 99-1 (1994) TV Series
- Inside Out IV (1992) (V)
- episode "Put Asunder"
- episode "Save the Wetlands"
- Inside Out III (1992) (V)
- episode "Dogs Playing Poker"
- Arrivederci Millwall (1990)