Directed credits
20
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Stephen Ives
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 4All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 209939
IMDb ID: nm0412350
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2026
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 7.29
Wikidata: Q7609554
Frequent jobs
Director (20)Producer (3)Executive Producer (2)Consulting Producer (1)
Biography
Stephen Ives has directed some of the most-watched films in the history of public television. His work has also appeared on HBO, in major film festivals across the country, and on the front page of the New York Times digital edition. His landmark series The West was seen by more than 38 million people nationwide during its PBS premiere. Caryn James of the New York Times wrote that The West was “fiercely and brilliantly rooted in fact. . . ,” and The New York Daily News called the programs a “breathtakingly beautiful series of films. . . that make riveting TV.”
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Stephen Ives.
Citizen Hearst
Director
2021 Movie
9.0
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
Director
2019 Movie
Sealab
Director
2019 Movie
6.0
Grand Coulee Dam
Director
2017 Movie
7.0
The Great War
Director
2017 Movie
7.5
The Big Burn
Director
2015 Movie
6.4
1964
Director
2014 Movie
7.0
Custer's Last Stand
Director
2012 Movie
Panama Canal
Director
2011 Movie
8.0
Roads to Memphis
Director
2010 Movie
Kit Carson
Director
2008 Movie
New Orleans
Director
2007 Movie
7.0
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City
Director
2005 Movie
Seabiscuit
Director
2003 Movie
Amato: A Love Affair with Opera
Director
2001 Movie
Lindbergh
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Stephen Ives.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Stephen Ives.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Stephen Ives.
Lindbergh
Director
1990 Movie
Sealab
Director
2019 Movie
7.0
The Great War
Director
2017 Movie
Seabiscuit
Director
2003 Movie
7.5
The Big Burn
Director
2015 Movie
New Orleans
Director
2007 Movie
6.0
Ailey
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.0
Custer's Last Stand
Director
2012 Movie
6.4
1964
Director
2014 Movie
Panama Canal
Director
2011 Movie
Citizen Hearst
Director
2021 Movie
6.9
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
Producer
2023 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Stephen Ives.
6.6
American Experience
Director • 5 eps
1988 Series
7.9
The Civil War
Producer • 9 eps
1990 Series
7.4
Baseball
Consulting Producer • 9 eps
1994 Series
8.4
The West
Director • 9 eps
1996 Series
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal
Director • 4 eps
2013 Series
Reporting America at War
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Stephen Ives.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Stephen Ives.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Stephen Ives.