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Rod Holcomb, Emmy-Winning 'ER' and 'Lost' Director, Dies at 80

Rod Holcomb, the TV director known for his work on the pilot and series finale of "ER" has died. He was 80 years old.

Holcomb got his break as a director in the 1970s directing several episodes of “The Six Million Dollar Man,” a job he worked his way up to from the ABC mail room after graduating with a film degree from San Francisco State. He added to his TV movie resume in the years to come, including “A Promise to Keep” (1990), “Silverfox” (1991), “Finding the Way Home” (1991), “A Message From Holly” (1992), “Donato and Daughter” (1993) and many more. The hundreds of television episodes he directed over the years also included “The West Wing,” “Justified,” “Invasion,” “Numb3rs,” “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “Elementary.”

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