Paul Wendkos

Paul Wendkos

Birthday: Sep 20, 1922

Bio: A Columbia University graduate, American director Paul Wendkos went the usual student filmmaker route with documentaries and experimental projects. After TV work, Wendkos made his big screen bow with The Burglar (1957), a highly regarded low-budget melodrama. Soon, however, Wendkos seemingly abandoned his cult fans by moving to conventional projects, including… More Bio: A Columbia University graduate, American director Paul Wendkos went the usual student filmmaker route with documentaries and experimental projects. After TV work, Wendkos made his big screen bow with The Burglar (1957), a highly regarded low-budget melodrama. Soon, however, Wendkos seemingly abandoned his cult fans by moving to conventional projects, including Columbia's trio of Gidget films. Once firmly established in the mainstream, Wendkos joined the tight fraternity of TV-movie specialists. Together with Lamont Johnson and David Lowell Rich, Wendkos has been one of the most prolific purveyors of this field. Among Paul Wendko's most prestigious TV movie accomplishments have included A Woman Called Moses and The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd; one of his made-for-TV assignments, 1973's Honor Thy Father, was ultimately awarded with theatrical play. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Paul Wendkos Videos

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story The Chase The Flight Cocaine: One Man's Seduction The Ordeal Of Dr. Mudd

Filmography

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story (2010)
- Actor
A Wing and a Prayer (1998)
- Director
The Chase (1991)
- Director
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
- Director
Presumed Guilty (1991)
- Director
The Chase (1990)
- Director
Cops Are Robbers (1990)
- Director
Cross of Fire (1989)
- Director
From the Dead of Night (1989)
- Director
The Flight (1988)
- Director
Six Against the Rock (1987)
- Director
Blood Vows - The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
- Actor, Director
The Execution (1985)
- Director
Celebrity (1985)
- Director
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
- Director
Intimate Agony (1983)
- Director
Awakening of Candra (1981)
- Director
Five of Me (1981)
- Director
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
- Director
Cry for Love (1980)
- Director
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
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Betrayal (1978)
- Director
Good Against Evil (1977)
- Director
Richie (1977)
- Director
Special Delivery (1976)
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
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Honor Thy Father (1973)
- Director
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
- Director
Footsteps (1972)
- Director
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
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- 60%
Tattered Web (1971)
- Director
Cannon for Cordoba (Dragon Master) (1970)
- Director
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
- Director
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
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Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
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Johnny Tiger (1966)
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Angel Baby (1961)
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Because They're Young (1960)
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Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
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Face of a Fugitive (1959)
- Director
Gidget (1959)
- Director
- 50%
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
- Director
The Burglar (1957)
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