William Dozier
Director · Producer
83 years (Feb 13, 1908 – Apr 23, 1991)Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Not every screen career happens in front of the lens: William Dozier is an American producer whose decisions are visible on screen even when the name is not. The first job came at 39. The record leans toward action. 16 credits is enough to call this a career rather than a run of jobs. The most visible credit is 'Batman'. 'Letter from an Unknown Woman' is the other project that tends to come up.
William Dozier
Director · Producer
Not every screen career happens in front of the lens: William Dozier is an American producer whose decisions are visible on screen even when the name is not. The first job came at 39. The record leans toward action. 16 credits is enough to call this a career rather than a run of jobs. The most visible credit is 'Batman'. 'Letter from an Unknown Woman' is the other project that tends to come up.
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Is William Dozier still alive?
William Dozier passed away on April 23, 1991 at age 83.
What are the most famous roles of William Dozier?
William Dozier is best known for directing Batgirl.
How many movies has William Dozier directed?
Over a 24-year career (since 1967), William Dozier has directed or written 1 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What is William Dozier's most recent movie or series?
William Dozier's most recent release is Batgirl, which premiered on September 1, 1967.
What TV shows has William Dozier created or directed?
On television, William Dozier has appeared in Batman, The Loner.
William Dozier
1908-02-13 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show "Batman (1966)". Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine from 1946 to 1951 and to movie star Ann Rutherford from 1953 to his death on April 23, 1991.
In 1948, he and Fontaine launched Rampart Productions, which produced "Max Ophüls' Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)" starring his wife, and "You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)", which starred Fontaine and James Stewart. He served as executive producer on both pictures.
Turning to TV as the new decade of the Fifties dawned, Dozier produced the series "Danger (1950)", which ran for five years from 1950-55. In the Fifties and Sixties, he continued his career as a TV producer, bringing to the tube the short-lived TV series "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)" and "The Loner (1965)".
In 1966, he achieved the height of TV success with "Batman" which ran for three seasons and was a cultural sensation. The TV show spun off a "Batman: The Movie (1966)" feature film. That same year, he also launched , a modest success, and "The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)", a notorious flop that shot five episodes and was canceled after four.
Dozier retired as a producer after the 1969 movie "The Big Bounce (1969)" flopped, though he enjoyed a modest second career as an actor in the Seventies and early Eighties.