George Mendeluk
George Mendeluk (Ukrainian: Джордж Менделюк) (born March 20, 1948 in Augsburg, Bavaria) is a German-born Canadian film director, television director and writer of Ukrainian descent.
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Occupation | Director, writer, producer |
Years active | 1972–present |
Throughout his career he has amassed a number of credits in film and television. His directorial television credits include Miami Vice, Night Heat, The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Young Riders, Counterstrike, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven, Queen of Swords, First Wave, Relic Hunter, Romeo!, Odyssey 5 and among other series.[1]
Since 2006, Mendeluk has focused primarily on directing television films namely Deck the Halls (2005) starring Gabrielle Carteris and Judicial Indiscretion (2007) starring Anne Archer and Michael Shanks.[2]
Mendeluk directed the 2017 epic romantic-drama film Bitter Harvest, depicting Holodomor, the man-made genocide in 1930s Ukraine. The story and original script were written by Richard Bachynsky Hoover. Mendeluk collaborated on writing the final shooting draft with Bachynsky Hoover.
Filmography
- Stone Cold Dead (1979)
- The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
- Doin' Time (1985)
- Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)
- Deck The Halls (2005)
- Bitter Harvest (2017)