Directing

James Burrows

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

Died 2026-06-19

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

Credits

Newest first

No Friends
as Director
2025
No Friends
Assistant Director
2025
Mid-Century Modern
Director
2025
Mid-Century Modern
Executive Producer
2025
Frasier
Director
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
2023
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Director
2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Executive Producer
2021
B Positive
Director
2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Director
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
2019
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Director
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Director
2019
The Neighborhood
Director
2018
Will & Grace
Executive Producer
2017
Will & Grace
Director
2017
The Nineties
as Self
2017
Superior Donuts
Director
2017
Man with a Plan
Director
2016
Crowded
Director
2016
Crowded
Executive Producer
2016
Safe House
as Sam
2015
The Millers
Director
2013
Partners
Director
2012
2 Broke Girls
Director
2011
Cheers
Original Series Creator
2011
$#*! My Dad Says
Director
2010
Better With You
Director
2010
Mike & Molly
Producer
2010
Mike & Molly
Director
2010
100 Questions
Director
2010
Romantically Challenged
Producer
2010
Romantically Challenged
Director
2010
Gary Unmarried
Producer
2008
Gary Unmarried
Director
2008
The Big Bang Theory
Director
2007
Back to You
Producer
2007
Back to You
Director
2007
Mastersons of Manhattan
Director
2007
The Class
Director
2006
The Class
Executive Producer
2006
Teachers
Director
2006
Four Kings
Director
2006
TV Land Moguls
2004
Two and a Half Men
Director
2003
Bram & Alice
Director
2002
Good Morning, Miami
Director
2002
Madigan Men
Director
2000
Stark Raving Mad
Director
1999
Ladies Man
Director
1999
The Frasier Story
as Self
1999
The Secret Lives of Men
Producer
1998
Jesse
Director
1998
Will & Grace
Director
1998
Will & Grace
Executive Producer
1998
Conrad Bloom
Director
1998
Union Square
Director
1997
Dharma & Greg
Director
1997
George & Leo
Director
1997
Fired Up
Director
1997
Chicago Sons
Director
1997
Men Behaving Badly
Director
1996
Pearl
Director
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
Director
1996
Caroline in the City
Director
1995
Hudson Street
Director
1995
Partners
Director
1995
NewsRadio
Director
1995
Friends
Director
1994
Madman of the People
Director
1994
Monty
Director
1994
Cafe Americain
Director
1993
Frasier
Director
1993
Flying Blind
Director
1992
Flesh 'n' Blood
Director
1991
Pacific Station
Director
1991
Roc
Director
1991
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Director
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Thanks
1990