Walter Doniger

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-07-01 (94 years old)

Deathday

2011-11-24

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, United States

Walter Doniger

Biography

Walter Doniger was an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in action dramas and television series. A graduate of Harvard Business School, he began his career as a screenwriter in the early 1940s with Universal Pictures. During World War II, Doniger collaborated on training films for the U.S. Army, which influenced his later work. He directed films such as Cease Fire! (1953), one of the first 3-D war films, and Safe at Home! (1962), featuring baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Transitioning to television, Doniger directed episodes of popular series including Cheyenne, Maverick, and P...

Production

1951

1949

Rope of Sand

as Story

1956

1956

The Steel Jungle

as Director

1977

Mad Bull

as Director

1941

Mob Town

as Writer

1943

1954

The Steel Cage

as Director

1958

Unwed Mother

as Director

1962

House of Women

as Director

1962

Safe at Home!

as Director

1954

1942

1953

Cease Fire!

as Writer

1954

Alaska Seas

as Writer

1983

1983

Kentucky Woman

as Producer

1983

Kentucky Woman

as Director

1952

1991

Stone Cold

as Executive Producer

1949

Tokyo Joe

as Adaptation

1991

Stone Cold

as Screenplay

1949

Rope of Sand

as Screenplay

1954

1954

1956

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