Graham Ludlow
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Graham Ludlow is a Canadian actor, executive, screenwriter and producer. Ludlow was born in England but grew up in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. He graduated from Magee Secondary School
.
Ludlow wrote the television film The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
(1997), starring Rutger Hauer and narrated by Richard Dreyfuss
. The Hollywood Reporter
said that it was, "... a pleasant surprise. Much more faithful to Jack London's 1903 classic than the two Hollywood versions." The New York Post
claimed Ludlow's adaptation was the "best version yet of Jack London's classic story of survival." Ludlow also wrote the television movie Storm Cell (2008).
He had acting roles in the films Welcome to 18
(1986) and Thunder Run (1986).
He was a producer of the action film The Condemned
(2007), and executive producer of the television films Anya's Bell
(1999), Eight Days to Live
(2006), which was nominated for a Gemini Award
for Best TV Movie, In God's Country (2007), which won the 2008 CFTPA Indie Award for Best TV Movie, and which was also nominated for a Gemini Award
for Best TV Movie, "The Good Times are Killing Me" (2009), another Gemini Award
nominee for Best TV Movie, and She Drives Me Crazy (2007) (which was nominated for and then won the Gemini Award
for Best TV Movie of 2010). Anya's Bell
was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2000, and won the 2000 Young Artist Award
for Best Performance in a TV Movie. Broadcast in Canada by CTV
, Eight Days To Live
became CTV's highest rated TV movie.
1983 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Messenger
– Episode dated 1 July 1983 (1983) … Messenger
1984 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Howard Reiter
– Episode #1.43 (1984) … Howard Reiter
– Episode #1.40 (1984) … Howard Reiter
– Episode #1.38 (1984) … Howard Reiter (uncredited)
1986 Thunder Run
Mike
1986 Welcome to 18
Pipes
1987 The Judge (TV series)
Phillip Sordo
– Episode dated 22 July 1987 (1987) … Phillip Sordo
1988 Superior Court (TV series)
Sean Maclean
– Episode dated 7 April 1988 (1988) … Sean Maclean
Producer (7 titles):
1999 Anya's Bell
(TV movie) (executive producer)
2006 Eight Days to Live (TV movie) (executive producer)
2007 She Drives Me Crazy (TV movie) (executive producer)
2007 The Condemned (executive producer)
2007 In God's Country (TV movie) (executive producer)
2009 The Good Times Are Killing Me (TV movie) (executive producer)
2010 Tangled (TV movie) (executive producer)
Miscellaneous Crew (6 titles):
1990 The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (assistant to producer)
1991 Shattered (production associate)
1992 The Tigress (coordinator: USA)
1992 Knight Moves (co-production associate)
1993 Benefit of the Doubt (executive in charge of production)
1994 The Neverending Story III (production executive)
Screenwriter (2 titles):
1997 The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
(TV movie) (screenplay)
2008 Storm Cell (TV movie) (screenplay)
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He graduated from Magee Secondary School
Magee Secondary School
Magee Secondary School is one of the first public high schools located in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Magee is fed by the surrounding elementary schools in its catchment area. They include Maple Grove Elementary School, Dr. R.E. McKechnie Elementary School,...
.
Ludlow wrote the television film The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon is a 1997 TV movie. The screenplay by Graham Ludlow is based on the classic Jack London novel The Call of the Wild, published in 1903. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and starring Rutger Hauer, this film premiered and was well received at Palm Springs International...
(1997), starring Rutger Hauer and narrated by Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About...
. The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
said that it was, "... a pleasant surprise. Much more faithful to Jack London's 1903 classic than the two Hollywood versions." The New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
claimed Ludlow's adaptation was the "best version yet of Jack London's classic story of survival." Ludlow also wrote the television movie Storm Cell (2008).
He had acting roles in the films Welcome to 18
Welcome to 18
Welcome to 18 is a 1986 coming of age comedy-drama film starring Mariska Hargitay, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and JoAnn Willette.-Plot:...
(1986) and Thunder Run (1986).
He was a producer of the action film The Condemned
The Condemned
The Condemned is a 2007 action film, co-written and directed by Scott Wiper, and starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Robert Mammone, Madeleine West and Rick Hoffman....
(2007), and executive producer of the television films Anya's Bell
Anya's Bell
Anya's Bell is a television movie aired on CBS on October 31, 1999, starring Della Reese as Anya Herpick.-Plot:In 1949, Anya is a blind woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies...
(1999), Eight Days to Live
Eight Days To Live
Eight Days To Live is a 2006 TV film produced by CTV about a mother who organizes a search and rescue for her son who drives off the road in the Northern Fraser Valley of British Columbia.-Cast:*Dustin Milligan as Joe Spring*Tegan Moss as Becca Spring...
(2006), which was nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best TV Movie, In God's Country (2007), which won the 2008 CFTPA Indie Award for Best TV Movie, and which was also nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best TV Movie, "The Good Times are Killing Me" (2009), another Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
nominee for Best TV Movie, and She Drives Me Crazy (2007) (which was nominated for and then won the Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best TV Movie of 2010). Anya's Bell
Anya's Bell
Anya's Bell is a television movie aired on CBS on October 31, 1999, starring Della Reese as Anya Herpick.-Plot:In 1949, Anya is a blind woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies...
was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2000, and won the 2000 Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
for Best Performance in a TV Movie. Broadcast in Canada by CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
, Eight Days To Live
Eight Days To Live
Eight Days To Live is a 2006 TV film produced by CTV about a mother who organizes a search and rescue for her son who drives off the road in the Northern Fraser Valley of British Columbia.-Cast:*Dustin Milligan as Joe Spring*Tegan Moss as Becca Spring...
became CTV's highest rated TV movie.
Filmography
Actor (6 titles):1983 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Messenger
– Episode dated 1 July 1983 (1983) … Messenger
1984 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Howard Reiter
– Episode #1.43 (1984) … Howard Reiter
– Episode #1.40 (1984) … Howard Reiter
– Episode #1.38 (1984) … Howard Reiter (uncredited)
1986 Thunder Run
Mike
1986 Welcome to 18
Welcome to 18
Welcome to 18 is a 1986 coming of age comedy-drama film starring Mariska Hargitay, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and JoAnn Willette.-Plot:...
Pipes
1987 The Judge (TV series)
Phillip Sordo
– Episode dated 22 July 1987 (1987) … Phillip Sordo
1988 Superior Court (TV series)
Sean Maclean
– Episode dated 7 April 1988 (1988) … Sean Maclean
Producer (7 titles):
1999 Anya's Bell
Anya's Bell
Anya's Bell is a television movie aired on CBS on October 31, 1999, starring Della Reese as Anya Herpick.-Plot:In 1949, Anya is a blind woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies...
(TV movie) (executive producer)
2006 Eight Days to Live (TV movie) (executive producer)
2007 She Drives Me Crazy (TV movie) (executive producer)
2007 The Condemned (executive producer)
2007 In God's Country (TV movie) (executive producer)
2009 The Good Times Are Killing Me (TV movie) (executive producer)
2010 Tangled (TV movie) (executive producer)
Miscellaneous Crew (6 titles):
1990 The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (assistant to producer)
1991 Shattered (production associate)
1992 The Tigress (coordinator: USA)
1992 Knight Moves (co-production associate)
1993 Benefit of the Doubt (executive in charge of production)
1994 The Neverending Story III (production executive)
Screenwriter (2 titles):
1997 The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon is a 1997 TV movie. The screenplay by Graham Ludlow is based on the classic Jack London novel The Call of the Wild, published in 1903. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and starring Rutger Hauer, this film premiered and was well received at Palm Springs International...
(TV movie) (screenplay)
2008 Storm Cell (TV movie) (screenplay)