Paul Wendkos Biography (1922-)

Born September 20, 1922, in Philadelphia, PA.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, documentary filmmaker
Birth Details: September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director
The Burglar, Columbia, 1956
The Case against Brooklyn, Columbia, 1958
Tarawa Beachhead, Columbia, 1958
Battle of the Coral Sea, Columbia, 1959
Face of a Fugitive, Columbia, 1959
Gidget, Columbia, 1959
Because They're Young, Columbia, 1960
Angel Baby, Allied Artists, 1961
Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Columbia, 1961
Gidget Goes to Rome, Columbia, 1963
Johnny Tiger, Universal, 1966
Attack on the Iron Coast, United Artists, 1968
Guns of the Magnificent Seven, United Artists, 1969
Cannon for Cordoba (also known as Dragon Master), United Artists, 1970
Hell Boats (also known as MTB Malta World War 2), United Artists, 1970
The Mephisto Waltz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
Special Delivery (also known as Dangerous Break), AmericanInternational Pictures, 1976
Because They're Young archival footage, Heavy Petting, Skouras, 1989
Also directed Miles to Terror.
Television Work
Director; Miniseries
(And producer) Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (also known as 79Park Avenue), NBC, 1977
Celebrity (also known as Tommy Thompson's Celebrity), NBC,1984
Part I, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (also known as The Great Escape: The Final Chapter), NBC, 1988
Cross of Fire, NBC, 1989
From the Dead of Night (also known as Walkers), NBC, 1989
Blind Faith (also known as The Toms River Case), NBC, 1990
Trial: The Price of Passion, NBC, 1992
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (also known as The Ninja Murders), NBC, 1993
Danielle Steel's Message from 'Nam (also known as Message from'Nam), NBC, 1993
Director; Movies
Fear No Evil, NBC, 1969
Brotherhood of the Bell, CBS, 1970
A Death of Innocence, CBS, 1971
A Little Game, ABC, 1971
A Tattered Web, CBS, 1971
The Family Rico, CBS, 1972
Footsteps (also known as Footsteps: Nice Guys Finish Last and Nice Guys Finish Last), CBS, 1972
Haunts of the Very Rich, ABC, 1972
The Strangers in 7-A, CBS, 1972
Honor Thy Father, CBS, 1973

Terror on the Beach, CBS, 1973
The Legend of Lizzie Borden, ABC, 1975
The Death of Richie (also known as Richie), NBC, 1977
Good against Evil, ABC, 1977
Secrets, ABC, 1977
Betrayal, NBC, 1978
A Woman Called Moses, NBC, 1978
Act of Violence (also known as Deadline Assault), CBS, 1979
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst, ABC, 1979
A Cry for Love, NBC, 1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd, CBS, 1980
The Five of Me, CBS, 1981
The Awakening of Candra, CBS, 1983
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, NBC, 1983
Intimate Agony, ABC, 1983
Scorned and Swindled, CBS, 1984
The Bad Seed, ABC, 1985
The Execution, NBC, 1985
Picking Up the Pieces, CBS, 1985
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues, NBC, 1986
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (also known as The Godfather's Wife), NBC, 1987
Right to Die, NBC, 1987
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies, CBS, 1987
Six against the Rock, NBC, 1987
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (also known as The Flight and The Taking of Flight 847), NBC, 1988
Good Cops, Bad Cops: The Biggest Heist in History (also known as Cops and Robbers and The Cops Are Robbers), NBC, 1990
(And producer) The Chase, NBC, 1991
Guilty until Proven Innocent (also known as Presumed Guilty), NBC, 1991
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (also known as Hot Toddy), NBC, 1991
A Match Made in Heaven, CBS, 1997
Crimes of Passion: Nobody Lives Forever (also known as Crimes of Passion: Edna Buchanan's Nobody Lives Forever, Edna Buchanan's Nobody Lives Forever, and Nobody Lives Forever), ABC, 1998
A Wing and a Prayer, USA Network, 1998
Director; Episodic
"The Believers," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"Doomsday Minus One," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"The Leeches," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"Moonshot," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"The Mutation," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"Nightmare," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"Storm," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"Vikor," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"The Life Seekers," The Invaders, ABC, 1968
Hagen, CBS, 1980
Boone, NBC, 1983
Also directed episodes of The Alcoa Hour, NBC; Ben Casey, ABC; The Big Valley, ABC; Burke's Law, ABC; The Detectives (also known as Robert Taylor's The Detectives), ABC; The Dick Powell Show (also known as The Dick Powell Theatre), NBC; Dr. Kildare, NBC; The F.B.I., ABC; Harry O, ABC; Honey West,ABC; I Spy, NBC; Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC; Law of the Plainsman, NBC; Medical Story, NBC; Mr. Novak, NBC; NakedCity, ABC; Police Story, NBC and ABC; The Rifleman, ABC; Route 66, CBS; Saints and Sinners, NBC; The Untouchables,ABC; and The Wild Wild West, CBS.
Director; Pilots
333 Montgomery (broadcast as an episode of Alcoa Theatre),NBC, 1960
Hawaii Five-0: Cocoon, CBS, 1968
Crisis, CBS, 1971
Travis Logan, D.A., CBS, 1971
The Delphi Bureau, NBC, 1972
The Underground Man, NBC, 1974
Mrs. R--Death among Friends (also known as Death among Friends and Mrs. R), NBC, 1975
Golden Gate, ABC, 1981
Farrell: For the People, NBC, 1982
Big John, NBC, 1983
Director
The Woman I Love, 1972
Different, Lifetime, 1999
Producer
Stalk the Wild Child, 1976
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Episodic
Wrote episodes for the series I Spy, NBC.

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