Bernard Kowalski Biography (1929-)

Born August 2, 1929, in Brownsville, TX; son of Francis Joseph (an assistantdirector and production manager) and Elvira (maiden name, Crixell) Kowalski;married Helen Grazer, September 10, 1949; children: Helen Frances, Cynthia Ann, Lisa Marie, Peter Bernard. Politics: Democrat. Career: Director, producer, and actor. Worked as a child actor, beginning at age five as aWarner Brothers extra in the Dead End Kids films; worked as a clerk,1946; also worked as a production script supervisor. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nominations, best drama series, 1975-1977, for Baretta(withJo Swerling Jr., Robert Harris, Howie Horwitz, and Robert Levin III). Addresses: Office: Irv Schecter Company, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, Producer, Actor
Birth Details
August 2, 1929
Brownsville, Texas, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Director
  • (Directorial debut) Hot Car Girl, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1958
  • Night of the Blood Beast (also known as The Creature from Galaxy 27 and The Monster from Galaxy 27), American International Pictures, 1958
  • Blood and Steel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches (also known as Attack of the BloodLeeches, Demons of the Swamp, The Giant Leeches, and SheDemons of the Swamp), American International Pictures, 1960
  • Stiletto, Avco-Embassy, 1969
  • Krakatoa, East of Java (also known as Volcano), Cinerama, 1969
  • And producer, Macho Callahan, Avco-Embassy, 1970
  • SSSSSSSS, Universal, 1973
  • Film Appearances
  • Dodge City, Warner Bros., 1939
  • Virginia City, Warner Bros., 1940
  • Rawhide, CBS, 1964-1965
  • Television Work
  • Director; Episodic
  • Frontier, NBC, 1955
  • "The Hanging," Gunsmoke (also known as Marshall Dillon), CBS, 1955
  • Broken Arrow, ABC, 1956
  • Boots and Saddles, syndicated, 1957
  • The Untouchables, ABC, 1959
  • The Westerner, NBC, 1960
  • The Wild, Wild West (also known as The Wild West), CBS, 1965
  • Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966
  • Columbo, NBC, 1971
  • Banacek, NBC, 1972
  • The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972
  • Tenafly, NBC, 1973
  • The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974
  • Movin' On, NBC, 1974
  • And executive producer, Baretta, ABC, 1975
  • CHiPs, NBC, 1977
  • Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
  • Knight Rider, NBC, 1982
  • Cassie and Company, NBC, 1982
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, CBS, 1982
  • Simon & Simon, CBS, 1982
  • The Devlin Connection, NBC, 1982
  • Whiz Kids, CBS, 1983
  • And executive producer, Airwolf (also known as Lonewolf andLobo del aire), CBS, 1984
  • Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984
  • The New Mike Hammer, CBS, 1984
  • Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
  • Me and Mom, ABC, 1985
  • And co-executive producer, Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1987
  • Thunder in Paradise, 1994
  • Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1995
  • Director, Except Where Indicated; Movies
  • Hunters Are for Killing (also known as Hard Frame), 1970
  • Terror in the Sky, CBS, 1971
  • Black Noon, CBS, 1971
  • The Woman Hunter, CBS, 1972
  • Columbo: Death Lends a Hand, 1972
  • Two for the Money, ABC, 1972
  • Women in Chains, ABC, 1972
  • In Tandem, NBC, 1974
  • Columbo: Playback, 1975
  • Columbo: An Exercise in Fatality, 1975
  • Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1976
  • Columbo: Fade in to Murder, 1976
  • The Nativity, ABC, 1978
  • Marciano, ABC, 1979
  • Turnover Smith, ABC, 1980
  • Nightside, ABC, 1980
  • Miracle at Beekman's Place, NBC, 1988
  • Executive producer, Desert Rats, NBC, 1988
  • Nashville Beat, TNN, 1990
  • Director; Specials
  • The New Healers, ABC, 1972
  • Supercops, CBS, 1975
  • Risko, CBS, 1976
  • B.A.D. Cats, ABC, 1980
  • Nick and the Dobermans, NBC, 1980
  • Mitchell and Woods, NBC, 1981
  • Johnny Blue, CBS, 1983
  • Producer; Pilots
  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective, CBS/NBC, 1957
  • The Monroes, ABC, 1966
  • N.Y.P.D., ABC, 1967

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • Fangoria, Issue 41, 1984.*