As Director
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
4.0
George McCowan
Directing
Birth date
June 27, 1927
Birth place
Paris, Ontario, Canada
Death date
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article George McCowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Shadow of the Hawk
1976
5.9
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Murder on Flight 502
1975
5.7
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Carter's Army
1975
4.0
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The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
5.5
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Frogs
1972
4.7
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If Tomorrow Comes
1971
8.0
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Cannon
1971
3.5
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Love Hate Love
1971
5.8
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Run, Simon, Run
1970
5.2
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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
5.0
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The Sixth Column
1970
6.1
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The Challenge
1970
6.0
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The Ballad of Andy Crocker
1969
4.0
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The Monk
1969
7.5