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Michael Preece(1936-2025)

  • Director
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actor
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Michael Preece
Michael Preece was born on 15 September 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Getaway (1972), Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998) and Beretta's Island (1993). He was married to Evelyn Preece. He died on 27 February 2025 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1936
DiedFebruary 27, 2025(88)
BornSeptember 15, 1936
DiedFebruary 27, 2025(88)
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Known for

The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway
7.3
Movie
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • 1972
Chuck Norris and Eddie Cibrian in Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
5.2
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1998
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jo Champa, and Franco Columbu in Beretta's Island (1993)
Beretta's Island
2.7
Movie
  • Director
  • 1993
Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Incredible Hulk
7.0
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Shadows Over Sulphur Falls
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7th Heaven (1996)
    7th Heaven
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2004–2007
  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993–2001
  • The President's Man (2000)
    The President's Man
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Chuck Norris, Marco Sanchez, and James Wlcek in Sons of Thunder (1999)
    Sons of Thunder
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Chuck Norris and Eddie Cibrian in Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
    Logan's War: Bound by Honor
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, and Linda Gray in Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998)
    Dallas: War of the Ewings
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • The Lazarus Man (1996)
    The Lazarus Man
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994)
    Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)
    Thunder in Paradise
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, and Branscombe Richmond in Renegade (1992)
    Renegade
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jo Champa, and Franco Columbu in Beretta's Island (1993)
    Beretta's Island
    2.7
    • Director
    • 1993
  • The Young Riders (1989)
    The Young Riders
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–1992
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1991
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1991

Script and Continuity Department

  • Charles Bronson in Breakheart Pass (1975)
    Breakheart Pass
    6.7
    • script supervisor (as Mike Preece)
    • 1975
  • Mitchell (1975)
    Mitchell
    2.8
    • script supervisor
    • 1975
  • The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
    The Gun and the Pulpit
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • script supervisor (as Mike Preece)
    • 1974
  • Anthony Quinn, Robert Forster, Frederic Forrest, and Carlos Romero in The Don Is Dead (1973)
    The Don Is Dead
    6.2
    • script supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
    7.2
    • script supervisor
    • 1973
  • Lady Ice (1973)
    Lady Ice
    4.8
    • script supervisor
    • 1973
  • The Getaway (1972)
    The Getaway
    7.3
    • script supervisor
    • 1972
  • The Hawaiians (1970)
    The Hawaiians
    6.1
    • script supervisor
    • 1970
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1965–1968
  • Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1968
  • How the West Was Won (1962)
    How the West Was Won
    7.1
    • script supervisor
    • 1962
  • Ron Foster and Anita Sands in The Diary of a High School Bride (1959)
    The Diary of a High School Bride
    5.3
    • script supervisor (as Mike Preece)
    • 1959
  • Men in War (1957)
    Men in War
    7.1
    • script supervisor
    • 1957
  • Preston Foster in Waterfront (1954)
    Waterfront
    7.6
    TV Series
    • set continuity
    • 1954–1956

Actor

  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Arnold - Riebmann's Guard #1
    • 1985
  • Skullduggery (1970)
    Skullduggery
    4.7
    • Naylor
    • 1970
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Patrolman
    • Phantom #2
    • Border Guard
    • 1967–1968
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Harry Barnes
    • 1967
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mike Preece
  • Born
    • September 15, 1936
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 27, 2025
    • Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Evelyn PreeceDecember 6, 1969 - March 26, 2017 (her death, 2 children)

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    Father of Jon-Michael Preece and Gretchen Preece-Newman.

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