Biography
William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) is a Canadian film and television director, playwright and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the drama Wedding in White (1972), based on a play he had also written. The film won Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1973.
His later career included several horror films, including Death Weekend (1972), Cries in the Night (1980), and Killer Party (1986), as well as television series, including Goosebumps and Poltergeist: The Legacy. Other writing credits include the influential Canadian film Goin' Down the Road, which he co-wrote with Donald Shebib.
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Filmography
all 46
Director 39
Movies 29
TV Shows 17
Writer 4
self 2
The Quiet Revolution: State, Society and the Canadian Horror Film (2019)
Movie
Self
Tax Shelter Terrors (2017)
Movie
Director
Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray (2011)
Movie
Director
Imaginary Playmate (2006)
Movie
Director
Wild Card (2003)
TV
Director
Tracker (2001)
TV
Director
The Zack Files (2000)
TV
Writer
Code Name: Eternity (2000)
TV
Director
Goosebumps: Deep Trouble (1998)
Movie
Director
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
TV
Director
Animorphs (1998)
TV
Director
Goosebumps: Chillogy (1998)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: One Day at Horrorland (1997)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: My Best Friend Is Invisible (1997)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House (1997)
Movie
Director
The Haunted Mask II (1996)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns (1996)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant (1996)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (1996)
Movie
Director
Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
TV
8
Director
Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower (1996)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps: Stay Out of the Basement (1996)
Movie
Director
Goosebumps (1995)
TV
6
Director
Mysterious Island (1995)
TV
Director
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Director
Counterstrike (1990)
TV
Director
War of the Worlds (1988)
TV
1
Director
Chasing Rainbows (1988)
TV
Director
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
TV
5.33
Director
Diamonds (1987)
TV
Director
Blue Monkey (1987)
Movie
Director
Killer Party (1986)
Movie
Director
Brothers by Choice (1986)
Movie
Director
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
TV
6.33
Director
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
TV
6
Director
Bedroom Eyes (1984)
Movie
Director
Spasms (1983)
Movie
Director
Trapped (1982)
Movie
Director
Cries in the Night (1980)
Movie
Director
Search and Destroy (1979)
Movie
Director
The House by the Lake (1976)
Movie
Writer
Slipstream (1973)
Movie
Director
Wedding in White (1972)
Movie
Writer
Rip-Off (1971)
Movie
Writer
Goin' Down the Road (1970)
Movie
Colin (as William Fruete)
Drylanders (1962)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.1
Based on 66.1 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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2019
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1933-01-01 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceLethbridge, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsУильям Фрюит
AwardsSitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award
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