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Jack Sholder

1945 - Today

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Jack Sholder (born June 8, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American director, best known for his work in the horror film genre, notably Alone in the Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Hidden, and Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies. In the DVD commentary of The Hidden, Jack Sholder states that his favorite film director is Jean Renoir. In September 2004, he joined the faculty of Western Carolina University in the Department of Stage and Screen, retiring in 2017. During his interview for Behind the Curtain Part II (2012), he confessed that of all the films he had made, Arachnid (2001) was his least favorite. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Sholder is the 1,246th most popular film director (up from 1,264th in 2019), the 8,914th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,425th in 2019) and the 330th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jack Sholder ranks 1,246 out of 2,041. Before him are Volodymyr Dakhno, J. Searle Dawley, Francesco Maselli, Radu Mihăileanu, Werner Klingler, and Pilar Miró. After him are James Gray, Andrew Stanton, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Jacques Rouffio, William C. deMille, and Shekhar Kapur.

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Among people born in 1945, Jack Sholder ranks 518. Before him are Emerich Dembrovschi, Ugo Ferrante, Michael Bella, Bob Welch, Wolfgang Seguin, and Ferenc Seres. After him are Jörg Drehmel, Philip Pettit, Shekhar Kapur, Susan Tyrrell, Aldo Poy, and Robin Trower.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Sholder ranks 8,916 out of 20,380. Before him are Joshua Chamberlain (1828), James Fifer (1930), Kat Dennings (1986), Nicholas Metropolis (1915), Frank Shields (1909), and Ricky Steamboat (1953). After him are Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Angie Harmon (1972), Chrissy Teigen (1985), Patrick Fabian (1964), Florence Price (1887), and Gypsy Rose Lee (1911).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jack Sholder ranks 330. Before him are Peter Del Monte (1943), Walter Murch (1943), Monte Hellman (1932), Robert Kramer (1939), Frank Pierson (1925), and J. Searle Dawley (1877). After him are James Gray (1969), Andrew Stanton (1965), William C. deMille (1878), David Twohy (1955), James Algar (1912), and Stan Brakhage (1933).

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