Buzz Kulik

Biography

Seymour "Buzz" Kulik (July 23, 1922 – January 13, 1999) was an American film director and producer. He directed 72 films and television shows, including the landmark CBS television network anthology series Playhouse 90 and several episodes of The Twilight Zone. Kulik went on to direct made-for-TV movies, such as Brian's Song. After leaving the army as a first lieutenant after World War II, Kulik went to work in the mail room at J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency in New York. He eventually saw a notice at work that they were looking for people to direct programs for a new medium called television, and Kulik responded. A lifelong baseball fan, he started directing the cameras at Yankee Stadium before starting a career directing live television programming such as Playhouse 90 and Lux Video Theater. He moved to Los Angeles in 1953 and eventually began directing some of the landmark series of the 1950s and 1960s including Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Wagon Train, Rawhide, Dr. Kildare and The Defenders (for which he directed the pilot episode). He directed a dozen episodes of Twilight Zone, which brought him lasting fame and recognition among the legion of fans who r…

Directed

1. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Director
2. The Hunter (1980) — Director
3. Perry Mason (1957) — Director
4. Gunsmoke (1955) — Director
5. Brian's Song (1971) — Director
6. Around the World in 80 Days (1989) — Director
7. Villa Rides (1968) — Director
8. Bad Ronald (1974) — Director
9. Rawhide (1959) — Director
10. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Director
11. Shamus (1973) — Director
12. Warning Shot (1967) — Director
13. Riot (1969) — Director
14. Kane & Abel (1985) — Director
15. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Director
16. Naked City (1958) — Director
17. Studio One (1948) — Director
18. Crawlspace (1972) — Director
19. The Explosive Generation (1961) — Director
20. Women of Valor (1986) — Director
21. Pioneer Woman (1973) — Director
22. Too Young The Hero (1988) — Director
23. Climax! (1954) — Director
24. The Defenders (1961) — Director
25. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) — Director
26. George Washington (1984) — Director
27. Sergeant Ryker (1968) — Director
28. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) — Director
29. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Director
30. The Dick Powell Show (1961) — Director
31. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Director
32. From Here to Eternity (1979) — Director
33. Incident on a Dark Street (1973) — Director
34. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) — Director
35. Rage of Angels (1983) — Director
36. Vanished (1971) — Director
37. Her Secret Life (1987) — Director
38. To Find a Man (1972) — Director
39. Babe (1977) — Director
40. Cain's Hundred (1961) — Director