Joe Napolitano

Known for
Directing
Born
November 22, 1948
Died
July 23, 2016 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Joe Napolitano (November 22, 1948 – July 23, 2016) was an American assistant director and television director born in Brooklyn, New York. As a first assistant director he worked on The First Deadly Sin, Brian De Palma's Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, Wise Guys and The Untouchables, as well as The Pope of Greenwich Village, Throw Momma from the Train, Parenthood and The Fisher King. From the early 1990s he directed episodic television, including Quantum Leap, The X-Files, Picket Fences, Earth 2, The Pretender, Dawson's Creek, Strong Medicine and Boston Public. He died in Los Angeles.

Known For

Filmography

2010
Brooklyn's Finest poster

Brooklyn's Finest

Movie · First Assistant Director

2008
Cashmere Mafia poster

Cashmere Mafia

TV · Director · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · Director · 1 ep

2002
Birds of Prey poster

Birds of Prey

TV · Director · 1 ep

2000
Boston Public poster

Boston Public

TV · Director · 4 eps

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · Director · 1 ep

2000
FreakyLinks poster

FreakyLinks

TV · Director · 1 ep

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · Director · 12 eps

1999
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · Director · 1 ep

1999
Wasteland poster

Wasteland

TV · Director · 1 ep

1998
L.A. Doctors poster

L.A. Doctors

TV · Director · 2 eps

1998
Martial Law poster

Martial Law

TV · Director · 1 ep

1998
Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek

TV · Director · 2 eps

1997
Contagious poster

Contagious

Movie · Director

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · Director · 1 ep

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · Director · 1 ep

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · Director · 3 eps

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · Director · 4 eps

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · Director · 1 ep

1994
Earth 2 poster

Earth 2

TV · Director · 4 eps

1994
M.A.N.T.I.S. poster

M.A.N.T.I.S.

TV · Director · 1 ep

1994
Viper poster

Viper

TV · Director · 1 ep

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · Director · 2 eps

1993
seaQuest DSV poster

seaQuest DSV

TV · Director · 1 ep

1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. poster

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

TV · Director · 1 ep

1993
Class of '96 poster

Class of '96

TV · Director · 1 ep

1992
Covington Cross poster

Covington Cross

TV · Director · 1 ep

1992
Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences

TV · Director · 1 ep

1991
The Fisher King poster

The Fisher King

Movie · First Assistant Director

1991
Earth Angel poster

Earth Angel

Movie · Director

1991
I'll Fly Away poster

I'll Fly Away

TV · Director · 1 ep

1991
Reasonable Doubts poster

Reasonable Doubts

TV · Director · 1 ep

1990
Northern Exposure poster

Northern Exposure

TV · Director · 1 ep

1989
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

Movie · First Assistant Director

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · Director · 12 eps

1988
Last Rites poster

Last Rites

Movie · First Assistant Director

1987
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

Movie · First Assistant Director

1987
Throw Momma from the Train poster

Throw Momma from the Train

Movie · First Assistant Director

1986
Wise Guys poster

Wise Guys

Movie · First Assistant Director

1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village poster

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Movie · First Assistant Director

1984
Body Double poster

Body Double

Movie · First Assistant Director

1983
Scarface poster

Scarface

Movie · First Assistant Director

1981
Blow Out poster

Blow Out

Movie · First Assistant Director