John Newland
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 23, 1917
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- January 10, 2000
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.
Movies with John Newland
- Gentleman's Agreement 1947 · ★ 7.0
- T-Men 1947 · ★ 6.7
- Nora Prentiss 1947 · ★ 6.3
- Purgatory 1988 · ★ 4.2
- 13 Lead Soldiers 1948 · ★ 6.2
- Homicide for Three 1948 · ★ 5.7
- The Adventures of Dusty Bates 1947 · ★ 5.3
- The Challenge 1948 · ★ 7.5
- Sons of Adventure 1948 · ★ 9.0
Movies directed by John Newland
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 1973 · ★ 6.1
- The Spy with My Face 1965 · ★ 5.7
- My Lover, My Son 1970 · ★ 4.2
- Crawlspace 1972 · ★ 5.8
- The Legend of Hillbilly John 1974 · ★ 6.3
- Overboard 1978 · ★ 3.0
- The Suicide's Wife 1979 · ★ 7.0
- That Night! 1957 · ★ 8.5
- A Sensitive, Passionate Man 1977 · ★ 5.5
- Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death 1972 · ★ 7.0
- The Violators 1957 · ★ 7.5
- Danger Has Two Faces 1968 · ★ 7.0
- The Deadly Hunt 1971 · ★ 9.0