John Newland

Biography

John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978. Following the demise of his One Step Beyond, Newland directed one of the early 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episodes called "The Double Affair". His episode was given additional footage and released to cinemas as a motion picture titled The Spy with My Face. In 1966 he produced and directed all episodes but one of the serious spy series The Man Who Never Was for which he also served as a writer. Some episodes were strung together and released outside the United States as a film called Danger Has Two Faces. He later directed episodes of The Sixth Sense, and Police Woman. In addition to acting, directing, and screenwriting, he produced several television movies.

Directed

1. Star Trek (1966) — Director
2. Wonder Woman (1975) — Director
3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Director
4. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Director
5. Fantasy Island (1978) — Director
6. Night Gallery (1970) — Director
7. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) — Director
8. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Director
9. Police Woman (1974) — Director
10. Daniel Boone (1964) — Director
11. Route 66 (1960) — Director
12. Thriller (1960) — Director
13. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Director
14. The Spy with My Face (1965) — Director
15. One Step Beyond (1959) — Director
16. My Lover, My Son (1970) — Director
17. Naked City (1958) — Director
18. The Name of the Game (1968) — Director
19. Crawlspace (1972) — Director
20. Flamingo Road (1981) — Director
21. Harry O (1974) — Director
22. Switch (1975) — Director
23. The Defenders (1961) — Director
24. Whiz Kids (1983) — Director
25. The Sixth Sense (1972) — Director
26. The Thin Man (1957) — Director
27. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) — Director
28. Checkmate (1960) — Director
29. Letter to Loretta (1953) — Director
30. The Rogues (1964) — Director
31. Matt Helm (1975) — Director
32. General Electric Theater (1953) — Director
33. Bachelor Father (1957) — Director
34. Alcoa Premiere (1961) — Director
35. The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969) — Director
36. The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974) — Director
37. Overboard (1978) — Director
38. Target: The Corruptors! (1961) — Director
39. The Eleventh Hour (1962) — Director
40. The Nurses (1962) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — Bill
2. T-Men (1947) — Jackson Lee
3. Nora Prentiss (1947) — Reporter (uncredited)
4. Thriller (1960) — Ellis Corbett
5. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Paul Montgomery
6. One Step Beyond (1959) — Self - Host
7. Studio One (1948)
8. Purgatory (1988) — U.S. Ambassador
9. The Detectives (1959)
10. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
11. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) — David Brooke
12. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Eli Norman
13. Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
14. Letter to Loretta (1953) — Jim Macklin
15. General Electric Theater (1953) — Chris Chapman
16. 13 Lead Soldiers (1948) — Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
17. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
18. Lights Out (1949)
19. Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
20. Homicide for Three (1948) — Desk Clerk
21. The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947) — Insp. White
22. The Next Step Beyond (1978) — Self - Host
23. The Challenge (1948) — Algy Longworth
24. Inner Sanctum (1954)
25. Sons of Adventure (1948) — Peter Winslow