George McCowan(1927-1995)

Director
Producer
Actor

George McCowan was born on 27 June 1927 in Paris, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Frogs (1972), Run, Simon, Run (1970) and Seeing Things (1981). He was married to Anna Gilmour Wilmot and Frances Hyland. He died on 1 November 1995 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Known for

Frogs

4.4

Director(directed by)

1972

Run, Simon, Run

6.3

TV Movie

Director

1970

Seeing Things

7.9

TV Series

Director

The Shape of Things to Come

3.2

Director

1979

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Director

Sanity Clause
7.9
TV Movie
- Director
- 1990
War of the Worlds
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1989
Not My Department
5.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1987
Seeing Things
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1981–1987
Hot Money
6.3
- Director (uncredited)
- 1986
Night Heat
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1985
Hart to Hart
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1984
Fantasy Island
6.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1978–1983
Bring 'Em Back Alive
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1983
Shannon
6.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1982
The July Group
4.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981
Nero Wolfe
7.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1981
Dan August: The Trouble with Women
7.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1980
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
7.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 1980
The Littlest Hobo
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1980

Producer

Festival
8.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1962–1965
Twelfth Night
7.3
TV Movie
- producer
- 1964
The Times They Are A-Changin'
8.1
TV Short
- producer
- 1964
Quest
8.4
TV Series
- producer
- 1961–1964
Scarlett Hill
TV Series
- producer
- 1963
Playdate
6.8
TV Series
- producer
- 1961–1963
Q for Quest
TV Series
- producer
- 1961
Encounter
7.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1960–1961
First Person
TV Series
- producer
- 1960

Actor

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Alternative names
- George Mc Cowan
Born
- June 27, 1927
- Paris, Ontario, Canada
Died
- November 1, 1995
- Santa Monica, California, USA(emphysema)
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Trivia
Film and TV director, in the US from 1967. He was a former student of the University of Toronto and had acted and directed with the Straw Hat Players, the Ottawa Repertory Theatre, the Vineland Theatre in the Niagara Falls area and the Crest Theatre in Toronto. He subsequently worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.