James Burrows

Director. Born 30 December 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 19 June 2026.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Emmys5 won

Born

30 December 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

19 June 2026

Active

1970–2007

Frequently works with

David Lloyd, Michael Zinberg, Sam Simon, Andy Ackerman, David Pollock, Elias Davis, Glen Charles, Jeff Melman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

77Critics

We rate James’s work 4 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 0 films, 7 series
Primetime Emmy Awards: 5 Emmys5 won
Active: 1970–2007

Genres

Comedy7
Drama1
Family1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestFrasier1993

55WorstTwo and a Half Men2003

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

191970s

121980s

311990s

122000s

182010s

42020s

Directors most worked with

Michael Zinberg4 titles

Sam Simon4 titles

Andy Ackerman3 titles

Jeff Melman3 titles

Pamela Fryman3 titles

Alan Myerson2 titles

Producers most worked with

Glen Charles3 titles

Les Charles3 titles

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards5 won

Won1994Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · Frasier
Won1991Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · Cheers
Won1983Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · Cheers
Won1981Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · Taxi
Won1980Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · Taxi

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.