James Jaffee
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Also Known As
James Michael Jaffee,
James M Jaffee,
Jamie Jaffee
Birth Place
California, USA
Born
November 06, 1952
Died
June 05, 1992
Cause of Death
Cancer
Biography
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TV production executive who got his start as a production associate working for the team of Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses on the sitcoms "Open All Night" and "Buffalo Bill." Jaffee made it to executive status with a later and more successful sitcom created by Patchett, "Alf." In 1989 he helped Patchett and new partner Ken Kaufman form Patchett-Kaufman Entertainment (PKE) and served as exec...
Filmography
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
(1992)
Executive In Charge Of Production
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
(1990)
Production Executive
In the Line of Duty: A Cop For the Killing
(1990)
Executive In Charge Of Production
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
(1991)
Unit Production Manager
Big Shots in America
(1985)
Associate Producer
Family & Companions
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Jim Mingin
Companion
Graphic artist.
Biography
TV production executive who got his start as a production associate working for the team of Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses on the sitcoms "Open All Night" and "Buffalo Bill." Jaffee made it to executive status with a later and more successful sitcom created by Patchett, "Alf." In 1989 he helped Patchett and new partner Ken Kaufman form Patchett-Kaufman Entertainment (PKE) and served as executive in charge of production on such series as "Working Girl" and "Bagdad Cafe" and such TV movies as "Don't Touch My Daughter" (1991) and "Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" (1992).
Filmography
Producer (Feature Film)
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
(1992)
Executive In Charge Of Production
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
(1990)
Production Executive
In the Line of Duty: A Cop For the Killing
(1990)
Executive In Charge Of Production
Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
(1991)
Unit Production Manager
Producer (Special)
Big Shots in America
(1985)
Associate Producer
Life Events
1981
Got his start on TV working on the ABC sitcom "Open All Night"
1989
Founded Patchett Kaufman Entertainment (PKE) with Tom Patchett and Ken Kaufman
1992
Retired from PKE in January
Family
Heidi Trotta
Sister
Executive. Director of advertising-publicity-promotion at Walt Disney TV.
Companions
Jim Mingin
Companion
Graphic artist.
