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Gordon Hessler
Berlin, Germany
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 Uni…
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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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2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie Self
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1994
Bad Blood
Movie Second Unit Director
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1991
Journey of Honor
Movie Director
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1989
Out on Bail
Movie Director
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1988
The Girl in a Swing
Movie Director
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1987
The Misfit Brigade
Movie Director
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1987
Rage of Honor
Movie Director
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1985
The Equalizer
TV show Director
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1985
Pray for Death
Movie Director
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1985
The Master Ninja 5
Movie Director
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1984
The Master
TV show Director
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1983
Escape from El Diablo
Movie Director
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1981
Evil Stalks This House
Movie Director
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1980
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
Movie Director
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1979
Tales of the Unexpected
TV show Director
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1978
Puzzle
Movie Director
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1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Movie Director
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1978
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
Movie Director
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1978
Little Women
TV show Director
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1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV show Director
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1977
CHiPs
TV show Director
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1977
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
Movie Director
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1976
Spencer's Pilots
TV show Director
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1976
3-Way Split
Movie Director
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1975
Wonder Woman
TV show Director
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1975
Switch
TV show Director
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1974
Betrayal
Movie Director
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1974
Amy Prentiss
TV show Director
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1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV show Director
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1974
Lucas Tanner
TV show Director
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1974
A Cry in the Wilderness
Movie Director
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1974
Hitchhike!
Movie Director
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1974
Skyway to Death
Movie Director
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1973
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Movie Director
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1973
Scream, Pretty Peggy
Movie Director
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1973
Medusa
Movie Director
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1972
Kung Fu
TV show Director
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1972
Embassy
Movie Director
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1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie Director
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1970
Cry of the Banshee
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