Joseph Sargent

Joseph Sargent
Sargent at the premiere of Something the Lord Made in 2004
Born	Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente (1925-07-22)July 22, 1925 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 22, 2014(2014-12-22) (aged 89) Malibu, California, U.S.
Other names	Joseph Daniel Sargent
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1951–2009
Known for	White Lightning MacArthur Nightmares Jaws: The Revenge The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Spouses	Mary Carver ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1968)​ Carolyn Nelson ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	2, including Lia Sargent

Joseph Sargent (born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente; July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. Though he directed many television movies, his best known feature-length works were arguably the action movie White Lightning starring Burt Reynolds, the biopic MacArthur starring Gregory Peck, and the horror anthology Nightmares. His most popular feature film was the subway thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Sargent won four Emmy Awards over his career.

He is the father of voice actress Lia Sargent.