Steven Hilliard Stern

Steven Hilliard Stern (November 1, 1937 – June 27, 2018) was a Canadian television and documentary director, producer and writer.

Biography Stern attended Ryerson Institute of Technology and served in the Canadian Infantry before inaugurating his directing career. He began his career in advertising, writing and directing radio and TV commercials, then moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s where he wrote for the ABC variety show, The Hollywood Palace.

The bulk of Stern's output was in the field of made-for-TV movies, both in the United States and Canada, focusing on women's issues, noir thriller, action/adventure and occasionally, sports. Some film credits may appear as Steve Stern and Steven H. Stern rather than the full middle name.

Stern died in Encino, California, on June 27, 2018, age 80.

Filmography 1971: B.S. I Love You 1972: Lo B'Yom V'Lo B'Layla 1974: Harrad Summer 1975: I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? 1977: Escape from Bogen County 1978: The Ghost of Flight 401 1978: Doctors' Private Lives 1978: Getting Married 1979: Fast Friends 1979: Anatomy of a Seduction 1979: Young Love, First Love 1979: Running 1980: Portrait of an Escort 1981: Miracle on Ice 1981: The Devil and Max Devlin 1981: A Small Killing 1982: The Ambush Murders 1982: Portrait of a Showgirl 1982: Not Just Another Affair 1982: Forbidden Love 1982: Mazes and Monsters 1983: Baby Sister 1983: Still the Beaver 1983: An Uncommon Love 1984: Draw! 1984: Getting Physical 1984: Obsessive Love 1985: The Undergrads (as Steven H. Stern) 1985: Murder in Space 1985: Hostage Flight 1986: The Park Is Mine 1986: Young Again 1986: Many Happy Returns 1987: Not Quite Human (as Steven H. Stern) 1987: Rolling Vengeance 1988: Man Against the Mob 1988: Weekend War 1988: Crossing the Mob 1989: Final Notice (as Steven H. Stern) 1990: Personals 1991: Money 1991: Love & Murder 1992: The Women of Windsor 1993: Morning Glory 1994: To Save the Children (as Steven Stern) 1995: Black Fox (as Steven H. Stern) 1995: Black Fox: The Price of Peace (as Steven H. Stern) 1995: The Silence of Adultery 1995: Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (as Steven H. Stern) 1997: Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story 1998: City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (as Steve Stern, co-directed with George Roy) 2002: :03 from Gold (uncredited)

Television series 1976: Serpico (unknown number of episodes) 1976: Bonnie and McCloud (TV episode) 1976: McCloud (1 episode) 1976: Who's Who in Neverland 1976-1977: Quincy M.E. (2 episodes) a.k.a. "Quincy" (International: English informal title) 1977: Dog and Cat (unknown number of episodes) 1977: Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy? (TV episode) 1977: Wipe-Out (TV episode) 1977: The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1 episode) a.k.a. The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title) 1977: Half LIfe (1 episode) 1977: Logan's Run (1 episode) 1977: Deep Cover (TV episode) 1977: Hawaii Five-O (1 episode) a.k.a. McGarrett (USA: rerun title) 1981: Jessica Novak (1 episode) 1981: Closeup News (TV episode) 1998: Voices (TV episode) 1998: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1 episode) 1999: The Dream Team

Awards and nominations In 1980, he was nominated for a Genie Award for "Best Original Screenplay" for Running