Joe Napolitano
Joseph Ralph Napolitano was an American television director who worked on multiple episodic series. He previously was a film assistant director.
Career
Napolitano's television credits include directing twelve episodes of Quantum Leap, two episodes of The X-Files, two episodes of Picket Fences, three episodes of The Pretender, two episodes of L.A. Doctors, two episodes of Dawson's Creek, four episodes of Boston Public, and fourteen episodes of Strong Medicine, as well as the 1991 TV film Earth Angel. The TV film Contagious earned an American Latino Media Arts Award for actress Elizabeth Peña for 'Outstanding Actress in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series'.In the 1980s, Napolitano's work included acting as assistant director on feature film projects, working on films with directors Brian Hutton, Danny DeVito, Stuart Rosenberg, Donald P. Bellisario, Ron Howard, Howard Zieff, Terry Gilliam, Antoine Fuqua, and on multiple projects directed by Brian De Palma.
Filmography
As director
Television
Source:- The [Big Blue Marble]
- Earth Angel
- Reasonable Doubts
- I'll [Fly Away (TV series)|I'll Fly Away]
- Quantum Leap Covington Cross Going to Extremes Northern Exposure Class of '96 SeaQuest 2032 The Adventures of [Brisco County, Jr.] The X-Files M.A.N.T.I.S. Medicine Ball Earth 2 Chicago Hope Picket Fences Murder One Viper Contagious The Practice JAG Ally McBeal Hotel del Sol The Pretender Mercy Point Wasteland L.A. Doctors Cold Feet Martial Law Snoops Dawson's Creek The Huntress FreakyLinks Kate Brasher For [the People (2002 TV series)|For the People] Birds of Prey Boston Public The District Strong Medicine Bones Runaway
- ''Cashmere Mafia''
Video games
- ''Zork: Nemesis''
As first assistant director
Film
Source:- The First Deadly Sin – Director: Brian Hutton
- Blow Out – Director: Brian De Palma
- Scarface – Director: Brian De Palma
- The Pope of Greenwich Village – Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Body Double – Director: Brian De Palma
- Wise Guys – Director: Brian De Palma
- The Untouchables – Director: Brian De PalmaThrow Momma from the Train – Director: Danny DeVito
- Last Rites Also as second unit director – Director: Donald P. Bellisario
- Parenthood – Director: Ron Howard
- The [Dream Team (1989 film)|The Dream Team] – Director: Howard Zieff
- The Fisher King – Director: Terry Gilliam
- Brooklyn's Finest Also co-producer – Director: Antoine Fuqua