About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1925-12-12
Place of birth:
Berlin, Germany
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Gordon Hessler

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Gordon Hessler was a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.

He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries. Universal Studios hired Hessler as a story reader for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series. He became story editor for two seasons (1960–1962) for that series, then served as the associate producer for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965. He directed episodes of that series and several other shows (including Hawaii Five-O).

In 1969, he directed his debut feature film, The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price. It was the first of three horror films Hessler would direct with the veteran horror star, the other two being Cry of the Banshee (1970) and Scream and Scream Again (1970). Hessler's other films include Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) and The Girl in a Swing (1988) starring Meg Tilly, an adaptation of Richard Adams's ghost story novel. The majority of Hessler's directorial work from the late-1970s to date has been in television.

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Known for

Directing
1991 Journey of Honor Directing Director 58
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1989 Out on Bail Directing Director 58
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1988 The Girl in a Swing Directing Director 58
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1987 The Misfit Brigade Directing Director 58
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1987 Rage of Honor Directing Director 58
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1985 Pray for Death Directing Director 59
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1985 The Master Ninja 5 Directing Director 59
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1983 Escape from El Diablo Directing Director 58
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1981 Evil Stalks This House Directing Director 59
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1980 The Secret War of Jackie's Girls Directing Director 58
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1978 Puzzle Directing Director N/A
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1978 KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park Directing Director 58
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1978 Secrets of Three Hungry Wives Directing Director 58
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1977 The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver Directing Director 59
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1976 3-Way Split Directing Director 59
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1974 Betrayal Directing Director 58
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1974 A Cry in the Wilderness Directing Director N/A
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1974 Hitchhike! Directing Director 59
Average
1974 Skyway to Death Directing Director 58
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1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Directing Director 61
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1973 Scream, Pretty Peggy Directing Director 59
Average
1973 Medusa Directing Director 58
Average
1972 Embassy Directing Director 59
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1971 Murders in the Rue Morgue Directing Director 58
Average
1970 Cry of the Banshee Directing Director 58
Average
1970 Scream and Scream Again Directing Director 58
Average
1969 The Oblong Box Directing Director 58
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1969 The Last Shot You Hear Directing Director N/A
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1965 Catacombs Directing Director 58
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Writing
1988 The Girl in a Swing Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
1985 Pray for Death Production Producer N/A
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1970 Cry of the Banshee Production Executive Producer 58
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1969 The Oblong Box Production Producer 58
Average
1965 Run for Your Life Production Producer 69
Fair
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Production Producer 73
Good

Editing
1952 Abstract in Concrete Editing Editor N/A
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