John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films.
Among his credits were "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Seven Days in May" (1964), "The Train" (1965), "Seconds" (1966), "Grand Prix" (1966), "French Connection II" (1975), "Black Sunday" (1977), and "Ronin" (1998).
He won four Emmy Awards—three consecutive—in the 1990s for directing the television movies "Against the WallThe Burning SeasonAndersonville", and "George Wallace", the last of which also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film.
Frankenheimer's 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought.
He became a pioneer of the "modern-day political thriller", having begun his career at the peak of the Cold War.
He was technically highly accomplished from his days in live television; many of his films were noted for creating "psychological dilemmas" for his male protagonists along with having a strong "sense of environment," similar in style to films by director Sidney Lumet, for whom he had earlier worked as assistant director.
He developed a "tremendous propensity for exploring political situations" which would ensnare his characters.
Movie critic Leonard Maltin writes that "in his time [1960s]... Frankenheimer worked with the top writers, producers and actors in a series of films that dealt with issues that were just on top of the moment—things that were facing us all."
Dead Bang
Dead Bang is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban, and Tim Reid.
Johnson's character, based on real- life LASO Detective Jerry Beck, tracks the killer of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy and uncovers a plot involving hate literature, white supremacist militias and arms trafficking.
Paul Reed (actor)
Paul Reed was an American actor known for his trademark" slow burn", which he made famous in his role as Captain Paul Block on" Car 54, Where Are You?".
John Strauss
John Leonard Strauss( April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor.
Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series," Car 54, Where Are You?", with Nat Hiken.
He also won a Grammy Award for his work as the producer of the soundtrack for the 1984 film," Amadeus".
He was also frequently collaborated with director Woody Allen in his films, including" Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask)" in 1972.
Strauss was born in New York City.
He served in the United States Army in both North Africa and France during World War II.
He studied at Yale University with Paul Hindemith following the end of the war.
In addition to co-writing the theme song for the TV sitcom" Car 54, Where Are You?", Strauss won an Emmy Award in sound editing for his work on the 1978 television movie," The Amazing Howard Hughes".
Strauss married actress Charlotte Rae on November 4, 1951, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1976 when he came out as bisexual.
The couple had two sons, Larry and Andrew.
Strauss' partner, Lionel Friedman, died in 2003.
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Strauss died in that city on February 14, 2011, of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 90.
Hank Garrett
Hank Garrett( born Henry Greenberg Cohen Sandler Weinblatt, October 26, 1931) is an American actor, comedian, and professional wrestler best known for the television role of Officer Nicholson on" Car 54, Where Are You?"
Car 54, Where Are You? (film)
Car 54, Where Are You? is a 1994 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman and stars David Johansen and John C. McGinley.
It is based on the television series of the same name starring Joe E. Ross and Fred Gwynne that ran from 1961 to 1963.
Reprising their roles from the original series are Nipsey Russell, whose character Anderson is now a captain, and Al Lewis, whose officer Schnauser now spends his time watching TV reruns of" The Munsters"( in which Lewis and Gwynne also starred).
The film was originally produced as a musical comedy but released without the filmed musical interludes.
Beatrice Pons
Beatrice Pons( January 28, 1906 – June 17, 1991) was an American stage, television and film character actress.
She is best known for her recurring television roles on" The Phil Silvers Show" and" Car 54, Where Are You?"
She appeared as" Mother" in the independent horror film" Mother's Day" under the name Rose Ross.
Tony Webster (screenwriter)
Tony Webster( January 9, 1922- June 26, 1987) was an American screenwriter.
He wrote for Sid Caesar's" Your Show of Shows, The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?" and" The Love Boat."
He died of esophagus cancer at his home in Beverly Hills at age 65.
Bill Fishman
Bill Fishman is an American film director, whose work includes the cult film" Tapeheads", starring Tim Robbins and John Cusack, as well as the film version of the TV classic" Car 54, Where Are You?".
He won an award at the 1999 New York International Independent Film& Video Festival and has also directed numerous music videos for such artists as The Ramones, Georgia Satellites, Suicidal Tendencies and Moloko.
Joe E. Ross
Joe E. Ross( born Joseph Roszawikz, March 15, 1914 – August 13, 1982) was an American actor known for his trademark" Ooh!
Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles.
He starred in such TV sitcoms as" The Phil Silvers Show" and" Car 54, Where Are You?."

Question: Do both films, Dead Bang and Car 54, Where Are You? (film), have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: yes