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.