Herbert Wise
🎂 Aug 31, 1924 — 🕯️ Aug 5, 2015 (90 years)
Wien, Austria
Herbert Wise is a director born in Wien, Austria. They appear in the film The Woman in Black.
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I, Claudius
1976
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The 10th Kingdom
2000
Class Act
1994
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Caleb Williams
1980
Where the Heart Is
1997
The Bill
1984
Play for Today
1970
Lytton's Diary
1985
The Norman Conquests
1977
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Theatre 625
1964
Strange Interlude
1988
Who's Afraid of Opera?
1972
The Wednesday Play
1964
Inspector Morse
1987
Z-Cars
1962
Van der Valk
1972
Cadfael
1994
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Number 10
1983
Churchill's People
1974
NET Playhouse
1966
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Elizabeth R
1971
A Touch of Frost
1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Full Filmography
The 10th Kingdom
Director
2000–
TV
Noah's Ark
Director
1997–
TV
Where the Heart Is
Director
1997–
TV
Cadfael
Director
1994–
TV
Class Act
Director
1994–
TV
A Touch of Frost
Director
1992–
TV
Strange Interlude
Director
1988–
TV
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Director
1987–
TV
Inspector Morse
Director
1987–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Herbert Wise still alive?
Herbert Wise passed away on August 5, 2015 at age 90.
What are the most famous roles of Herbert Wise?
Herbert Wise is best known for directing The Woman in Black, Breaking the Code, The Lovers!.
How many movies has Herbert Wise directed?
Over a 54-year career (since 1961), Herbert Wise has directed or written 30 films and worked on 48 TV shows.
What was Herbert Wise's first movie?
The career of Herbert Wise began with The Big Pride (1961).
What is Herbert Wise's most recent movie or series?
Herbert Wise's most recent release is The 10th Kingdom, which premiered on February 27, 2000.
What TV shows has Herbert Wise created or directed?
On television, Herbert Wise has appeared in The 10th Kingdom, Inspector Morse, I, Claudius, A Touch of Frost.
Herbert Wise
1924-08-31 · Wien, Austria
Herbert Wise (31 August 1924 – 5 August 2015) was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director.
Herbert Wise was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria, and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at Hull Rep and then as Director of Productions at Dundee Rep (1952–55). He directed So what about Love in the West End at the Criterion Theatre in a 1970 production with Sheila Hancock in the lead.
Wise began his television career in 1956 and directed adaptations of I, Claudius (1976) and Alan Ayckbourn's play cycle The Norman Conquests (1977), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Julius Caesar (1979), Tales of the Unexpected, The 10th Kingdom, The Woman in Black (1989), and episodes of Cadfael and Inspector Morse. He also directed several episodes of the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey. He directed several made-for-TV films, including Skokie (1981) and Breaking the Code (1996), the latter adapted from the Hugh Whitemore play about Alan Turing.
Wise directed two theatrically released films: an entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries second feature series titled To Have and to Hold (1963), and the film version of the 1970–1971 television sit-com The Lovers titled The Lovers! (1973).
He was married twice, firstly to the actress Moira Redmond (1963–1972) and, after he and Redmond divorced, to actress Fiona Walker in 1988.[1] Wise and Fiona Walker had two children; Susannah Wise and Charlie Walker-Wise.