Simon Wincer

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-01-01 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Simon Wincer

Biography

Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian film director and film producer. He attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stage hand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986 he directed the made for TV movie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award. His most successful film to date is the 1993 film Free Willy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wincer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

1993

Free Willy

as Director

1994

Lightning Jack

as Director

1996

The Phantom

as Director

1984

One Night Stand

as Executive Producer

1995

1990

2001

Crossfire Trail

as Director

1983

Phar Lap

as Director

2003

2003

Monte Walsh

as Director

1985

D.A.R.Y.L.

as Director

1987

2011

The Cup

as Director

2011

The Cup

as Writer

1979

Snapshot

as Director

1980

Harlequin

as Director

1994

Lightning Jack

as Producer

1998

1999

P.T. Barnum

as Director

1997

Flash

as Director

1982

The Man from Snowy River

as Executive Producer

1998

1988

Bluegrass

as Director

2011

The Cup

as Producer

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