Don Weis
Don Weis
23 Directed
69 Series
Movies
Director
Pajama Party
1964
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Bannerline
1951
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Billie
1965
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Looking for Love
1964
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954
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Remains to Be Seen
1953
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It's a Big Country
1951
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Critic's Choice
1963
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Just This Once
1952
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
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The King's Pirate
1967
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The Gene Krupa Story
1959
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You for Me
1952
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The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
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Zero to Sixty
1978
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I Love Melvin
1953
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A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
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Half a Hero
1953
TV Shows
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Ironside
1967
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Remington Steele
1982
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M*A*S*H
1972
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Burke's Law
1963
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Hawaii Five-O
1968
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Starsky & Hutch
1975
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The Andy Griffith Show
1960
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CHiPs
1977
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The Patty Duke Show
1963
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The Love Boat
1977
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87th Precinct
1961
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The Thin Man
1957
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The New Bob Cummings Show
1961
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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Checkmate
1960
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Hill Street Blues
1981
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Batman
1966
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
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General Electric Theater
1953
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The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
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Murphy's Law
1988
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Planet of the Apes
1974
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The Immortal
1970
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M Squad
1957
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
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Barbary Coast
1975
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Fantasy Island
1978
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Code Red
1981
Full Filmography
Brand New Life
Director · 1 episode
1989–
TV
Murphy's Law
Director · 3 episodes
1988–
TV
Freddy's Nightmares
Director · 1 episode
1988–
TV
The Wizard
Director · 1 episode
1986–
TV
MacGyver
Director · 1 episode
1985–
TV
Crazy like a Fox
Director · 1 episode
1984–
TV
Partners in Crime
Director · 2 episodes
1984–
TV
Cover Up
Director · 1 episode
1984–
TV
Lottery!
Director · 1 episode
1983–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Don Weis still alive?
Don Weis passed away on July 26, 2000 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Don Weis?
Don Weis is best known for directing The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, The Munsters' Revenge, Back to the Planet of the Apes.
How many movies has Don Weis directed?
Over a 49-year career (since 1951), Don Weis has directed or written 23 films and worked on 69 TV shows.
What was Don Weis's first movie?
The career of Don Weis began with Bannerline (1951).
What is Don Weis's most recent movie or series?
Don Weis's most recent release is Brand New Life, which premiered on October 1, 1989.
What TV shows has Don Weis created or directed?
On television, Don Weis has appeared in The Twilight Zone, MacGyver, M*A*S*H, Batman.
Don Weis
1922-05-13 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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 M*A*S*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.Don Weis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.