George McCowan
Directing
Born: June 27, 1927 · Paris, Ontario, Canada
Died: November 1, 1995 (aged 68)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film (mostly TV movies) and TV director in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. He moved to the United States from Canada in 1967 and stayed there. He is most notable for directing seven episodes of Charlie's Angels, directing episodes of S.W.A.T., and directing episodes of Starsky and Hutch. He worked more often with such shows as The Streets of San Francisco, Fantasy Island, and Hart to Hart. McCowan directed the 1971 Canadian hockey film Face-Off, the 1972 film, The Magnificent Seven Ride!, the 1972 horror film, Frogs, and the 1976 film Shadow of the Hawk. McCowan also directed the film H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come and the 1970 television war movie,The Challenge, but for the latter he chose to be credited as Alan Smithee. McCowan died in 1995 in Santa Monica, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article George McCowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Charlie's Angels
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Frogs
1972
Hart to Hart
1979
Fantasy Island
1978
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
S.W.A.T.
1975
The Invaders
1967
Cannon
1971
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
War of the Worlds
1988
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Hart to Hart
Director
Fantasy Island
Director
Charlie's Angels
Director
Cannon
Director
The Streets of San Francisco
Director
Starsky & Hutch
Director
Barnaby Jones
Director
The F.B.I.
Director
The Invaders
Director
The Rookies
Director
Vega$
Director
Judd, for the Defense
Director
War of the Worlds
Director
The Littlest Hobo
Director
Night Heat
Director
Felony Squad
Director
The Mod Squad
Director
S.W.A.T.
Director
The Manhunter
Director
Dan August
Director
Nero Wolfe
Director
The Starlost
Director
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Director
Search
Director
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Director
The Silent Force
Director
Face-Off
Director
The New People
Director
Wojeck
Director
The Young Rebels
Director
Frogs
Director
The Ugliest Girl in Town
Director
The Forest Rangers
Director
The Shape of Things to Come
Director
Murder on Flight 502
Director
The Monk
Director
Love Hate Love
Director
The inbreaker
Director
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Director
Carter's Army
Director
The Challenge
Director
If Tomorrow Comes
Director
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
Director
To Kill the King
Director
Run, Simon, Run
Director
Cannon
Director
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Director
The Return of Mod Squad
Director
The Sixth Column
Director
The July Group
Director
Shadow of the Hawk
Director
Return to Fantasy Island
Director