James Burrows

Biography

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

Directed

1. The Big Bang Theory (2007) — Director
2. Friends (1994) — Director
3. Two and a Half Men (2003) — Director
4. 2 Broke Girls (2011) — Director
5. Frasier (1993) — Director
6. Cheers (1982) — Director
7. Will & Grace (1998) — Director
8. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) — Director
9. Dharma & Greg (1997) — Director
10. Family Ties (1982) — Director
11. Mike & Molly (2010) — Director
12. Taxi (1978) — Director
13. The Neighborhood (2018) — Director
14. Wings (1990) — Director
15. Night Court (1984) — Director
16. NewsRadio (1995) — Director
17. Man with a Plan (2016) — Director
18. Will & Grace (2017) — Director
19. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) — Director
20. Frasier (2023) — Director
21. Laverne & Shirley (1976) — Director
22. The Bob Newhart Show (1972) — Director
23. $#*! My Dad Says (2010) — Director
24. The Millers (2013) — Director
25. Crowded (2016) — Director
26. Superior Donuts (2017) — Director
27. Gary Unmarried (2008) — Director
28. B Positive (2020) — Director
29. Mid-Century Modern (2025) — Director
30. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019) — Director
31. Caroline in the City (1995) — Director
32. Partners (2012) — Director
33. Partners (1982) — Director
34. Lou Grant (1977) — Director
35. Rhoda (1974) — Director
36. Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary (2019) — Director
37. The Class (2006) — Director
38. Better With You (2010) — Director
39. The Hogan Family (1986) — Director
40. Dear John (1988) — Director

Also appeared in

1. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
2. The Bob Newhart Show (1972) — Maintenance Man
3. Rhoda (1974)
4. Safe House (2015) — Sam
5. Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) — Self (voice)
6. The Nineties (2017) — Self
7. Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special (1981) — Self
8. The Frasier Story (1999) — Self
9. TV Land Moguls (2004)