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William-Alan Landes Biography (1945-)

Born April 27, 1945, in the Bronx, NY; son of Sidney Howard (a diamond dealer) and June Dorothy (a writer; maiden name, Heal- Gordon) Landes; children: Wendy Alyn. Addresses: OFFICE--P.O. Box 1344, Studio City, CA 91604.; AGENT--William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

April 27, 1945

Bronx, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Tom, My Fat Friend.
• Jonathan Harker, Dracula, Players U.S.A.
• Lion, The Wizard of Oz, Westwood Playhouse.
• Lone Eagle, Indian Tales, Hollywood Bowl Association.
• Clarence, Richard III, The Group.
• Brindsley Miller, Black Comedy, Gilbert Stock Company.
• Tranio, Taming of the Shrew, C.A.C. Productions.
• Bill Starbuck, The Rainmaker, Westchester Playhouse.
• Shylock, Merchant of Venice and Billy Budd, Billy Budd, both Theatre Unique.
• Arthur, Blue Denim, Country Playhouse.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• The Wizard of Oz, Westwood Playhouse.
• My Fat Friend and Robin Hood, both Players U.S.A..
• No Exit, Broadway Playhouse.
• Rumpelstiltskin, California State University, Los Angeles.
• The Lost Princess, Arcadia Childrens Theatre.
• Ghosts, Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, all at Theatre Unique.
• House of Blue Leaves, Theatre One.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Bud, Campus Capers, Laureno.
• Pete, The Hired Gun, Scepter.
• Chuck, The Last Ride, Omega.
• Charles, Cop Out, American.
• Bill, Encounter, Psychology Inc.
• Jack, Gentlemen, You Have a Race, Kohler.
• Gordon, For Every Action, Kercheval.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
• Billy 'n' the Giant, L Enterprise.
• Glass, Syncron.
• The Man and the Mind, T.V.I.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Dave Findlay, The Camel's Back, CL-TV & Diamond Inc.
• host, Golliwhopper Storybook, Players Press.
• host, Origins of the Universe, Look Back Time, Inc.
• Lone Eagle, Indian Tales, Junior Programs.
• The Dating Game, Chuck Barris.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; DIRECTOR
• Indian Tales, Torrance School District.
• Donna Brook's Show, Tyler.
• The Wondrawhopper Storybook, Empire Entertainment.
• Writings;PLAYS; CHILDREN'S MUSICAL ADAPTATIONS
• Rumpelstiltskin, Players U.S.A., 1973.
• Pyramus and Thisbe (with Mark Lasky), 1973.
• Jack 'n' the Beanstalk, Aladdin 'n' His Magic Lamp, both Players U.S.A.,1974.
• The Wizard of Oz, Westwood Playhouse, 1975.
• Alice 'n' Wonderland, Broadway Playhouse, 1975.
• Granpa's Bedtime Story, 1976.
• Peter 'n' the Wolf, Players U.S.A., 1977.
• Rhyme Time, and Rapunzel 'n' the Witch, Players U.S.A., 1978.
• Also: Robin Hood, Cinderella, Arthur 'n' the Magic Sword, Androcles 'n'the Loveable Lion, Hansel 'n' Gretel, Fabulous Fables, The Magnificent Toad ofToad Hall, Santa's Littlest Elf, Wendy 'n' the Giant, Indian Tales.
• Writings; PLAYS,PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED
• Diary of a Madman, 1974.
• A Pair of Uses, 1975.
• Lunatics, 1976.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• Aces and Eights, 1973.
• Cracked Sidewalk, 1974.
• The Baby Maker, 1979.