Don Weis

Career Overview

Don Weis has 63 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Kolchak: The Night Stalker Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Billie, Pajama Party, Ride The High Iron. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 63
Birth Date: 1922-05-13
Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Collection (2 titles)
Beach Party Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Charles Lane (2 collaborations)
Bess Flowers (2 collaborations)
Van Johnson (2 collaborations)
Louis Calhern (2 collaborations)
Patty Duke (1 collaborations)
Jim Backus (1 collaborations)
Jane Greer (1 collaborations)
Warren Berlinger (1 collaborations)
Billy De Wolfe (1 collaborations)
Dick Sargent (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (59 credits)
- Freddy's Nightmares
  
  - Memory Overload (1989) ... director directing
  
  1988
- MacGyver
  
  - Slow Death (1986) ... director directing
  
  1985
- Remington Steele
  
  - Sensitive Steele (1986) ... director directing
  
  - Steele Blue Yonder (1986) ... director directing
  
  - Steele, Inc. (1986) ... director directing
  
  - Corn Fed Steele (1985) ... director directing
  
  - Grappling Steele (1985) ... director directing
  
  1982
- T. J. Hooker
  
  - Second Chance (1982) ... director directing
  
  1982
- Matt Houston
  
  - The Good Doctor (1982) ... director directing
  
  1982
- The Munsters' Revenge
  director
  
  directing
  
  1981
- Hill Street Blues
  
  - A Pound of Flesh (1987) ... director directing
  
  - City of Refuse (1987) ... director directing
  
  - Amazing Grace (1986) ... director directing
  
  - I Come on My Knees (1986) ... director directing
  
  1981
- Simon & Simon
  
  - Baja, Humbug (1988) ... director directing
  
  1981
- Back to the Planet of the Apes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- The Millionaire
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Zero to Sixty
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Fantasy Island
  
  - Lady of the Evening / The Racer (1978) ... director directing
  
  - Escape / Cinderella Girls (1978) ... director directing
  
  1978
- The Love Boat
  
  - Only The Good Die Young/ Honey Beats The Odds/Light Of Another Day (1984) ... director directing
  
  - Aunt Emma I Love You/First Romance/Hoopla (1984) ... director directing
  
  - Long Time No See/The Bear Essence/Kisses and Makeup (1983) ... director directing
  
  - Rhino Of The Year/One Last Time/For Love or Money (1983) ... director directing
  
  - The Audition/The Groupies/Doc's Nephew (1982) ... director directing
  
  1977
- Crackle of Death
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Demon and the Mummy
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  directing
  
  1976
- Charlie's Angels
  
  - Angels on Vacation (1979) ... director directing
  
  1976
- Baretta
  
  - The Ninja (1976) ... director directing
  
  1975
- Starsky & Hutch
  
  - The Psychic (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Iron Mike (1976) ... director directing
  
  - Bounty Hunter (1976) ... director directing
  
  - A Coffin for Starsky (1976) ... director directing
  
  - Running (1976) ... director directing
  
  1975
- Happy Days
  
  - In the Name of Love (1974) ... director directing
  
  1974
- Planet of the Apes
  
  - The Good Seeds (1974) ... director directing
  
  - Escape from Tomorrow (1974) ... director directing
  
  1974
- M*A*S*H
  
  - Tea and Empathy (1978) ... director directing
  
  - The M*A*S*H Olympics (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Change Day (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Last Laugh (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Big Mac (1975) ... director directing
  
  1972
- Hawaii Five-O
  
  - The Flight Of The Jewels (1980) ... director directing
  
  - School For Assassins (1980) ... director directing
  
  - The Year Of The Horse (2) (1979) ... director directing
  
  - The Year Of The Horse (1) (1979) ... director directing
  
  - The Execution File (1979) ... director directing
  
  1969
- Now You See It, Now You Don't
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- The King's Pirate
  director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- The Longest Hundred Miles
  director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- Mannix
  
  - Chance Meeting (1975) ... director directing
  
  1967
- Ironside
  
  - The Return of Eleanor Rogers (1975) ... director directing
  
  - The Visiting Fireman (1974) ... director directing
  
  - Speak No Evil (1974) ... director directing
  
  - Cross Doublecross (1974) ... director directing
  
  - Riddle at 24,000 (1974) ... director directing
  
  1967
- Batman
  
  - The Cat and the Fiddle (1966) ... director directing
  
  - Hot Off the Griddle (1966) ... director directing
  
  - Batman is Riled (1966) ... director directing
  
  - The Joker Is Wild (1966) ... director directing
  
  1966
- Billie
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
- Pajama Party
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  directing
  
  1964
- Looking for Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Critic's Choice
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  directing
  
  1963
- Burke's Law
  
  - Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) ... director directing
  
  - Who Killed the Tall One in the Middle? (1964) ... director directing
  
  - Who Killed Lenore Wingfield? (1964) ... director directing
  
  - Who Killed Mr. Cartwheel? (1964) ... director directing
  
  - Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee? (1964) ... director directing
  
  1963
- The Virginian
  
  - The Captive (1966) ... director directing
  
  1962
- The Andy Griffith Show
  
  - Stranger In Town (1960) ... director directing
  
  - A Feud is a Feud (1960) ... director directing
  
  - Opie's Charity (1960) ... director directing
  
  - Andy the Matchmaker (1960) ... director directing
  
  - Runaway Kid (1960) ... director directing
  
  1960
- The Gene Krupa Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Catch Me If You Can!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- The Twilight Zone
  
  - Steel (1963) ... director directing
  
  1959
- Perry Mason
  
  - The Case of the Floating Stones (1963) ... director directing
  
  1957
- Ride The High Iron
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  directing
  
  1956
- The Deadly Riddle
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  directing
  
  1956
- Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
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  directing
  
  1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  
  - First Class Honeymoon (1962) ... director directing
  
  - A Secret Life (1961) ... director directing
  
  - The Pearl Necklace (1961) ... director directing
  
  - The Big Switch (1956) ... director directing
  
  - Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid (1955) ... director directing
  
  1955
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba
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  directing
  
  1954
- Skip Taylor
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  directing
  
  1953
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
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  directing
  
  1953
- A Slight Case of Larceny
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  directing
  
  1953
- Remains to Be Seen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- Half a Hero
  director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- I Love Melvin
  director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- You for Me
  director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- Just This Once
  director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- It's a Big Country
  director
  
  directing
  
  1951
- Bannerline
  director
  
  directing
  
  1951
- The Prowler
  script supervisor
  
  directing
  
  1951
- M
  script supervisor
  
  directing
  
  1951
- Mrs. Mike
  script supervisor
  
  directing
  
  1949
- The Red Pony
  script supervisor
  
  directing
  
  1949
production (1 credits)
- Billie
  producer
  
  production
  
  1965
writing (1 credits)
- You for Me
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1952
crew (1 credits)
- The Men
  dialogue coach
  
  crew
  
  1950
sound (1 credits)
- No Minor Vices
  dialogue editor
  
  sound
  
  1948