Biography
London has directed more than forty television movies including Emmy Award nominated Chiefs.
London won best director for James Clavell's Shogun, a twelve hour miniseries for NBC. He has also directed ten other miniseries, including the acclaimed The Scarlet and The Black with Gregory Peck, Ellis Island with Richard Burton, and Chiefs with Charlton Heston.
He has taught Film Production at UCLA and currently is directing a play in Los Angeles.
London is the father of Todd London, a TV producer of HBO's Rome.
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