Paul Wendkos

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-09-20 (84 years old)

Deathday

2009-11-12

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Paul Wendkos

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director. Following wartime service in the US Navy and attending Columbia University on the GI Bill Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953. Wendkos's first feature film was The Burglar . Wendkos's fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn who not only wished to distribute the film, but put Wendkos on a contract. A variety of films followed for Columbia...

Production

1957

The Burglar

as Director

1957

The Burglar

as Editor

1971

1961

1959

Gidget

as Director

1963

1959

1977

1976

1973

Honor Thy Father

as Director

1970

1976

Special Delivery

as Director

1985

The Bad Seed

as Director

1960

1961

Angel Baby

as Director

1993

Message from Nam

as Director

1987

1977

1958

Tarawa Beachhead

as Director

1991

The Chase

as Director

1979

Act of Violence

as Director

1971

A Little Game

as Director

1983

Intimate Agony

as Director

1997

1969

Fear No Evil

as Director

1980

1972

1987

Right to Die

as Director

1972

1991

The Chase

as Producer

1966

Johnny Tiger

as Director

1971

1989

1985

1985

The Execution

as Director

1975

1998

1970

Hell Boats

as Director

1973

1980

A Cry for Love

as Director

1977

Secrets

as Director

1999

Different

as Director

1958

Bitter Heritage

as Director

1990

1981

The Five of Me

as Director

1972

Footsteps

as Director

1972

The Woman I Love

as Director

1971

1984

1978

Betrayal

as Director

1972

The Family Rico

as Director

1974

1971

A Tattered Web

as Director

1998

1968

Cocoon

as Director

1981

Golden Gate

as Director

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