{{short description|Theatre director and actor (born 1938)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = John Tillinger | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Joachim Ferdinand Tillinger | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|06|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Tabriz, Iran | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | spouse = Dorothy Lyman (1971–1978; divorced) | children = 2 (including Emma Tillinger Koskoff) | occupation = Actor/Theatre director }}
'''John Tillinger''' (born June 28, 1938) is a theatre director and actor.
==Life and career== Joachim Ferdinand Tillinger was born in Tabriz, Iran. His father was German Jewish and his mother was Protestant.<ref>{{cite web|author=Naomi Pfefferman |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/the_ticket/item/director_relishes_the_humor_in_what_the_butler_saw_at_taper |title=Director relishes the humor in 'What the Butler Saw' at Taper |website=Jewishjournal.com |date=19 November 2014 |accessdate=23 July 2017}}</ref> Tillinger was raised in England, where he was first exposed to the theatre.
He spent his early years on Broadway as an actor, appearing in ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (standby "Freddie", 1968),<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=3120 "Listing, 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> ''Othello'' ("Roderigo", 1970),<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=3085 "Listing, 'Othello'"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> ''Hay Fever'' ("Sandy Tyrell", 1970),<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=2935 "Listing, 'Hay Fever'"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> and ''The Changing Room'' ("Colin Jagger", 1973).<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=3179 "Listing, 'The Changing Room'"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 4, 2014</ref>
Tillinger's first Broadway directing credit was ''Solomon's Child'' in 1982.<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4167 "Listing, 'Solomon's Child'"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> Since then he has directed:<ref name=vault>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/20489/John-Tillinger "John Tillinger Credits and Awards"] playbillvault.com, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> ''Love Letters'' (1989) with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards, ''The Price'' (1992) with Eli Wallach, ''Three Men on a Horse'' (1993) and ''The Sunshine Boys'' (1997), both with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, ''Inherit the Wind'' (1996) with George C. Scott and Charles Durning, ''Night Must Fall'' (1999) with Matthew Broderick,<ref>Sommer, Elyse. [http://www.curtainup.com/nightfal.html "A CurtainUp Review. 'Night Must Fall' "] curtainup.com, March 10, 1999</ref> ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (2001) with George Grizzard and Maximilian Schell,<ref>Sommer, Elyse. [http://www.curtainup.com/judgmentatnuremberg.html "A CurtainUp Review. 'Judgment at Nuremberg' "] curtainup.com, March 28, 2001</ref> ''Say Goodnight, Gracie'' (2002) with Frank Gorshin,<ref>Gans, Andrew and Simonson, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80214-Say-Goodnight-Gracie-Says-Goodnight-on-Broadway-Aug-24 "'Say Goodnight Gracie' Says Goodnight on Broadway Aug. 24"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172059/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80214-Say-Goodnight-Gracie-Says-Goodnight-on-Broadway-Aug-24 |date=4 May 2014}} playbill.com, June 18, 2003</ref> and ''Absurd Person Singular'' (2005) with Paxton Whitehead and Sam Robards.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96596-Packing-Up-for-the-Holidays-Absurd-Person-Singular-Ends-Limited-Broadway-Run-Dec-4 "Packing Up for the Holidays, 'Absurd Person Singular' Ends Limited Broadway Run Dec. 4"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172254/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96596-Packing-Up-for-the-Holidays-Absurd-Person-Singular-Ends-Limited-Broadway-Run-Dec-4 |date=4 May 2014}} playbill.com, December 5, 2005</ref>
Tillinger's many Off-Broadway directing credits include ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'' (1981), ''After the Fall'' (1984),<ref>Rich, Frank. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/05/arts/theater-after-the-fall-is-revived.html "Theater: 'After The Fall' Is Revived"] ''The New York Times'', October 5, 1984</ref> ''Loot'' (1986),<ref>Rich, Frank. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/19/theater/stage-joe-orton-s-loot-directed-by-tillinger.html "Stage: Joe Orton's 'Loot,' Directed By Tillinger"] ''The New York Times'', February 19, 1986</ref> ''What the Butler Saw'' (1989),<ref>Quinn, Kathleen. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/05/theater/two-orton-veterans-once-more-into-the-breach.html "Two Orton Veterans, Once More Into the Breach"]''The New York Times'', March 5, 1989</ref> ''The Lisbon Traviata'' (1989),<ref>Gussow, Mel. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/01/theater/reviews-theater-a-new-nonviolent-ending-for-lisbon-traviata.html "Reviews/Theater. A New, Nonviolent Ending for 'Lisbon Traviata'"] ''The New York Times'', November 1, 1989</ref> ''Lips Together, Teeth Apart'' (1991),<ref>Beaufort, John. [https://www.csmonitor.com/1991/0712/12123.html "A Modest Little Entertainment From Terrence McNally"] csmonitor.com, July 12, 1991</ref> ''Sylvia'' (1995), and ''Jewtopia'' (2004).<ref>Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/89120-Oy-Meets-Girl-Jewish-Gentile-Comedy-Jewtopia-Opens-Off-Broadway-Oct-21 "Oy Meets Girl: Jewish-Gentile Comedy 'Jewtopia' Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 21"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172642/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/89120-Oy-Meets-Girl-Jewish-Gentile-Comedy-Jewtopia-Opens-Off-Broadway-Oct-21 |date=4 May 2014}} playbill.com, October 21, 2004</ref>
He has directed numerous regional theatre productions. He directed ''The Wedding Banquet'' at the Village Theatre, Seattle, Washington, in 2003.<ref>Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80691-Wedding-Banquet-Musical-to-Make-US-Premiere-at-Seattles-Village-Theatre " 'Wedding Banquet' Musical to Make U.S. Premiere at Seattle's Village Theatre"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131116195327/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80691-Wedding-Banquet-Musical-to-Make-US-Premiere-at-Seattles-Village-Theatre |date=16 November 2013}} playbill.com, 2003</ref>
He was the literary consultant for the Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut from 1975 to 1997.<ref>Lefkowitz, David and Paddock, Terri. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/37546-Long-Wharf-Trades-Mercy-for-Understanding-With-UKs-Bush-Mar-13 "Long Wharf Trades Mercy for Understanding With UK's Bush Mar. 13"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172644/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/37546-Long-Wharf-Trades-Mercy-for-Understanding-With-UKs-Bush-Mar-13 |date=4 May 2014}} playbill.com, March 12, 1998</ref> Additionally, he was the associate artistic director at Long Wharf Theatre.<ref>Lefkowitz, David. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/33508-Tillinger-Hunt-Directing-At-First-Lobero-Stage-Season "Tillinger, Hunt Directing At First Lobero Stage Season"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172159/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/33508-Tillinger-Hunt-Directing-At-First-Lobero-Stage-Season |date=4 May 2014}} playbill.com, March 29, 1997</ref> He directed many plays at the Long Wharf Theatre, including ''This Story of Yours'' and ''Solomon's Child'' (1980), ''Another Country'' (1982), and most recently ''Paddywhack'' and ''Broken Glass'' (1994).<ref name=bio>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/92/John-Tillinger.html "Biography"] filmreference.com, accessed May 4, 2014</ref>
===Personal=== Tillinger was married to actress/director Dorothy Lyman from 1971 to 1978. They have two children, actor Sebastian Tillinger and producer Emma Tillinger.<ref>McMurran, Kristin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172242/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20084288,00.html Opal-in-the-Rough "Dorothy Lyman Is Daytime Television's Tacky First Lady"] people.com, February 14, 1983</ref><ref name=bio/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1970|| ''Diary of a Mad Housewife'' || || Uncredited |- |1980|| ''Resurrection'' || Dr. Herron || |- |1982|| ''A Little Sex'' || Sattler Sponsor || |- |1983|| ''Lovesick'' || Play Director || |- |1987|| ''Hello Again'' || T.V. Moderator || |}
==Awards and nominations== *2001 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (''Judgment at Nuremberg'', nominee)<ref name=vault/> *1991 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director (''The Lisbon Traviata'', winner)<ref name=lortel>[http://www.lortelaward.com/previous_nominees_and_recipients.htm#one Awards, see 1989 and 1991"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226081735/http://www.lortelaward.com/previous_nominees_and_recipients.htm#one |date=2018-12-26}} lortelaward.com, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> *1989 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director (''Love Letters'', winner)<ref name=lortel/> *1986 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (''Loot'', nominee)<ref name=vault/> *1986 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (''It's Only a Play'' nominee) and (''Loot'', nominee<ref name=vault/>) *1986 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Direction of a Play (''Loot'', winner)<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/LLA_ARCHIVE/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=2073 " 'Loot' Listing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504174843/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_ARCHIVE/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=2073 |date=2014-05-04}} Internet Off-Broadway Database Listing, accessed May 4, 2014</ref> *1982 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (''Entertaining Mr. Sloane'', nominee)<ref name=vault/>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0863375|John Tillinger}} *{{IBDB name}} *{{iobdb name|1741}} *[https://theatricalia.com/person/x6n/john-joachim-tillinger John / Joachim Tillinger] at Theatricalia
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