Gordon Hessler

8 titles·Since 1969

December 12, 1925 · Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gordon Hessler was a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries. Universal Studios hired Hessler as a story reader for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series. He became story editor for two seasons (1960–1962) for that series, then served as the associate producer for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965. He directed episodes of that series and several other shows (including Hawaii Five-O). In 1969, he directed his debut feature film, The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price. It was the first of three horror films Hessler would direct with the veteran horror star, the other two being Cry of the Banshee (1970) and Scream and Scream Again (1970). Hessler's other films include Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) and The Girl in a Swing (1988) starring Meg Tilly, an adaptation of Richard Adams's ghost story novel. The majority of Hessler's directorial work from the late-1970s to date has been in television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Hessler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Frequently works with

Vincent Price

3 titles together

Christopher Lee

2 titles together

Filmography (8)

The Misfit Brigade

1987 · Director

Pray for Death

1985 · Director

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

1978 · Director

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

1973 · Director

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971 · Director

Cry of the Banshee

1970 · Director

Scream and Scream Again

1970 · Director

The Oblong Box

1969 · Director

December 12, 1925 · Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gordon Hessler was a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries. Universal Studios hired Hessler as a story reader for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series. He became story editor for two seasons (1960–1962) for that series, then served as the associate producer for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965. He directed episodes of that series and several other shows (including Hawaii Five-O). In 1969, he directed his debut feature film, The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price. It was the first of three horror films Hessler would direct with the veteran horror star, the other two being Cry of the Banshee (1970) and Scream and Scream Again (1970). Hessler's other films include Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) and The Girl in a Swing (1988) starring Meg Tilly, an adaptation of Richard Adams's ghost story novel. The majority of Hessler's directorial work from the late-1970s to date has been in television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Hessler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.