William Rotsler
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-07-03 (71 years old)
Deathday
1997-10-08
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known As
Shannon Carse
Bill Rotsler
Philip Dakota
William Rotsler
Biography
William Rotsler was a man of many talents applied to an odd assortment of fields. In addition to his film work, he was an artist, a sculptor, an author,and a photographer--often of nudes. Within the science fiction world he is best known for his many cartoons, which he would often provide for free to SF fanzines. He was also involved in the design of the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award (and also provided some of the components). He was a four-time Hugo Award winner (1975, 1979, 1996, and 1997) for Best Fan Artist. In 1998 the Southern California Institute for Fan Interests created the William Rotsler Award in his honor; it is ...
Acting
1967
as Don - Masked Interviewee LSD User
1972
as Sultan with Grapes (uncredited)
1966
as The Beatnik (as Shannon Carse)
1968
as Bill (uncredited)
1966
as Brian (as Shannon Carse)
1969
as The Prince
1985
as Self - Presenter
1968
as Bearded Audience Member
Production
1971
as Producer
1971
as Director of Photography
1971
as Editor
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1968
as Director
1972
as Director
1966
as Director
1966
as Writer
1966
as Director
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1966
as Editor
1972
as Director of Photography
1972
as Editor
1966
as Producer
1968
as Writer
1966
as Producer
1966
as Writer
1968
as Editor
1972
as Writer
1968
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1966
as Editor
1969
as Still Photographer
1968
as Director of Photography
1964
as Still Photographer
1968
as Director
1971
as Editor
1971
as Cinematography
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1980
as Still Photographer
1971
as Director
1969
as Director
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