George McCowan

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.

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1. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Director
2. Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Director
3. Frogs (1972) — Director
4. Hart to Hart (1979) — Director
5. Fantasy Island (1978) — Director
6. The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) — Director
7. The Streets of San Francisco (1972) — Director
8. S.W.A.T. (1975) — Director
9. The Invaders (1967) — Director
10. Cannon (1971) — Director
11. The Shape of Things to Come (1979) — Director
12. War of the Worlds (1988) — Director
13. Barnaby Jones (1973) — Director
14. The Mod Squad (1968) — Director
15. Vega$ (1978) — Director
16. The F.B.I. (1965) — Director
17. The Rookies (1972) — Director
18. Murder on Flight 502 (1975) — Director
19. The Starlost (1973) — Director
20. Carter's Army (1975) — Director
21. Face-Off (1971) — Director
22. The Littlest Hobo (1979) — Director
23. Shadow of the Hawk (1976) — Director
24. Nero Wolfe (1981) — Director
25. Search (1972) — Director
26. Run, Simon, Run (1970) — Director
27. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) — Director
28. Night Heat (1985) — Director
29. Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982) — Director
30. Love Hate Love (1971) — Director
31. The Face of Fear (1971) — Director
32. Dan August (1970) — Director
33. Felony Squad (1966) — Director
34. The Sixth Column (1970) — Director
35. Cannon (1971) — Director
36. The New People (1969) — Director
37. The Challenge (1970) — Director
38. Return to Fantasy Island (1978) — Director
39. The Forest Rangers (1963) — Director
40. The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) — Director