Gilbert Cates
Director · Producer · Since 1985
Gilbert Cates
Director · Producer · Since 1985
10 Directed · 2 Series
Movies
Director
Collected Stories
2002
Director
The Last Married Couple in America
1980
Director
I Never Sang for My Father
1970
Director
Oh, God! Book II
1980
Director
Backfire
1988
Director
The Promise
1979
Director
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
1989
Director
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973
Director
A Death in the Family
2002
Director
Dragonfly
1976
Full Filmography 12
A Death in the Family
Director
2002
Collected Stories
Director
2002
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Director
1989
Backfire
Director
1988
The Twilight Zone
Director · 1 episode
1985–
Faerie Tale Theatre
Director · 2 episodes
1982–
Oh, God! Book II
Director
1980
The Last Married Couple in America
Director
1980
The Promise
Director
1979
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gilbert Cates still alive?
Gilbert Cates passed away on October 31, 2011 at age 77.
What are the most famous roles of Gilbert Cates?
Gilbert Cates is best known for directing Oh, God! Book II, I Never Sang for My Father, Backfire.
How many movies has Gilbert Cates directed?
Over a 44-year career (since 1967), Gilbert Cates has directed or written 10 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Gilbert Cates's first movie?
The career of Gilbert Cates began with Rings Around the World (1967).
What is Gilbert Cates's most recent movie or series?
Gilbert Cates's most recent release is A Death in the Family, which premiered on March 25, 2002.
What TV shows has Gilbert Cates created or directed?
On television, Gilbert Cates has appeared in The Twilight Zone, Faerie Tale Theatre.
Gilbert Cates
1934-06-06 · New York City, New York, USA
Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, who was a dress manufacturer. There he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He is the uncle of noted actress Phoebe Cates and a brother of the producer and director Joseph Cates, with whom he collaborated from time to time. Gilbert Cates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.