George McCowan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 27, 1927
- Place of birth
- Paris, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- November 1, 1995
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.
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Movies directed by George McCowan
- Frogs 1972 · ★ 4.8
- The Magnificent Seven Ride! 1972 · ★ 5.7
- The Shape of Things to Come 1979 · ★ 4.1
- Murder on Flight 502 1975 · ★ 5.8
- Carter's Army 1975 · ★ 4.5
- Face-Off 1971 · ★ 5.5
- Shadow of the Hawk 1976 · ★ 6.0
- Run, Simon, Run 1970 · ★ 5.4
- The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again 1970 · ★ 5.6
- Love Hate Love 1971 · ★ 5.9
- The Face of Fear 1971 · ★ 5.9
- The Sixth Column 1970 · ★ 6.3
- Cannon 1971 · ★ 5.0
- The Monk 1969 · ★ 7.8
- The Challenge 1970 · ★ 7.0
- Return to Fantasy Island 1978 · ★ 6.0
- The Ballad of Andy Crocker 1969 · ★ 6.0
- If Tomorrow Comes 1971 · ★ 7.5
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol 1972 · ★ 8.0
- The Return of Mod Squad 1979 · ★ 7.0
- To Kill the King 1974 · ★ 8.0
- The inbreaker 1974 · ★ 9.0
- The July Group 1980 · ★ 9.0