Directed credits
99
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Don Weis
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 28Directed series: 71All crew credits: 106
TMDB ID: 148601
IMDb ID: nm0918659
Known for: Directing
Born: May 13, 1922
Died: July 26, 2000
Age: 78
Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1989
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.86
Wikidata: Q3035931
Frequent jobs
Director (99)Script Supervisor (4)Dialogue Coach (1)Dialogue Editor (1)Writer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Weis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Don Weis.
6.1
The Munsters' Revenge
Director
1981 Movie
5.8
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Director
1980 Movie
The Millionaire
Director
1978 Movie
4.3
Zero to Sixty
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
Crackle of Death
Director
1976 Movie
6.0
Demon and the Mummy
Director
1976 Movie
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Director
1968 Movie
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Director
1968 Movie
6.5
The King's Pirate
Director
1967 Movie
6.2
The Longest Hundred Miles
Director
1967 Movie
5.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Director
1966 Movie
4.7
Billie
Director
1965 Movie
4.7
Pajama Party
Director
1964 Movie
5.0
Looking for Love
Director
1964 Movie
5.6
Critic's Choice
Director
1963 Movie
7.0
The Gene Krupa Story
Director
1959 Movie
Ride The High Iron
Director
1956 Movie
The Deadly Riddle
Director
1956 Movie
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
Director
1955 Movie
5.5
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Director
1954 Movie
5.5
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Director
1953 Movie
4.0
A Slight Case of Larceny
Director
1953 Movie
5.7
Remains to Be Seen
Director
1953 Movie
5.5
Half a Hero
Director
1953 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Don Weis.
5.0
Brand New Life
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Murphy's Law
Director • 3 eps
1988 Series
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
The Wizard
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.7
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.2
Partners in Crime
Director • 2 eps
1984 Series
6.6
Cover Up
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.5
Lottery!
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.1
Remington Steele
Director • 18 eps
1982 Series
6.2
Matt Houston
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.9
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
Director • 1 eps
1981 Series
5.5
Code Red
Director • 2 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
Director • 4 eps
1981 Series
6.1
Flamingo Road
Director • 3 eps
1981 Series
5.2
Beyond Westworld
Director • 1 eps
1980 Series
5.3
Delta House
Director • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.4
Fantasy Island
Director • 2 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
Director • 7 eps
1977 Series
5.5
The San Pedro Beach Bums
Director • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
CHiPs
Director • 9 eps
1977 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don Weis.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don Weis.
8.5
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 16 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director • 5 eps
1955 Series
7.7
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
Director • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
Director • 4 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Happy Days
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
Director • 9 eps
1960 Series
7.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Director • 4 eps
1974 Series
7.3
Batman
Director • 4 eps
1966 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
Director • 11 eps
1975 Series
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don Weis.
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 16 eps
1972 Series
7.7
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
Director • 1 eps
1957 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
Batman
Director • 4 eps
1966 Series
7.6
Happy Days
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
Director • 7 eps
1977 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
Director • 9 eps
1960 Series
6.8
Ironside
Director • 34 eps
1967 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 12 eps
1968 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
Director • 4 eps
1981 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don Weis.
