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Alvin Ganzer
Cold Spring, Minnesota, United States
Alvin Ganzer was an American film and television director whose career spanned several decades. He began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1932, working in the casting departmen…
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Alvin Ganzer was an American film and television director whose career spanned several decades. He began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1932, working in the casting department before transitioning to roles as an assistant and second unit director on numerous feature films from 1934 through 1954. Ganzer's first directorial feature film credit was for The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953), stepping in after the original director fell ill. From 1954 to 1979, he directed episodes for various television series, including The Twilight Zone, Route 66, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Lost in Space. His work contributed significantly to the development of American television during its formative years.
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1974
Kodiak
TV show Director
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1968
The Name of the Game
TV show Director
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1967
The Hunted
Movie Director
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1967
Three Bites of the Apple
Movie Director
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1967
Ironside
TV show Director
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1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie Director
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1965
Lost in Space
TV show Director
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1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Director
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1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
TV show Director
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1959
The Twilight Zone
TV show Director
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1958
Country Music Holiday
Movie Director
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1957
Alcoa Theatre
TV show Director
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1956
Wire Service
TV show Director
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1956
The Leather Saint
Movie Screenplay
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1956
Jazz Ball
Movie Producer
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1955
Lincoln Speaks for Himself
Movie Director
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1954
Elephant Walk
Movie Second Unit Director
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1953
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Movie Director
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1952
Cavalcade of America
TV show Director
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1952
My Son John
Movie Assistant Director
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1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV show Director
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1950
At War with the Army
Movie Second Unit
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1949
Chicago Deadline
Movie Assistant Director
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1948
The Paleface
Movie Assistant Director
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1943
Hostages
Movie Assistant Director
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1939
King of Chinatown
Movie Assistant Director
