John Putch

Biography

(from Putchfilms.com) Prior to becoming a filmmaker, John was an accomplished actor who started in the theater, then enjoyed a successful TV and film career before making the switch to directing. As a director, John has helmed 118 episodes of network television, 16 feature films and 7 TV movies. His independent films have won countless film festival awards and honors.

Most Famous Work

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The Middle

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Scrubs

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Ugly Betty

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Grounded for Life

(2001) Director

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My Name Is Earl

(2005) Director

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black-ish

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Son of the Beach

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Outsourced

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2016	N/A	Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage 2016-09-05 Movie
2001	Tim Mandell	Mach 2 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	George	Crash Point Zero 2000-11-22 Movie
1999	N/A	Stark Raving Mad 1999-09-23 TV Show
	Dave Bayne	Fugitive Mind 1999-09-14 Movie
	N/A	L.A. Heat 1999-03-15 TV Show
1998	Doctor	Spoiler 1998-09-15 Movie
	Man in Car	City of Angels 1998-04-10 Movie
1996	Skinner	Same River Twice 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Mort Kriendler	Murder One 1995-09-20 TV Show
1994	Todd Barber	Touched by an Angel 1994-09-21 TV Show
	Neil Garbus	Camp Nowhere 1994-08-26 Movie
	Blackhawk Co-Pilot	Clear and Present Danger 1994-08-03 Movie
1993	Hamilton	Skeeter 1993-10-01 Movie
	Officer Barnes	Fallen Angels 1993-08-01 TV Show
1992	N/A	Jack's Place 1992-05-26 TV Show
	Matt Draughon	Room for Two 1992-03-24 TV Show
1991	Mitch	Keeper of the City 1991-12-20 Movie
	Dan	Home Improvement 1991-09-17 TV Show
	Deputy Mike Swanson	Acting Sheriff 1991-08-17 Movie
1990	N/A	Cop Rock 1990-09-26 TV Show
	Doctor	After the Shock 1990-09-12 Movie
	Mike	Men at Work 1990-08-24 Movie
1989	Roy	Seinfeld 1989-07-05 TV Show
	Bob Perkins	Curfew 1989-04-25 Movie
1988	Wendle	Something Is Out There 1988-05-08 TV Show
1987	Mordock	Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-09-28 TV Show
	Ensign Mendon	Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-09-28 TV Show
	Minkman	21 Jump Street 1987-04-12 TV Show
	Abercrombie	Double Agent 1987-03-29 Movie
	Winston	You Ruined My Life 1987-02-01 Movie
1986	Danny Stubbs	Impure Thoughts 1986-11-25 Movie
	N/A	Throb 1986-09-20 TV Show
	Cory	Welcome to 18 1986-04-18 Movie
1985	Mastin	The Sure Thing 1985-03-01 Movie
1984	N/A	Brothers 1984-07-13 TV Show
1983	Sean Brody	Jaws 3-D 1983-07-22 Movie
	N/A	The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 1983-07-15 Movie
1982	Pete Drucker	Family Ties 1982-09-22 TV Show
	Neil	Family Ties 1982-09-22 TV Show
	Randy	Marian Rose White 1982-01-19 Movie
	N/A	Fame 1982-01-07 TV Show
1981	David	The Wave 1981-10-04 Movie
	Owen Eaton	Angel Dusted 1981-02-11 Movie
	N/A	Hill Street Blues 1981-01-15 TV Show
1975	N/A	One Day at a Time 1975-12-16 TV Show
1971	Boy Scout	All in the Family 1971-01-12 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	A Biltmore Christmas 2023-11-26 Movie
2022	Director	A Holiday Spectacular 2022-11-27 Movie
2021	Director	You Had Me at Aloha 2021-06-05 Movie
2018	Director	Alex, Inc. 2018-03-28 TV Show
2016	Director	American Housewife 2016-10-11 TV Show
	Director	No Tomorrow 2016-10-04 TV Show
	Director	The Father and the Bear 2016-07-01 Movie
	Director	Rush Hour 2016-03-31 TV Show
2014	Director	black-ish 2014-09-24 TV Show
2012	Director	Atlas Shrugged: Part II 2012-10-12 Movie
2011	Director	Beethoven's Christmas Adventure 2011-11-08 Movie
	Director	Friends with Benefits 2011-08-05 TV Show
	Director	Body of Proof 2011-03-29 TV Show
2010	Director	Outsourced 2010-09-23 TV Show
2009	Director	American Pie Presents: The Book of Love 2009-12-07 Movie
	Director	The Middle 2009-09-30 TV Show
	Director	Cougar Town 2009-09-23 TV Show
	Director	10 Things I Hate About You 2009-07-07 TV Show
2008	Director	Valentine 2008-10-05 TV Show
	Director	Route 30 2008-01-01 Movie
2007	Director	Murder 101: College Can be Murder 2007-01-29 Movie
2006	Director	Ugly Betty 2006-09-28 TV Show
	Director	Mojave Phone Booth 2006-07-21 Movie
	Director	Where There's a Will 2006-05-06 Movie
2005	Director	The Poseidon Adventure 2005-11-20 Movie
	Director	My Name Is Earl 2005-09-20 TV Show
2003	Director	A Time to Remember 2003-11-23 Movie
	Director	BachelorMan 2003-01-01 Movie
2001	Director	Scrubs 2001-10-02 TV Show
	Director	Pursuit of Happiness 2001-01-17 Movie
	Director	Grounded for Life 2001-01-10 TV Show
2000	Director	Tycus 2000-08-08 Movie
	Director	Son of the Beach 2000-03-14 TV Show
	Director	Intrepid 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Director	Valerie Flake 1999-01-22 Movie
1998	Director	The Boy Who Saved Christmas 1998-12-12 Movie
1997	Director	My Ghost Dog 1997-12-31 Movie
1996	Director	Big Bad Beetleborgs 1996-09-07 TV Show
	Director	Alone in the Woods 1996-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Writer	The Father and the Bear 2016-07-01 Movie
2008	Writer	Route 30 2008-01-01 Movie
2006	Writer	Mojave Phone Booth 2006-07-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Editor	Mojave Phone Booth 2006-07-21 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Producer	Mojave Phone Booth 2006-07-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv