George McCowan
Born and raised in Canada, George McCowan moved to the United States at a young age and became a well-known television director of such shows as "Charlie's Angels" and "The Mod Squad." He made his television directorial debut on the 1962 series "Playdate," and from 1963 to 1965 he directed over 35 episodes of the Canadian series "The Forest Rangers." He worked steadily in Canada through the '60s and by 1967 he had moved to the United States, where he landed work directing such shows as "The F.B.I." and "Felony Squad." From 1968 to 1972 he worked on the cult undercover police drama "The Mod Squad," and later directed the private detective series "Cannon" and the short-lived "S.W.A.T.." In 1976 McCowan worked on two massively popular series; "Starsky and Hutch," about two wiseguy street cops, and "Charlie's Angels," which followed the adventures of three beautiful female private detectives. During the '80s he worked on numerous hit TV series, including "Fantasy Island" and "Hart to Hart." From 1981 to 1987 he returned to Canada to direct the supernatural mystery series "Seeing Things."
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sanity Clause | Director | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Money | Director | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The July Group | Director | - | 1981 |
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The Shape of Things to Come | Director | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Return of the Mod Squad | Director | - | 1979 |
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Return to Fantasy Island | Director | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Separation | Director | - | 1977 |
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Shadow of the Hawk | Director | - | 1976 |
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Murder on Flight 502 | Director | - | 1975 |
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The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Director | - | 1972 |
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Frogs | Director | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Director | - | 1972 |
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Winter Comes Early | Director | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Director | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If Tomorrow Comes | Director | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Face of Fear | Director | - | 1971 |
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Run, Simon, Run | Director | - | 1970 |
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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | Director | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Hate Love | Director | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Challenge | Director | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love War | Director | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ballad of Andy Crocker | Director | - | 1969 |
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Black Brigade | Director | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Monk | Director | - | 1969 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Heat | Director | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Director | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Director | 1978-1981 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nero Wolfe | Director | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Littlest Hobo | Director | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Director | 1976-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Director | 1976-1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rookies | Director | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Director | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banacek | Director | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Director | 1971-1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dan August | Director | 1970-1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Director | 1967-1969 |