Gordon Hessler
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 12, 1925
- Died
- January 19, 2014 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gordon Hessler (12 December 1925 – 19 January 2014) was a German-born British film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Raised in England and studied at the University of Reading, while a teenager, Hessler moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries. Universal Studios hired Hessler as a story reader for the anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He became its story editor for two seasons (1960–1962), then served as an associate producer for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965. He directed for that, as well as several other shows, among them Hawaii Five-O, The Master, The Equalizer, Wonder Woman, CHiPs, Kung Fu, and Amy Prentiss. In 1969, The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price, was Hessler's feature directorial debut. It was the first of three horror films he would direct with the veteran star, the other two being Cry of the Banshee, and Scream and Scream Again (both 1970). His 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' ghost story novel. The majority of Hessler's directorial work from the late-1970s to the 2000s was in television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Hessler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Master Juggernaut
TV · Director · 1 ep
Bad Blood
Movie · Second Unit Director
Journey of Honor
Movie · Director
Out on Bail
Movie · Director
The Girl in a Swing
Movie · Director
The Misfit Brigade
Movie · Director
Rage of Honor
Movie · Director
Pray for Death
Movie · Director
The Master Ninja 5
Movie · Director
The Equalizer
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Master
TV · Director · 3 eps
Escape from El Diablo
Movie · Director
Evil Stalks This House
Movie · Director
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
Movie · Director
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · Director · 1 ep
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Movie · Director
Puzzle
Movie · Director
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
Movie · Director
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV · Director · 1 ep
Little Women
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
Movie · Director
CHiPs
TV · Director · 12 eps
3-Way Split
Movie · Director
Spencer's Pilots
TV · Director · 1 ep
Switch
TV · Director · 2 eps
Wonder Woman
TV · Director · 2 eps
A Cry in the Wilderness
Movie · Director
Hitchhike!
Movie · Director
Betrayal
Movie · Director
Skyway to Death
Movie · Director
Amy Prentiss
TV · Director · 1 ep
Lucas Tanner
TV · Director · 1 ep
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Movie · Director
Medusa
Movie · Director
Scream, Pretty Peggy
Movie · Director
Embassy
Movie · Director
Kung Fu
TV · Director · 2 eps
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie · Director
Cry of the Banshee
Movie · Director
Scream and Scream Again
Movie · Director
The Oblong Box
Movie · Director
The Last Shot You Hear
Movie · Director
De Sade
Movie · Other
Hawaii Five-O
TV · Director · 2 eps
Catacombs
Movie · Director
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · Director · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · Director · 1 ep