- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 30, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- June 19, 2026
James Burrows
James Burrows (December 30, 1940 — June 19, 2026) was an American director and producer.
Filmography
tvMid-Century Modern
2025 · Director
tvFrasier
2023 · Director
movieBeing Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · Self (voice)
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021 · Director, Executive Producer
tvB Positive
2020 · Director
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · Director, Executive Producer
movieFriends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019 · Director
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Director
tvThe Neighborhood
2018 · Director
tvWill & Grace
2017 · Executive Producer, Director
tvThe Nineties
2017 · Self
tvSuperior Donuts
2017 · Director
tvMan with a Plan
2016 · Director
tvCrowded
2016 · Director, Executive Producer
tvSafe House
2015 · Sam
tvThe Millers
2013 · Director
tvPartners
2012 · Director
tv2 Broke Girls
2011 · Director
tvCheers
2011 · Original Series Creator
tv$#*! My Dad Says
2010 · Director
tvBetter With You
2010 · Director
tvMike & Molly
2010 · Director, Producer
tv100 Questions
2010 · Director
tvRomantically Challenged
2010 · Director, Producer
tvGary Unmarried
2008 · Director, Producer
tvThe Big Bang Theory
2007 · Director
tvBack to You
2007 · Director, Producer
movieMastersons of Manhattan
2007 · Director
tvThe Class
2006 · Director, Executive Producer
tvTeachers
2006 · Director
tvFour Kings
2006 · Director
TV Land Moguls
tvTV Land Moguls
2004
tvTwo and a Half Men
2003 · Director
tvBram & Alice
2002 · Director
tvGood Morning, Miami
2002 · Director
tvMadigan Men
2000 · Director
tvStark Raving Mad
1999 · Director
tvLadies Man
1999 · Director
movieThe Frasier Story
1999 · Self
tvThe Secret Lives of Men
1998 · Producer
tvJesse
1998 · Director
tvWill & Grace
1998 · Director, Executive Producer
tvConrad Bloom
1998 · Director
tvUnion Square
1997 · Director
tvDharma & Greg
1997 · Director
tvGeorge & Leo
1997 · Director
tvFired Up
1997 · Director
tvChicago Sons
1997 · Director
tvMen Behaving Badly
1996 · Director
tvPearl
1996 · Director
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
tv3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Director
tvCaroline in the City
1995 · Director
tvHudson Street
1995 · Director
tvPartners
1995 · Director
tvNewsRadio
1995 · Director
tvFriends
1994 · Director
tvMadman of the People
1994 · Director
tvMonty
1994 · Director
tvCafe Americain
1993 · Director
tvFrasier
1993 · Director
tvFlying Blind
1992 · Director
Flesh 'n' Blood
tvFlesh 'n' Blood
1991 · Director
tvPacific Station
1991 · Director
tvRoc
1991 · Director
movieDisneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Director, Thanks
tvWings
1990 · Director
The Marshall Chronicles
tvThe Marshall Chronicles
1990 · Director
tvDear John
1988 · Director
movieChannel 99
1988 · Director
tvThe Tortellis
1987 · Director, Producer, Creator
tvAll Is Forgiven
1986 · Director
tvThe Hogan Family
1986 · Director
P.O.P.
movieP.O.P.
1984 · Director
tvNight Court
1984 · Director
tvCheers
1982 · Director, Executive Producer, Creator
tvFamily Ties
1982 · Director
moviePartners
1982 · Director
tvBest of the West
1981 · Director
movieAndy Kaufman: The Midnight Special
1981 · Self
Good Time Harry
tvGood Time Harry
1980 · Director
tvThe Associates
1979 · Director
tvA New Kind of Family
1979 · Director
Butterflies
movieButterflies
1979 · Director
movieMore Than Friends
1978 · Director
tvTaxi
1978 · Director
Free Country
tvFree Country
1978 · Director
tvWe've Got Each Other
1977 · Director
tvLou Grant
1977 · Director
The Betty White Show
tvThe Betty White Show
1977 · Director
Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
movieCalling Doctor Storm, M.D.
1977 · Director
Busting Loose
tvBusting Loose
1977 · Director
tvThe Tony Randall Show
1976 · Director
tvLaverne & Shirley
1976 · Director
tvPhyllis
1975 · Director
tvThe Lost Saucer
1975 · Director
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
tvPaul Sand in Friends and Lovers
1974 · Director
tvRhoda
1974 · , Director
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Maintenance Man, Director
tvThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · Director
AbFab
tvAbFab
— · Director
Happiness Isn't Everything
tvHappiness Isn't Everything
— · Director