Don Weis
Biography
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Don Weis (May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.
Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953).
Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Hawaii Five-O among others.
Weis won two Directors Guild of America Awards for television direction in 1956 and again in 1958.
Weis died in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 78 years of age.
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Directing (30 movies)
The Munsters' Revenge
1981
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
I Love Melvin
1953
Pajama Party
1964
It's a Big Country
1951
Billie
1965
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Critic's Choice
1963
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954
Ride The High Iron
1956
Looking for Love
1964
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
Half a Hero
1953
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
Remains to Be Seen
1953
Demon and the Mummy
1976
You for Me
1952
Bannerline
1951
The King's Pirate
1967
Just This Once
1952
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967
The Millionaire
1978
Zero to Sixty
1978
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
Crackle of Death
1976
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
1955
Skip Taylor
1953
The Deadly Riddle
1956
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| You for Me | 1952 | Writer |
| Billie | 1965 | Producer |