George McCowan

Born: 1927-06-27, Paris, Ontario, Canada

Died: 1995-11-01

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film (mostly TV movies) and TV director in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. He moved to the United States from Canada in 1967 and stayed there. He is most notable for directing seven episodes of Charlie's Angels, directing episodes of S.W.A.T., and directing episodes of Starsky and Hutch. He worked more often with such shows as The Streets of San Francisco, Fantasy Island, and Hart to Hart. McCowan directed the 1971 Canadian hockey film Face-Off, the 1972 film, The Magnificent Seven Ride!, the 1972 horror film, Frogs, and the 1976 film Shadow of the Hawk. McCowan also directed the film H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come and the 1970 television war movie,The Challenge, but for the latter he chose to be credited as Alan Smithee. McCowan died in 1995 in Santa Monica, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article George McCowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Hart to Hart (1979)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
• The Rookies (1972)
• The Invaders (1967)
• Felony Squad (1966)
• Night Heat (1985)
• The Mod Squad (1968)
• The Manhunter (1974)
• The Starlost (1973)
• The Silent Force (1970)
• The Young Rebels (1970)
• The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
• The Forest Rangers (1963)
• Frogs (1972)
• Face-Off (1971)
• The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
• The inbreaker (1974)
• Carter's Army (1975)
• To Kill the King (1974)
• Run, Simon, Run (1970)
• Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
• The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
• The Love War
• The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
• Love Hate Love (1971)
• Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)
• The Return of Mod Squad (1979)
• The July Group (1980)
• The Sixth Column (1970)