John Scheinfeld

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John Scheinfeld

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Biography

John Scheinfeld is a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker with a broad range of subjects and productions to his credit.

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Biography

John Scheinfeld is a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker with a broad range of subjects and productions to his credit.

Best known for:

Filmography:

American Masters poster

American Masters(1986)

Director, Producer, Writer

The Unknown Marx Brothers poster

The Unknown Marx Brothers(1993)

Director

Jonathan Winters: On the Loose poster

Jonathan Winters: On the Loose(2000)

Director

The Unknown Peter Sellers poster

The Unknown Peter Sellers(2000)

Writer, Director

Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came In poster

Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came In(2001)

Director

Mysteries of Easter Island poster

Mysteries of Easter Island(2002)

Writer, Producer, Director

Jack Paar: Smart Television poster

Jack Paar: Smart Television(2003)

Producer, Writer, Director

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile poster

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile(2004)

Producer

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat poster

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat(2004)

Director, Writer

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' poster

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'(2004)

Writer, Director, Producer

The Divine Bette Midler poster

The Divine Bette Midler(2005)

Director, Executive Producer

The U.S. vs. John Lennon poster

The U.S. vs. John Lennon(2006)

Director, Producer, Writer

We Believe poster

We Believe(2009)

Writer, Director

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air poster

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air(2009)

Director, Producer

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" poster

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"(2009)

Director, Producer

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) poster

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)(2010)

Writer, Producer, Director

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago poster

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago(2011)

Director, Writer, Producer

Dick Cavett's Watergate poster

Dick Cavett's Watergate(2014)

Director

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song poster

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song(2015)

Writer, Director

Dick Cavett's Vietnam poster

Dick Cavett's Vietnam(2015)

Director

Chasing Trane poster

Chasing Trane(2017)

Director, Writer

This Is Bob Hope... poster

This Is Bob Hope...(2017)

Director

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall poster

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall(2020)

Executive Producer, Director, Writer

Herb Alpert Is... poster

Herb Alpert Is...(2020)

Producer, Writer, Director

Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy poster

Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy(2021)

Director

Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music poster

Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music(2022)

Executive Producer

What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? poster

What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?(2023)

Director, Producer, Writer

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback poster

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback(2023)

Director, Writer

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television poster

MAS*H: The Comedy That Changed Television(2024)

Director, Executive Producer

Starring Dick Van Dyke poster

Starring Dick Van Dyke(2025)

Director, Writer, Producer