James Burrows

Directing

James Burrows

Born 1940-12-30 · Los Angeles, California, USA

James Burrows (December 30, 1940 — June 19, 2026) was an American director and producer.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes poster
7.5

The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

2021

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" poster
6.1

Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

2019

Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary poster
8.4

Your friends are still there for you, 25 years later! Celebrate the milestone anniversary of the beloved sitcom, coming to the big screen for the first time ever! Make sure to get to the theater early for special content beginning approximately 10-15 minutes prior to showtime, including de-archived Friends interview footage, shot by Extra during the first week of production on the Friends set. See and hear from the actors and go behind the scenes in this never-before-seen material. This bonus content is consistent across all three nights and will be followed by four unique episodes hand-picked by the Friends producers, which have been meticulously upgraded to 4K for an amazing theatrical experience.

Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary

2019

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration poster
6.0

This special celebration of Disneyland's 35th anniversary, bursting at the seams with celebrity cameos, focuses on the changes Disneyland has undergone over the years, as the featured stars reminisce about their favorite attractions.

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990

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10.0

Events in the lives of the Parkinsons, a middle-class American family: Rea, a very attractive 40-year-old housewife and mother who worries about growing old and being a drudge; Ben, her candid and indifferent husband, a dentist who collects butterflies; and her grown sons, Adam and Russell. Based on the British TV series of the same title.

Butterflies

1979

Partners poster
5.5

After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police officer Sgt. Benson is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin, a Records Clerk

Partners

1982

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" poster
6.6

Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019

More Than Friends poster
10.0

Matty Perlman and Alan Corkus are old friends. He wants them to be more than friends. Sometimes she does too.

More Than Friends

1978

No artwork available
NR

A magazine editor battles her ex-con husband when he returns to the scene after a 21-year absence.

P.O.P.

1984

Mastersons of Manhattan poster
NR

A look at the life of two sisters who come from a socially prominent family in New York.

Mastersons of Manhattan

2007

No artwork available
NR

The life of doctor and hospital administrator Jim Storm at All Fellows Hospital and his cop wife, Patti.

Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.

1977

Channel 99 poster
NR

Executive returns to her hometown to try to revive the local TV station which is struggling in the ratings.

Channel 99

1988