Gerd Oswald(1919-1989)

Director
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Producer

Gerd Oswald was born on 9 June 1919 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Brainwashed (1960), A Place in the Sun (1951) and Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966). He was married to Marjorie Feinberg and Annabel Magness. He died on 22 May 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Known for

Brainwashed

6.9

Director

1960

A Place in the Sun

7.7

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1951

Agent for H.A.R.M.

2.4

Director

1966

80 Steps to Jonah

5.5

Director

1969

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Director

The Twilight Zone
7.7
TV Series
- Director (directed by)
- 1985
To the Bitter End
5.1
- Director
- 1975
Nichols
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1971
Bunny O'Hare
5.6
- Director
- 1971
It Takes a Thief
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1969–1970
80 Steps to Jonah
5.5
- Director
- 1969
Gentle Ben
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1968–1969
The Felony Squad
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1967–1968
Daniel Boone
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1966–1967
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1966–1967
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1965–1967
Shane
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Blue Light
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Agent for H.A.R.M.
2.4
- Director
- 1966

Second Unit or Assistant Director

The Longest Day
7.7
- director: parachute drop scene
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1962
Untamed
6.0
- second unit director
- 1955
Prince Valiant
6.2
- location assistant director (uncredited)
- 1954
Die Blume von Hawaii
6.4
- assistant director
- 1953
White Witch Doctor
6.1
- first assistant director
- 1953
Niagara
7.0
- assistant director
- 1953
Les Miserables
6.8
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Diplomatic Courier
6.8
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
5 Fingers
7.6
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Decision Before Dawn
7.2
- assistant director
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.9
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
A Place in the Sun
7.7
- second assistant director
- 1951
Dark City
6.7
- second assistant director (uncredited)
- 1950
Sunset Boulevard
8.4
- second assistant director (uncredited)
- 1950
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
6.4
- assistant director
- 1949

Producer

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Born
- June 9, 1919
- Berlin, Germany
Died
- May 22, 1989
- Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
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- 1 Interview
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Trivia
German-born émigré director, former child actor. In the U.S. from 1938, initially as assistant director, subsequently as production manager and associate producer. Directed his first full-length film in 1956, specialising from then on in second features and television episodes. A particularly prolific helmsman of The Outer Limits (1963).

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I have to admit that all I know about film and style I learned from assisting other directors. They taught me what should and should not be done in front of the camera.