Emmy winning director Joseph Sargent

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As confirmed by Variety, Emmy-winning director Joseph Sargent died from complications related to heart disease. He was 89.


Sargent fought in World War II as a teenager, but he began studying acting after returning to the United States. He picked up a sizable list of minor roles in front of the camera in the â??50s, and by the mid-â??60s he was working primarily as a TV director. Over the next few years, Sargent directed episodes of some of the biggest shows of the decade, including Lassie, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Star Trek. In 1973, he won his first Emmy for directing the pilot episode of Kojak.