David Von Ancken


David Henry Von Ancken was an American film director, television director and screenwriter.

Life and career

He directed one feature film, the 2006 Western Seraphim Falls starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan.
Some of Von Ancken's credits as a television director include Oz, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, The Shield, Heroes, Gossip Girl, CSI: NY, Cold Case, Californication, Tut, Ghost Wars, Hell on Wheels, The Vampire Diaries and The InBetween.
Von Ancken died on July 26, 2021, at his home in Agoura Hills, California, after battling stomach cancer. He was 56 years old.

Filmography

Short film
YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
producer
1997Box Suite
2001Bullet in the Brain
2010Elegy

Feature film
YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
producer
2006Seraphim Falls
2021The Last Son

Television
TitleYearDirectorExecutive
producer		Notes
Oz2003
Touching Evil2004
The Jury2004
Cold Case2004–09
Without a Trace2004
Jonny Zero2005
Numbers2005–06
CSI: NY2005–12
The Shield2005
Day Break2007
Saving Grace2007
Californication2007–14
Heroes2008
Gossip Girl2008
The Vampire Diaries2010–13
Memphis Beat2010
Awakening2011Unsold pilot for The CW
Hell on Wheels2011–16 Executive producer
Consulting producer
Person of Interest2012
The Mentalist2012
Body of Proof2013
House of Lies2013
The Following2013
Hostages2013
Intelligence2014
Salem2014 Executive producer
Tut2015 Miniseries
Code Black2015–17 Executive producer
MacGyver2016 Director
Executive producer
Ghost Wars2017–18
The Crossing2018 Executive producer
The Purge2018
The InBetween2019 Executive producer
The Order2019–20 Executive producer