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George McCowan
Paris, Ontario, Canada
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. McCowa…
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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.
Filmography
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1988
War of the Worlds
TV show Director
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1985
Night Heat
TV show Director
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1982
Bring 'Em Back Alive
TV show Director
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1981
Nero Wolfe
TV show Director
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1980
The July Group
Movie Director
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1979
The Littlest Hobo
TV show Director
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1979
Hart to Hart
TV show Director
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1979
The Return of Mod Squad
Movie Director
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1979
The Shape of Things to Come
Movie Director
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1978
Vega$
TV show Director
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1978
Fantasy Island
TV show Director
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1978
Return to Fantasy Island
Movie Director
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1976
Charlie's Angels
TV show Director
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1976
Shadow of the Hawk
Movie Director
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1975
Murder on Flight 502
Movie Director
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1975
Starsky & Hutch
TV show Director
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1975
Carter's Army
Movie Director
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1975
S.W.A.T.
TV show Director
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1974
To Kill the King
Movie Director
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1974
The Manhunter
TV show Director
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1974
The inbreaker
Movie Director
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1973
The Starlost
TV show Director
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1973
Barnaby Jones
TV show Director
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1972
The Streets of San Francisco
TV show Director
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1972
Search
TV show Director
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1972
The Rookies
TV show Director
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1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Movie Director
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1972
Frogs
Movie Director
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1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Movie Director
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1971
If Tomorrow Comes
Movie Director
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1971
Face-Off
Movie Director
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1971
The Face of Fear
Movie Director
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1971
Cannon
TV show Director
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1971
Cannon
Movie Director
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1971
Love Hate Love
Movie Director
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1970
Run, Simon, Run
Movie Director
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1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Movie Director
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1970
Dan August
TV show Director
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1970
The Silent Force
TV show Director
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1970
The Young Rebels
TV show Director
