Herbert Wise
Biography
Herbert Wise (31 August 1924 – 5 August 2015) was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director.
Herbert Wise was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria, and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at Hull Rep and then as Director of Productions at Dundee Rep (1952–55). He directed So what about Love in the West End at the Criterion Theatre in a 1970 production with Sheila Hancock in the lead.
Wise began his television career in 1956 and directed adaptations of I, Claudius (1976) and Alan Ayckbourn's play cycle The Norman Conquests (1977), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Julius Caesar (1979), Tales of the Unexpected, The 10th Kingdom, The Woman in Black (1989), and episodes of Cadfael and Inspector Morse. He also directed several episodes of the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey. He directed several made-for-TV films, including Skokie (1981) and Breaking the Code (1996), the latter adapted from the Hugh Whitemore play about Alan Turing.
Wise directed two theatrically released films: an entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries second feature series titled To Have and to Hold (1963), and the film version of the 1970–1971 television sit-com The Lovers titled The Lovers! (1973).
He was married twice, firstly to the actress Moira Redmond (1963–1972) and, after he and Redmond divorced, to actress Fiona Walker in 1988.[1] Wise and Fiona Walker had two children; Susannah Wise and Charlie Walker-Wise.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (28 movies)

The Woman in Black
1989

Breaking the Code
1996

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972

The Gathering Storm
1974

The Lovers!
1973

Skokie
1981

A Fear of Strangers
1964

Julius Caesar
1979

Welcome Home, Bobby
1986

To Have and to Hold
1963

The Siege of Manchester
1965

Reunion at Fairborough
1985

Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady
1979

Caleb Williams
1980

Pope John Paul II
1984
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968

Life After Life
1990

Strange Interlude
1988

A Story to Frighten the Children
1976

Song at Twilight
1973

The Villa Maroc
1972

The Big Pride
1961
The Day of the Fox
1961

The Italian Table
1970

Ladies' Night
1986
The Secret Agent
1975
The Christmas Tree
1986
For King and Country: Out There
1963
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Day of the Fox | 1961 | Producer |
