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Known For Directing

Known Credits 110

Gender Male

Birthday May 13, 1922

Day of Death July 26, 2000 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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 MAS*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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Weis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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 MAS*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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Weis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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