John Nicolella

Biography

John Joseph Nicolella (May 28, 1945 – February 21, 1998) was an American film and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on the 1980s television series Miami Vice. Nicolella began his career working as an assistant director on the Ivan Passer-directed film Born to Win (1971). Other films soon followed, the Paul Newman-directed film The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), Crazy Joe (1974) starring Peter Boyle, Sweet Revenge (1976) starring Stockard Channing and Sam Waterston and Time Square (1980). He was also as a production manager on the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) and co-produced Easy Money starring Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 1984, he joined the production crew of Miami Vice directing a number of episodes until 1987. He continued working with the show's star Don Johnson directing the music video short film for Johnson's song "Heartbeat" from the album of the same name. They reunited again when Nicolella served as executive producer for eight episodes of Nash Bridges. Nicolella's other directorial television credits include M.A.N.T.I.S., Crime Story, Leg Work…

Directed

1. Miami Vice (1984) — Director
2. Melrose Place (1992) — Director
3. Kull the Conqueror (1997) — Director
4. Crime Story (1986) — Director
5. Sunset Heat (1992) — Director
6. The Untouchables (1993) — Director
7. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) — Director
8. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989) — Director
9. Super Force (1990) — Director
10. Vanishing Son IV (1994) — Director
11. Vanishing Son (1994) — Director
12. Runaway Father (1991) — Director
13. Rock Hudson (1990) — Director
14. Vanishing Son II (1994) — Director
15. Vanishing Son III (1994) — Director
16. Finish Line (1989) — Director
17. Heartbeat (1987) — Director
18. Key West (1993) — Director
19. The Watcher (1995) — Director
20. Marker (1995) — Director
21. Leg Work (1987) — Director
22. Max Monroe: Loose Cannon (1990) — Director