Jonathan Kaplan
| Jonathan Kaplan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 25, 1947 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film producer, director |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director. His film The Accused (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster her first Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Kaplan received five Emmy nominations for his roles directing and producing ER.
Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin, and the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan.
Kaplan started his career as a child actor in the Broadway production of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs directed by Elia Kazan. He earned a BA at the University of Chicago before studying film at New York University, where he made an award-winning short film, Stanley (1965).
Kaplan was working at the Fillmore East in New York, doing some editing on the side, when he received an offer from Roger Corman to direct Night Call Nurses (1972); Kaplan had been recommended by Martin Scorsese, who had taught the director at NYU.
Kaplan made the movie and returned to New York. It was hit and Corman offered him another film, The Student Teachers (1973), which he also co-wrote and co-edited.
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