John Herzfeld won the Directors Guild of America Award and
Emmy nomination for his HBO film, "Don King: Only in America," starring
Ving Rhames. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes, won the
Critics Choice Award, the Writers Guild of America Award and the
coveted Peabody Award, the industry's most prestigious honor.
After appearing as the subway mugger in "Death Wish" and appearing in "Serpico," John Herzfeld
guest starred in many television shows including Kojak, Baretta, and playing Starsky's
brother in Starsky & Hutch.
Moving behind the camera Herzfeld wrote,
produced and directed several distinguished and highly-rated television
films, including; The Ryan White Story with George C. Scott and Sarah
Jessica Parker, Daddy with Dermot Mulroney and Patricia Arquette, The
Preppie Murder with Danny Aiello and Sandra Bullock, A Fathers Revenge
with Brian Dennehy and Stoned for which he won a directing Emmy and was
nominated for writing.
John Herzfeld, wrote and directed the stylishly searing "15 Minutes," starring
Robert De Niro, Ed Burns, Kelsey Grammer and Vera Farmiga. Herzfeld wrote and
directed, "2 Days in the Valley," which introduced Charlize Theron to the
world.
John Herzfeld co-wrote and directed, "Escape Plan The Extractors," starring Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista.
In 2021 John Herzfeld's documentary, "KEEP PUNCHING The Making of Rocky vs Drago," portrays a candid, in-depth look at Sly reflecting on his life as he re-cuts his iconic film, "ROCKY IV."