Paul Wendkos - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

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1957 - 2009

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September 20, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA

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November 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA

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A Columbia University graduate, American director Paul Wendkos went the usual student filmmaker route with documentaries and experimental projects. After TV work, Wendkos made his big screen bow with The Burglar (1957), a highly regarded low-budget melodrama. Soon, however, Wendkos seemingly abandoned his cult fans by moving to conventional projects, including Columbia's trio of Gidget films. Once firmly established in the mainstream, Wendkos joined the tight fraternity of TV-movie specialists. Together with Lamont Johnson and David Lowell Rich, Wendkos has been one of the most prolific purveyors of this field. Among Paul Wendko's most prestigious TV movie accomplishments have included A Woman Called Moses and The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd; one of his made-for-TV assignments, 1973's Honor Thy Father, was ultimately awarded with theatrical play.

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story Participant	2011
Different Director	1999
A Wing and a Prayer Director	1998
Nobody Lives Forever Director	1998
A Match Made in Heaven Director	1997
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, Part 1 Director	1993
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, Part 2 Director	1993
Danielle Steel's 'Message From Nam' Director	1993
Trial: The Price of Passion, Part 1 Director	1992
Guilty Until Proven Innocent Director	1991
The Chase Director	1991
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd Director	1991
Blind Faith Director	1990
Good Cops, Bad Cops Director	1990
Cross of Fire Director	1989
From the Dead of Night Director	1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story Director	1988
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story Director	1988
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife Director	1987
Right to Die Director	1987
Six Against the Rock Director	1987
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues Director	1986
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies Director	1986
Celebrity Director	1985
Picking Up the Pieces Director	1985
The Bad Seed Director	1985
The Execution Director	1985
Scorned and Swindled Director	1984
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction Director	1983
Intimate Agony Director	1983
Farrell for the People Director	1982
Golden Gate Director	1981
The Awakening of Candra Director	1981
The Five of Me Director	1981
A Cry for Love Director	1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Director	1980
Act of Violence Director	1979
Deadline Assault Director	1979
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst Director	1979
A Woman Called Moses Director	1978
Betrayal Director	1978
79 Park Avenue Director, Producer	1977
Good Against Evil Director	1977
Richie Director	1977
Secrets Director	1977
The Death of Richie Director	1977
Special Delivery Director	1976
Stalk the Wild Child Producer	1976
Death Among Friends Director	1975
Mrs. R - Death Among Friends Director	1975
The Legend of Lizzie Borden Director	1975
The Underground Man Director	1974
Honor Thy Father Director	1973
Terror on the Beach Director	1973
Footsteps Director	1972
Haunts of the Very Rich Director	1972
The Delphi Bureau Director	1972
The Family Rico Director	1972
The Strangers in 7A Director	1972
A Death of Innocence Director	1971
A Little Game Director	1971
A Tattered Web Director	1971
The Mephisto Waltz Director	1971
Cannon for Cordoba Director	1970
Hell Boats Director	1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell Director	1970
Travis Logan, D.A. Director	1970
Fear No Evil Director	1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven Director	1969
Attack on the Iron Coast Director	1968
Hawaii Five-O [TV Series] Director	1968
I Spy: Little Boy Lost Director	1966
I Spy: Lori Director, Screenwriter	1966
I Spy: One Thousand Fine Director	1966
I Spy: So Coldly Sweet Director	1966
I Spy: Sparrowhawk Director	1966
I Spy: The Conquest of Maude Murdock Director	1966
I Spy: The Tiger Director	1966
I Spy: Turkish Delight Director	1966
Johnny Tiger Director	1966
The F.B.I.: The Cave-In Director	1966
The F.B.I.: The Contaminator Director	1966
The F.B.I.: The Price of Death Director	1966
The F.B.I.: The Scourge Director	1966
The F.B.I.: Vendetta Director	1966
I Spy: The Time of the Knife Director	1965
I Spy: Three Hours on a Sunday Director	1965
I Spy: Weight of the World Director	1965
Gidget Goes to Rome Director	1963
The Untouchables: Arsenal Director	1962
The Untouchables: Double Cross Director	1962
The Untouchables: The Gang War Director	1962
Angel Baby Director	1961
Gidget Goes Hawaiian Director	1961
Naked City: The Hot Minerva Director	1961
The Untouchables: City Without a Name Director	1961
The Untouchables: Jigsaw Director	1961
The Untouchables: Junk Man Director	1961
The Untouchables: Loophole Director	1961
The Untouchables: Mr. Moon Director	1961
The Untouchables: Power Play Director	1961
The Untouchables: Stranglehold Director	1961
The Untouchables: Testimony of Evil Director	1961
The Untouchables: The Genna Brothers Director	1961
Because They're Young Director	1960
Battle of the Coral Sea Director	1959
Face of a Fugitive Director	1959
Gidget Director	1959
Tarawa Beachhead Director	1958
The Case Against Brooklyn Director	1958
The Burglar Director	1957

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