William Wiard

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William Wiard (born December 3, 1927 in Los Angeles County , California , † July 3, 1987 ibid) was an American director in film and television. In his career he has directed over 150 series episodes and TV films, as well as the late west I, Tom Horn .

life and work

William Orphie Wiard, born in Los Angeles County in 1927, began his film career in 1955, first as a sound editor for the Police Report series , where he worked until 1959. In the mid-1960s he then switched to directing.

In Hollywood, Wiard was best known as a director for his numerous television works in the western and crime genre. He directed dozens of episodes from well-known television series , including episodes by Mister Roberts (1965–1966), Mini-Max (1966–1967), Daniel Boone (1966–1970), High Chaparral (1970), Room 222 (1969–1971 ), Bonanza (1969–1972), M * A * S * H (1972–1973), FBI (1973–1974), Barnaby Jones (1974), Cannon (1973–1976), The Streets of San Francisco (1976) , Detective Rockford - a call is enough (1975–1979), Bret Maverick (1981–1982), Agent with a Heart (1984) or for the Spenser series (1985–1986).

From 1976 to 1986, various television films followed, such as Scott Free (1976) with Michael Brandon , When Walls Kill (1981) with Parker Stevenson , The Loan Father (1982) with Suzanne Pleshette and Gil Gerard , Highschool Killer (1983) with Diane Franklin or Destination Alcatraz (1985) with Anthony Geary and Shelley Hack in the lead roles.

In 1980 Wiard also directed the western Ich, Tom Horn with Steve McQueen in one of his last roles for the screen .

Wiard died on July 3, 1987 at the age of 59 in his native California.

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

watch TV

  • 1976: Scott Free
  • 1978: Ski Lift to Death
  • 1980: The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
  • 1981: When Walls Kill (This House Possessed)
  • 1981: The Seal
  • 1982: The Loan Father (Help Wanted: Male)
  • 1982: Fantasies
  • 1983: High School Killer (Deadly Lessons)
  • 1985: Destination Alcatraz (kicks)
  • 1985-1986: Spenser

literature

  • William Wiard. In: David Deal: Television Fright Films of the 1970s. , McFarland, 2014, p. 155

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ William Wiard. In: Jon Abbott: Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. , McFarland, 2009, p. 67
personal data
SURNAME Wiard, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wiard, William Orphie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director in film and television
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles County , California
DATE OF DEATH 3rd July 1987
Place of death Los Angeles County , California