Allan Eastman

Canadian television director and executive producer

Allan Eastman
Born	Haldon Darryl Allan Eastman (1948-07-06) July 6, 1948 (age 75) Manitoba, Canada
Spouse	Cynthia Ashperger

Haldon Darryl Allan Eastman (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian television director and executive producer.

Born in Manitoba, Eastman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1971. He then studied at the Film School of the University of Bristol where he wrote and directed his first film A Sweeter Song. He directed the feature films The War Boy (1985), Crazy Moon (1986) and Danger Zone (1996).^[1]

Eastman was an executive producer for television shows including Night Man, Beastmaster and Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. He has also directed episodes for TV shows such as The Littlest Hobo, Road to Avonlea, Beachcombers, Friday the 13th: The Series, Danger Bay, Sliders, Night Man, F/X: The Series, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and Degrassi: The Next Generation.^[1]

Eastman's miniseries Ford: The Man and the Machine was the recipient of three Gemini Awards, including Best Miniseries, and seven other nominations, while Race for the Bomb and Champagne Charlie also earned seven Gemini nominations. Eastman also received a Golden Reel Award, as the director of Ford, and a 2001 Leo Award for Andromeda Best Dramatic Series.^[1]

Films

A Sweeter Song - 1976
The War Boy - 1985
Crazy Moon - 1987
Danger Zone - 1996

Television series

Night Man
Beastmaster
The Littlest Hobo
Road to Avonlea
Beachcombers
Friday the 13th: The Series
Danger Bay
Sliders
Night Man
F/X: The Series
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Stargate SG1: Episode 13
Champagne Charlie (1989)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Allan Eastman: An Inventory of his papers at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections". umanitoba.ca. University of Manitoba. Retrieved 10 September 2019.