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William Cairncross

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Editor
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William Cairncross was born on 19 June 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a production manager and producer, known for Quincy, M.E. (1976), Lexx (1996) and Mission: Impossible (1966).
BornJune 19, 1940
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
    Lexx
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Production Management
    Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Production Management
    Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Editor(as Bill Cairncross)

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    Production Management

    • Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
      Lexx
      7.3
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 2000
    • Urban Angel (1991)
      Urban Angel
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive in charge of production: CBS
      • executive in charge of production (as William O. Cairncross, for CBS)
      • 1991–1992
    • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
      Happy Days
      7.4
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974–1975
    • Barbary Coast (1975)
      Barbary Coast
      6.8
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1975
    • Louis Gossett Jr. and Bill Toliver in Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975)
      Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1975
    • Kate McShane (1975)
      Kate McShane
      6.2
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1975
    • Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
      Petrocelli
      7.2
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974–1975
    • Robert Conrad, Richard Widmark, and Barbara Rush in The Last Day (1975)
      The Last Day
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1975
    • Elizabeth Montgomery in The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
      The Legend of Lizzie Borden
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1975
    • Archer (1975)
      Archer
      5.6
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1975
    • Locusts (1974)
      Locusts
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974
    • Paper Moon (1974)
      Paper Moon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974
    • The Underground Man (1974)
      The Underground Man
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974
    • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
      The Magician
      7.5
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974
    • Night Games (1974)
      Night Games
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1974

    Producer

    • Urban Angel (1991)
      Urban Angel
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive in charge of production: CBS
      • 1991
    • Kellie Martin, Chris Burke, Patti LuPone, and Bill Smitrovich in Life Goes On (1989)
      Life Goes On
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1989–1993
    • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
      A Man Called Hawk
      7.3
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1989
    • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
      The New Mike Hammer
      6.8
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1986–1987
    • Harvey Korman and Valerie Perrine in Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (1986)
      Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
      6.3
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1986
    • George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour (1985)
      George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour
      8.1
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1985
    • Tracy Scoggins, Robert Ginty, and Jeff McCracken in Hawaiian Heat (1984)
      Hawaiian Heat
      5.4
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1984
    • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
      Quincy, M.E.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 1978–1983
    • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
      CHiPs
      6.5
      TV Series
      • associate producer (as William O. Cairncross)
      • 1978
    • Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies-Urich in Logan's Run (1977)
      Logan's Run
      7.1
      TV Series
      • associate producer (as William O. Cairncross)
      • 1977–1978
    • Roddy McDowall, Carl Franklin, Ike Eisenmann, Jared Martin, and Katie Saylor in The Fantastic Journey (1977)
      The Fantastic Journey
      6.9
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1977
    • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976)
      The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1976
    • Barbary Coast (1975)
      Barbary Coast
      6.8
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1975–1976

    Editor

    • Ivonne Coll and Eddie Velez in A Rainy Day (1994)
      A Rainy Day
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1994
    • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
      Mission: Impossible
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1968–1969
    • Mannix (1967)
      Mannix
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1968
    • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
      Get Smart
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Bill Cairncross)
      • 1967–1968
    • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
      The Patty Duke Show
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1966

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Bill Cairncross
    • Born
      • June 19, 1940
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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