Thomas Schlamme

Director and producer. Born 22 May 1950 in Houston, Texas, USA.

Titles on Fi1m9 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 9 titles

Emmys3 won

Born

22 May 1950, Houston, Texas, USA

Active

1988–present

Frequently works with

Arlene Sanford, Bryan Gordon, Alan Myerson, Alex Graves, Andrew Bernstein, Christopher Misiano, Tom Moore, Aaron Sorkin

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Thomas’s work 7 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 0 films, 9 series
Primetime Emmy Awards: 3 Emmys3 won
Active: 1988–present

Genres

Drama7
Comedy5
Crime1
Family1
Sci-Fi & Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestThe Americans2013

63WorstAlly McBeal1997

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

141980s

241990s

52000s

102010s

52020s

Directors most worked with

Arlene Sanford4 titles

Bryan Gordon4 titles

Alan Myerson3 titles

Alex Graves3 titles

Andrew Bernstein3 titles

Christopher Misiano3 titles

Producers most worked with

Aaron Sorkin2 titles

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards3 won

Won2001Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · The West Wing
Won2000Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · The West Wing
Won1999Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · Sports Night

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