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Otto Lang(1908-2006)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Otto Lang was born on 21 January 1908 in Tesanta, Austria-Hungary [now Tesanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He was a director and producer, known for 5 Fingers (1952), Call Northside 777 (1948) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He was married to Sinclair Gannon. He died on 30 January 2006 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornJanuary 21, 1908
DiedJanuary 30, 2006(98)
BornJanuary 21, 1908
DiedJanuary 30, 2006(98)
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

5 Fingers (1952)
5 Fingers
7.6
  • Producer
  • 1952
James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Call Northside 777 (1948)
Call Northside 777
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1948
Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5
  • Producer(Japanese episodes)
  • 1970
The First Piano Quartette (1954)
The First Piano Quartette
5.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1954

Credits

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Director

  • Lancer (1968)
    Lancer
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Felony Squad (1966)
    The Felony Squad
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Saga of Western Man (1963)
    Saga of Western Man
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Daktari (1966)
    Daktari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)
    The Dick Powell Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Fury River (1961)
    Fury River
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in Season One.
    The Rifleman
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • This Man Dawson (1959)
    This Man Dawson
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Producer

  • Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    7.5
    • associate producer (Japanese episodes)
    • 1970
  • World of Giants (1959)
    World of Giants
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Target (1958)
    Target
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955–1956
  • Piano Encores
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Jet Carrier
    4.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • The First Piano Quartette (1954)
    The First Piano Quartette
    5.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • The Motion Picture Stunt Pilot
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Tournament of Roses
    7.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Vesuvius Express (1953)
    Vesuvius Express
    6.4
    Short
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Robert Mitchum and Susan Hayward in White Witch Doctor (1953)
    White Witch Doctor
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1953
  • 5 Fingers (1952)
    5 Fingers
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1952
  • James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Call Northside 777 (1948)
    Call Northside 777
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Ski Flight
    Short
    • producer
    • 1938

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Gypsy Moths (1969)
    The Gypsy Moths
    6.3
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas (1964)
    Viva Las Vegas
    6.4
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • 5 Fingers (1952)
    5 Fingers
    7.6
    • director of additional sequences (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Danny Thomas, Benay Venuta, and The Three Dunhills in Call Me Mister (1951)
    Call Me Mister
    5.7
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
    The Ox-Bow Incident
    8.0
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 21, 1908
    • Tesanta, Austria-Hungary [now Tesanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina]
  • Died
    • January 30, 2006
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Sinclair Gannon(her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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    He was inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1978

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