About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1922-05-13
Place of birth:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Don Weis

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Don Weis (May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.

Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953).

Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Hawaii Five-O among others.

Weis won two Directors Guild of America Awards for television direction in 1956 and again in 1958.

Weis died in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 78 years of age.

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Known for

Directing
1981 The Munsters' Revenge Directing Director 59
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1980 Back to the Planet of the Apes Directing Director 58
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1978 The Millionaire Directing Director N/A
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1978 Zero to Sixty Directing Director 58
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1976 Crackle of Death Directing Director 58
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1976 Demon and the Mummy Directing Director N/A
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1968 Now You See It, Now You Don't Directing Director N/A
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1968 Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? Directing Director N/A
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1967 The King's Pirate Directing Director 59
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1967 The Longest Hundred Miles Directing Director 58
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1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini Directing Director 58
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1965 Billie Directing Director 58
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1964 Pajama Party Directing Director 58
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1964 Looking for Love Directing Director 58
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1963 Critic's Choice Directing Director 58
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1959 The Gene Krupa Story Directing Director 59
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1956 Ride The High Iron Directing Director N/A
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1955 Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid Directing Director N/A
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1954 The Adventures of Hajji Baba Directing Director 58
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1953 Skip Taylor Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Directing Director 59
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1953 A Slight Case of Larceny Directing Director 58
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1953 Remains to Be Seen Directing Director 59
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1953 Half a Hero Directing Director 58
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1953 I Love Melvin Directing Director 58
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1952 You for Me Directing Director 58
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1952 Just This Once Directing Director 58
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1951 It's a Big Country Directing Director 58
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1951 Bannerline Directing Director 59
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1951 The Prowler Directing Script Supervisor 60
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1951 M Directing Script Supervisor 59
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1949 Mrs. Mike Directing Script Supervisor 58
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1949 The Red Pony Directing Script Supervisor 58
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Writing
1952 You for Me Writing Writer 58
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Sound
1948 No Minor Vices Sound Dialogue Editor 59
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Crew
1950 The Men Crew Dialogue Coach 60
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