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George McCowan(1927-1995)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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George McCowan was born on 27 June 1927 in Paris, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Frogs (1972), Run, Simon, Run (1970) and Seeing Things (1981). He was married to Anna Gilmour Wilmot and Frances Hyland. He died on 1 November 1995 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJune 27, 1927
DiedNovember 1, 1995(68)
BornJune 27, 1927
DiedNovember 1, 1995(68)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Frogs (1972)
Frogs
4.5
  • Director
  • 1972
Run, Simon, Run (1970)
Run, Simon, Run
6.3
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1970
Louis Del Grande in Seeing Things (1981)
Seeing Things
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
The Shape of Things to Come
3.2
  • Director
  • 1979

Credits

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Director

  • Sanity Clause (1990)
    Sanity Clause
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Alex Cord in War of the Worlds (1988)
    War of the Worlds
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Not My Department (1987)
    Not My Department
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Louis Del Grande in Seeing Things (1981)
    Seeing Things
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1987
  • Orson Welles and Michael Murphy in Hot Money (1986)
    Hot Money
    6.2
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Night Heat (1985)
    Night Heat
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1983
  • Bruce Boxleitner, Clyde Kusatsu, and Cindy Morgan in Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
    Bring 'Em Back Alive
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Shannon (1981)
    Shannon
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The July Group (1981)
    The July Group
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)
    Nero Wolfe
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980)
    Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980)
    Dan August: The Trouble with Women
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • The Littlest Hobo (1979)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980

Producer

  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1965
  • William Shakespeare, Beth Amos, Len Birman, Douglas Campbell, Jake Dengel, Bruno Gerussi, Graydon Gould, Martha Henry, John Horton, Michael Learned, George McCowan, Arch McDonnell, William Needles, Louis Negin, Gordon Pinsent, Douglas Rain, Les Rubie, Deborah Turnbull, Tony Van Bridge, Max Helpmann, Ed Murch, and John Cook in Twelfth Night (1964)
    Twelfth Night
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
    The Times They Are A-Changin'
    8.1
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    5.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1964
  • Scarlett Hill
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Playdate
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1963
  • Festival in Puerto Rico (1961)
    Q for Quest
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960–1961
  • First Person (1960)
    First Person
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960

Actor

  • Playdate
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Stan
    • 1961
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Steve
    • Mike
    • 1953–1959
  • Cannonball (1958)
    Cannonball
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Frank
    • 1959
  • Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
    The Unforeseen
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1958
  • Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
    Folio
    6.1
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • First Performance
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • On Camera
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Lead
    • 1954–1955
  • Playbill (1953)
    Playbill
    5.0
    TV Series
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • George Mc Cowan
  • Born
    • June 27, 1927
    • Paris, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • November 1, 1995
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouses
      Anna Gilmour Wilmot1969 - October 1975 (divorced, 2 children)

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    Film and TV director, in the US from 1967. He was a former student of the University of Toronto and had acted and directed with the Straw Hat Players, the Ottawa Repertory Theatre, the Vineland Theatre in the Niagara Falls area and the Crest Theatre in Toronto. He subsequently worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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