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Don Weis
Directing
Born: 1922
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Don Weis (May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.
Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953).
Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Hawaii Five-O among others.
Weis won two Directors Guild of America Awards for television direction in 1956 and again in 1958.
Weis died in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 78 years of age.
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Don Weis (May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.
Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953).
Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Hawaii Five-O among others.
Weis won two Directors Guild of America Awards for television direction in 1956 and again in 1958.
Weis died in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 78 years of age.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Freddy's Nightmares | 1988 | Director |
| Crazy like a Fox | 1984 | Director |
| Remington Steele | 1982 | Director |
| Matt Houston | 1982 | Director |
| Cagney & Lacey | 1982 | Director |
| Hill Street Blues | 1981 | Director |
| Beyond Westworld | 1980 | Director |
| Fantasy Island | 1978 | Director |
| The Love Boat | 1977 | Director |
| CHiPs | 1977 | Director |
| Matt Helm | 1975 | Director |
| Starsky & Hutch | 1975 | Director |
| Baretta | 1975 | Director |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | 1974 | Director |
| Planet of the Apes | 1974 | Director |
| Petrocelli | 1974 | Director |
| Happy Days | 1974 | Director |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | 1969 | Director |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968 | Director |
| Mannix | 1967 | Director |
| Batman | 1966 | Director |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963 | Director |
| Burke's Law | 1963 | Director |
| The Patty Duke Show | 1963 | Director |
| The Virginian | 1962 | Director |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1961 | Director |
| 87th Precinct | 1961 | Director |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Director |
| Checkmate | 1960 | Director |
| The Detectives | 1959 | Director |
| M Squad | 1957 | Director |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | 1955 | Director |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | Director |
| Studio 57 | 1954 | Director |