Alexander Singer (born 18 April 1928, in New York City, New York, died 28 December, 2020) was an American director. He began his career behind the camera in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary Day of the Fight, directed by his high school friend Stanley Kubrick. Singer turned to directing a decade later with the film A Cold Wind in August. Although he directed other films, such as the Lee Van Cleef western Captain Apache (1971), and Glass Houses (1972), an adaptation of a book that his wife Judith Singer wrote, the bulk of Singer's credits are in television. The long list of series to which Singer has lent his directorial talents include Dr. Kildare, The F.B.I., Mission: Impossible, Alias Smith and Jones, Nakia, Police Woman, Cagney & Lacey, MacGyver, six episodes of The Monkees, and three Star Trek series: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Singer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 18, 1928
- December 28, 2020 (aged 92)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, also producer and actor
- 28 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
What are Alexander Singer's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Alexander Singer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (11).
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) · director · free
- The Killing (1956) · producer · free
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) · director · free
- Mission: Impossible (1966) · director · free
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) · director · free
- In the Heat of the Night (1988) · director · free
- Mannix (1967) · director · free
- Killer's Kiss (1955) · still photographer · free
- Hunter (1984) · director · free
- Cagney & Lacey (1981) · director · free
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Alexander Singer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
76 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Star Trek: Voyager(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Christy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all showsFBI: The Untold Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The New Lassie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
In the Heat of the Night(1988)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Mariah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Bronx Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Hunter(1984)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Emerald Point N.A.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Remington Steele(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Cagney & Lacey(1981)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Cassie & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Walking Tall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Hill Street Blues(1981)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Secrets of Midland Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Knots Landing(1979)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Hunters of the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Dallas(1978)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Logan's Run(1977)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Rafferty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Bunco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Gibbsville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Time Travelers(1976)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Wonder Woman(1975)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Joe Forrester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Rockford Files(1974)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Apple's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Shaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Assignment: Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Glass Houses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Captain Apache(1971)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Longstreet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Mannix(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Monkees(1965)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Rounders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Lost in Space(1965)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Love Has Many Faces(1965)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all filmsProfiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Psyche 59(1964)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
A Cold Wind in August(1961)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Killing(1956)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Killer's Kiss(1955)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Day of the Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 76 titles from 1951 to 1995.
Biggest box office
The Killing (1956)
Highest rated
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Most popular right now
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Alexander Singer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Alexander Singer's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Alexander Singer work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alexander Singer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chuck Bowman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Chuck BowmanShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Chuck Bowman
- Jerry JamesonShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Jameson
Writers
- David CarrenShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with David Carren
- David ThoreauShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with David Thoreau
- J. Larry CarrollShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with J. Larry Carroll
- J. Michael StraczynskiShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with J. Michael Straczynski
Composers and editors
- Bill LucianoShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Luciano
- Buford F. HayesShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Buford F. Hayes
- Jeff SturgesShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Sturges
- Michael J. LynchShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Michael J. Lynch
Producers
- David MoessingerShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with David Moessinger
- Mike StevensShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Stevens
- Walton DornischShared titles: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Walton Dornisch
- Phillip HazletonShared titles: Psyche 59 (1964), A Cold Wind in August (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip Hazleton