Michael Uppendahl is an American director and producer mostly for television.
He is well known for his work on the AMC period drama Mad Men, the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, and the Fox musical/dramedy Glee.
Known For
Credits
Crew Credits
Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches (2023)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Dark Place (Jan 12, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Witching Hour (Jan 5, 2023)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Dark Place (Jan 12, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Witching Hour (Jan 5, 2023)
Candy (2022)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Fight (May 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Friday the 13th (May 9, 2022)
Ratched (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Dance (Sep 18, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Angel of Mercy: Part Two (Sep 18, 2020)
Hunters (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Eilu v' Eilu (Feb 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: The Jewish Question (Feb 21, 2020)
Castle Rock (2018)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Romans (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Henry Deaver (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Past Perfect (Aug 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Queen (Aug 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Filter (Aug 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Harvest (Aug 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The Box (Aug 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Local Color (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Habeas Corpus (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Severance (Jul 25, 2018)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Box (Aug 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Habeas Corpus (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Severance (Jul 25, 2018)
Legion (2017)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter 8 (Mar 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter 7 (Mar 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6 (Mar 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter 5 (Mar 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4 (Mar 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3 (Feb 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2 (Feb 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter 1 (Feb 8, 2017)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
American Crime Story (2016)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 3x01: Exiles (Sep 7, 2021)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Wilderness (Nov 9, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky (Oct 19, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Not to Be Believed (Sep 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: The President Kissed Me (Sep 14, 2021)
Scream Queens (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Ghost Stories (Nov 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Mommie Dearest (Nov 10, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Seven Minutes in Hell (Oct 20, 2015)
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 2x04: Blood in the Streets (May 1, 2016)
Fargo (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(6 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: East/West (Nov 15, 2020)
- Episode 3x04: The Narrow Escape Problem (May 10, 2017)
- Episode 3x02: The Principle of Restricted Choice (Apr 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Fear and Trembling (Nov 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: The Myth of Sisyphus (Oct 26, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Waiting for Dutch (Oct 12, 2015)
TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Providence (May 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Epiphany (May 4, 2014)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Episode crew as Director
(9 episodes)
- Episode 6x06: A Girl Named Maria (Dec 2, 2018)
- Episode 5x07: If I Should Fall from Grace with God (Sep 24, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Shelley Duvall (Sep 17, 2017)
- Episode 3x08: Tulip (Aug 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: The Captain (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Rodef (Sep 21, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Volcheck (Sep 14, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Uber Ray (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Housewarming (Aug 4, 2013)
House of Lies (2012)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: We're Going to Build a Mothership and Rule the Universe (Mar 15, 2015)
- Episode 4x08: He Didn't Mean That, Natalie Portman (Mar 8, 2015)
American Horror Story (2011)
Episode crew as Director
(9 episodes)
- Episode 5x11: Battle Royale (Jan 6, 2016)
- Episode 5x09: She Wants Revenge (Dec 9, 2015)
- Episode 4x05: Pink Cupcakes (Nov 5, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Edward Mordrake: Part 1 (Oct 22, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: The Axeman Cometh (Nov 13, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Fearful Pranks Ensue (Oct 30, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: I Am Anne Frank Part 1 (Nov 7, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: Nor'easter (Oct 31, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Piggy, Piggy (Nov 9, 2011)
Mad Men (2007)
Episode crew as Director
(9 episodes)
- Episode 6x08: The Crash (May 19, 2013)
- Episode 6x04: To Have and to Hold (Apr 21, 2013)
- Episode 5x10: Christmas Waltz (May 20, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: At the Codfish Ball (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 4x09: The Beautiful Girls (Sep 19, 2010)
- Episode 4x02: Christmas Comes But Once a Year (Aug 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: The Color Blue (Oct 18, 2009)
- Episode 3x04: The Arrangements (Sep 6, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: Six Month Leave (Sep 28, 2008)
Becker (1998)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x11: Snow Means Snow (Jan 14, 2004)
- Episode 6x05: The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking (Nov 19, 2003)
- Episode 5x17: Thank You for Not Smoking (Mar 16, 2003)