Don Weis Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
DON WEIS
Born: May 13, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: July 25, 2000 in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Don Weis (1922-2000) got his start in film work with the US Army in World War II. His first full-length film as director was Bannerline (1951); his last was The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966). While his big screen resume was not especially impressive, his TV credits are. These include directing multiple episodes of many series, including - to name only a few: The Thin Man, The Jack Benny Program, The Andy Griffith Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Batman, Ironside, Starsky and Hutch, M*A*S*H, Hawaii Five-0, Fantasy Island. The Love Boat and Remington Steele. The Directors Guild itself honored him twice with its award for best TV directing: for Jane Wyman Presents (1956) and Schlitz Playhouse (1958).
1961-1962-The-Bob-Cummings-Show (Director), 1957-1959-General-Electric-Theater (Director), 1955-1956-Jane-Wyman-Presents-The-Fireside-Theatre (Director), 1988-Simon-&-Simon (Director), 1983-Lottery! (Director), 1982-Matt-Houston (Director), 1981-The-Munsters'-Revenge (Director), 1981-Back-to-the-Planet-of-the-Apes (Director), 1977-1980-Hawaii-Five-O (Director), 1979-Delta-House (Director), 1978-Zero-to-Sixty (Director), 1972-1978-M*A*S*H (Director), 1977-The-San-Pedro-Beach-Bums (Director), 1977-Kingston:-Confidential (Director), 1977-The-Andros-Targets (Director), 1975-Barbary-Coast (Director), 1974-Planet-of-the-Apes (Director), 1974-Happy-Days (Director), 1974-The-Fess-Parker-Show (Director), 1974-Firehouse (Director), 1967-The-King's-Pirate (Director), 1966-The-Virginian (Director), 1964-1965-The-Patty-Duke-Show (Director), 1964-Looking-for-Love (Director), 1963-Critic's-Choice (Director), 1963-Alcoa-Premiere (Director), 1955-1962-Alfred-Hitchcock-Presents (Director), 1961-The-Detectives (Director), 1960-The-Andy-Griffith-Show (Director), 1960-The-Comedy-Spot (Director), 1959-1960-The-Dennis-O'Keefe-Show (Director), 1957-1960-The-Jack-Benny-Program (Director), 1959-Catch-Me-If-You-Can (Director), 1956-1958-Schlitz-Playhouse (Director), 1957-Alcoa-Theatre (Director), 1957-Captain-David-Grief (Director), 1956-Warner-Brothers-Presents (Director), 1953-The-Affairs-of-Dobie-Gillis (Director), 1952-Just-This-Once (Director), 1949-Mrs.-Mike (Other), 1949-Home-of-the-Brave (Other), 1958-The-Jack-Benny-Program (in person), 1966-Mr.-Terrific (Director), 1986-MacGyver (Director), 1985-Crazy-Like-a-Fox (Director), 1984-Partners-in-Crime (Director), 1982-Bring-'Em-Back-Alive (Director), 1981-Code-Red (Director), 1974-Petrocelli (Director), 1970-1971-The-Courtship-of-Eddie's-Father (Director), 1970-The-Immortal (Director), 1966-The-Ghost-in-the-Invisible-Bikini (Director), 1961-1962-Frontier-Circus (Director), 1959-1960-Troubleshooters (Director), 1959-The-Gene-Krupa-Story (Director), 1957-1958-Rendezvous (Director), 1957-M-Squad (Director), 1957-Wagon-Train (Director), 1957-Mr.-Adams-and-Eve (Director), 1956-General-Electric-Summer-Originals (Director), 1954-The-Adventures-of-Hajji-Baba (Director), 1953-A-Slight-Case-of-Larceny (Director), 1953-Remains-to-Be-Seen (Director), 1953-I-Love-Melvin (Director), 1952-You-for-Me (Director), 1951-Bannerline (Director), 1949-Never-Fear (Other), 1948-So-This-Is-New-York (Other), Fantasy-Island (Director), 1968-Did-You-Hear-the-One-About-the-Traveling-Saleslady (Director), 1962-1963-Wide-Country (Director), 1962-Here's-Hollywood (in person), 1990-A-Brand-New-Life (Director), 1989-Freddy's-Nightmares (Director), 1986-The-New-Mike-Hammer (Director), 1977-1984-The-Love-Boat (Director), 1982-T.J.-Hooker (Director), 1981-1982-Flamingo-Road (Director), 1980-The-Six-O'Clock-Follies (Director), 1979-1980-CHiPs (Director), 1980-Beyond-Westworld (Director), 1978-The-Millionaire (Director), 1976-Baretta (Director), 1976-Flo's-Place (Director), 1974-The-Magician (Director), 1974-Crackle-of-Death (Director), 1973-Harry-O (Director), 1968-1969-It-Takes-a-Thief (Director), 1968-Now-You-See-It,-Now-You-Don't (Director), 1968-The-Danny-Thomas-Hour (Director), 1967-The-Longest-Hundred-Miles (Director), 1966-Vacation-Playhouse (Director), 1965-Billie (Director), 1963-1965-Burke's-Law (Director), 1963-McKeever-&-the-Colonel (Director), 1961-1962-87th-Precinct (Director), 1960-1961-Checkmate (Director), 1956-Ride-the-High-Iron (Director), 1956-Casablanca (Director), 1954-Dear-Phoebe (Director), 1953-Half-a-Hero (Director), 1951-A-Letter-from-a-Soldier (Director), 1951-A-Letter-from-a-Soldier (Other), 1951-The-Prowler (Other), 1951-M (Other), 1950-The-Men (Other), 1949-Satan's-Cradle (Other), 1948-Force-of-Evil (Other), 1948-No-Minor-Vices (Other), 1965-Billie (Producer), 1965-Billie (in person), 1951-It's-a-Big-Country:-An-American-Anthology (Director), 1975-Bronk (Director), 1988-The-Highwayman (Director), 1986-1987-Hill-Street-Blues (Director), 1983-1986-Remington-Steele (Director), 1984-Cover-Up (Director), 1983-Cagney-&-Lacey (Director), 1979-Charlie's-Angels (Director), 1979-The-Dooley-Brothers (Director), 1975-1977-Starsky-and-Hutch (Director), 1975-S.W.A.T. (Director), 1974-1975-Kolchak:-The-Night-Stalker (Director), 1975-Mannix (Director), 1967-1975-Ironside (Director), 1973-Roll-Out (Director), 1970-The-Bold-Ones:-The-New-Doctors (Director), 1966-Batman (Director), 1965-Kraft-Suspense-Theatre (Director), 1964-Pajama-Party (Director), 1963-Perry-Mason (Director), 1963-Twilight-Zone (Director), 1961-The-Aquanauts (Director), 1959-Markham (Director), 1959-The-Thin-Man (Director), 1956-1958-Studio-57 (Director), 1957-The-20th-Century-Fox-Hour (Director), 1950-Outrage (Other), 1949-Champion (Other), 1949-The-Red-Pony (Other), 1947-Body-and-Soul (Other)
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DON WEIS - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1963 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 147649Document signed by Don Weis and George Sidney, dated December 16, 1962, shows Weis reporting $73,049 in directing income. It serves as a reminder from the Directors Guild of America regarding Weis's dues computation requirement, with responses submitted just before the deadline.Price: $320.00
