Gordon Hessler
Directing
Born: December 12, 1925 · Berlin, Germany
Died: January 19, 2014 (aged 88)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gordon Hessler was a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries. Universal Studios hired Hessler as a story reader for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series. He became story editor for two seasons (1960–1962) for that series, then served as the associate producer for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965. He directed episodes of that series and several other shows (including Hawaii Five-O). In 1969, he directed his debut feature film, The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price. It was the first of three horror films Hessler would direct with the veteran horror star, the other two being Cry of the Banshee (1970) and Scream and Scream Again (1970). Hessler's other films include Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) and The Girl in a Swing (1988) starring Meg Tilly, an adaptation of Richard Adams's ghost story novel. The majority of Hessler's directorial work from the late-1970s to date has been in television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Hessler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Hawaii Five-O
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Tales of the Unexpected
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The Equalizer
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Switch
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
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Wonder Woman
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CHiPs
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The Eddie Capra Mysteries
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The Master
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Lucas Tanner
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Spencer's Pilots
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
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Little Women
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Amy Prentiss
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KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
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Scream and Scream Again
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Murders in the Rue Morgue
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Cry of the Banshee
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The Girl in a Swing
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Journey of Honor
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Kung Fu
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The Misfit Brigade
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Rage of Honor
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The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
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A Cry in the Wilderness
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The Oblong Box
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Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
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The Last Shot You Hear
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Bad Blood
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Pray for Death
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The Master Ninja 5
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The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
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Evil Stalks This House
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Skyway to Death
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Hitchhike!
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Escape from El Diablo
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Scream, Pretty Peggy
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Betrayal
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Embassy
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3-Way Split
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Out on Bail
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Puzzle
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Medusa
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Catacombs
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