Gordon Hessler

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Gordon Hessler was a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries. Universal Studios hired Hessler as a story reader for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series. He became story editor for two seasons (1960–1962) for that series, then served as the associate producer for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965. He directed episodes of that series and several other shows (including Hawaii Five-O). In 1969, he directed his debut feature film, The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price. It was the first of three horror films Hessler would direct with the veteran horror star, the other two being Cry of the Banshee (1970) and...

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Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962The EqualizerSeries • 1985Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979SwitchSeries • 1975Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Wonder WomanSeries • 1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries • 1974CHiPsSeries • 1977The MasterSeries • 1984The Golden Voyage of SinbadMovie • 1973Murders in the Rue MorgueMovie • 1971The Oblong BoxMovie • 1969Scream and Scream AgainMovie • 1970The Misfit BrigadeMovie • 1987KISS Meets the Phantom of the ParkMovie • 1978Cry of the BansheeMovie • 1970Kung FuSeries • 1972Pray for DeathMovie • 1985Rage of HonorMovie • 1987Scream, Pretty PeggyMovie • 1973