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Don Weis

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Don Weis

Born May 13, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USADied July 26, 200031 films

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Don Weis (May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.

Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953).

Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Hawaii Five-O among others.

Weis won two Directors Guild of America Awards for television direction in 1956 and again in 1958.

Weis died in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 78 years of age.

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Filmography

31 films as director
  1. 1981The Munsters' RevengeDirector
  2. 1980Back to the Planet of the ApesDirector
  3. 1978The MillionaireDirector
  4. 1978Zero to SixtyDirector
  5. 1976Crackle of DeathDirector
  6. 1976Demon and the MummyDirector
  7. 1968Now You See It, Now You Don'tDirector
  8. 1968Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?Director
  9. 1967The King's PirateDirector
  10. 1967The Longest Hundred MilesDirector
  11. 1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniDirector
  12. 1965BillieDirector
  13. 1964Pajama PartyDirector
  14. 1964Looking for LoveDirector
  15. 1963Critic's ChoiceDirector
  16. 1959The Gene Krupa StoryDirector
  17. 1959Catch Me If You Can!Director
  18. 1956Ride The High IronDirector
  19. 1956The Deadly RiddleDirector
  20. 1955Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue KidDirector
  21. 1954The Adventures of Hajji BabaDirector
  22. 1953Skip TaylorDirector
  23. 1953The Affairs of Dobie GillisDirector
  24. 1953A Slight Case of LarcenyDirector
  25. 1953Remains to Be SeenDirector
  26. 1953Half a HeroDirector
  27. 1953I Love MelvinDirector
  28. 1952You for MeDirector
  29. 1952Just This OnceDirector
  30. 1951It's a Big CountryDirector
  31. 1951BannerlineDirector