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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.
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Filmography
all 49
Director 46
Movies 30
TV Shows 19
Producer 2
Journey of Honor (1991)
Out on Bail (1989)
The Girl in a Swing (1988)
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
Rage of Honor (1987)
The Equalizer (1985)
Pray for Death (1985)
The Master Ninja 5 (1985)
The Master (1984)
Escape from El Diablo (1983)
Evil Stalks This House (1981)
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls (1980)
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Puzzle (1978)
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978)
Little Women (1978)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
CHiPs (1977)
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977)
Spencer's Pilots (1976)
3-Way Split (1976)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Switch (1975)
Betrayal (1974)
Amy Prentiss (1974)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Lucas Tanner (1974)
A Cry in the Wilderness (1974)
Hitchhike! (1974)
Skyway to Death (1974)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
Medusa (1973)
Kung Fu (1972)
Embassy (1972)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
The Oblong Box (1969)
The Last Shot You Hear (1969)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Catacombs (1965)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Abstract in Concrete (1952)
The Master Juggernaut
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GenderMale
Birthday1925-12-12
Deathday2014-01-19 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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