Gordon Hessler

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-12-12 (89 years old)

Deathday

2014-01-19

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Gordon Hessler

Biography

​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 (inclu...

Production

1987

1970

1985

Pray for Death

as Director

1991

Journey of Honor

as Director

1988

The Girl in a Swing

as Screenplay

1988

1987

Rage of Honor

as Director

1969

The Oblong Box

as Director

1973

Medusa

as Director

1981

1973

1974

Hitchhike!

as Director

1974

Betrayal

as Director

1974

Skyway to Death

as Director

1965

Catacombs

as Director

1969

1972

Embassy

as Director

1969

The Oblong Box

as Producer

1970

Cry of the Banshee

as Executive Producer

1976

3-Way Split

as Director

1983

1989

Out on Bail

as Director

1978

Puzzle

as Director

1985

1994

Bad Blood

as Second Unit Director

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