Don Weis


































Don Weis
Born
(1922-05-13)May 13, 1922

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died July 26, 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 78)

Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Nationality American
Other names Donald Weis
Occupation Film and television director
Years active 1942–1990
Spouse(s)

Rebecca Welles (m. 1961)

Don Weis (May 13, 1922 – July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Selected filmography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Biography


Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Emma (née Wiener; 1889-1971) and Meyer Weis (1886-1942). He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953).


Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Andy Griffith Show,
Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Hawaii Five-O, The Andros Targets, and The San Pedro Beach Bums, among others.


Weis won two Directors Guild of America Awards for television direction in 1956 and again in 1958. He married actress Rebecca Welles on August 25, 1961, in Los Angeles.[1]


Weis died in Los Angeles, California at 78 years of age. He was interred in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. His wife was interred beside him upon her passing in 2017.



Selected filmography




  • Bannerline (1951)


  • Just This Once (1952)


  • You for Me (1952)


  • I Love Melvin (1953)


  • The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)


  • The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)


  • Ride the High Iron (1956)


  • Catch Me If You Can (1959)


  • The Gene Krupa Story (1959)


  • Critic's Choice (1963)


  • Pajama Party (1964)


  • Billie (1965)


  • The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)


  • The King's Pirate (1967)



References





  1. ^ California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985




  • "Don Weis; Film, Television Director", Los Angeles Times, August 3, 2000.

  • "Don Weis, 78, Film and Television Director", The New York Times, August 4, 2000.

  • "Obituary: Don Weis", The Independent (London), August 16, 2000.



External links



  • Don Weis on IMDb










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