Herbert Wise
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Herbert Wise is an Austrian director whose job is the film itself whose credit is the kind that scrolls past at the end. He has been working in the industry for 65 years. 'The Woman in Black' is the calling card here.
Herbert Wise
6 Directed
53 Series
Herbert Wise is an Austrian director whose job is the film itself whose credit is the kind that scrolls past at the end. He has been working in the industry for 65 years. 'The Woman in Black' is the calling card here.
TV Shows
Director
I, Claudius
1976
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
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Tales of the Unexpected
1979
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Death of an Expert Witness
1983
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The 10th Kingdom
2000
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Class Act
1994
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
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Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
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Caleb Williams
1980
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
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ITV Play of the Week
1955
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Where the Heart Is
1997
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The Bill
1984
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Play for Today
1970
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Lytton's Diary
1985
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The Norman Conquests
1977
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Theatre 625
1964
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Strange Interlude
1988
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Who's Afraid of Opera?
1972
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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Shadow Squad
1957
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Knight Errant Limited
1959
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American Playhouse
1982
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Inspector Morse
1987
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Z-Cars
1962
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Van der Valk
1972
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Cadfael
1994
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Churchill's People
1974
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NET Playhouse
1966
Full Filmography
The 10th Kingdom
Director · 5 episodes
2000–
TV
Noah's Ark
Director · 1 episode
1997–
TV
Where the Heart Is
Director · 3 episodes
1997–
TV
Cadfael
Director · 2 episodes
1994–
TV
Class Act
Director · 5 episodes
1994–
TV
A Touch of Frost
Director · 1 episode
1992–
TV
Covington Cross
Director · 2 episodes
1992–
TV
Saracen
Director · 1 episode
1989–
TV
Strange Interlude
Director · 3 episodes
1988–
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 6 films and worked on 53 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.