William T. Orr

William T. Orr

Known for: Production
Biography: 1917-09-27
Deathday: 2002-12-25 (85 years old)

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William T. Orr (September 27, 1917 – December 25, 2002) was an American television producer associated with a series of western and detective programs of the 1950s-1970s. On most of his Warner Bros. series, he was billed as "Wm. T. Orr".


Orr began his career as an actor; his film credits include The Mortal Storm, The Gay Sisters, and The Big Street.


As the first head of Warner Bros. Television department, Orr forged a fruitful alliance with ABC, which resulted in the network having a number of prime time hits, such as Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and F Troop. At the height of this relationship in the early 1960s, Orr had nine programs in prime time simultaneously. Of these, no program was more significant than one of his earliest, Cheyenne. It was a groundbreaking series that was both the first hour-long western and the first series of any kind made by a major Hollywood film studio consisting entirely of content wholly exclusive to television.


A curator at The Paley Center for Media (previously named The Museum of Television and Radio) once encapsulated Orr's importance to Warner Bros. by saying, "Television began as a step-child. But because of Orr, it became equal with film in creating revenue and jobs for the studio." One of the key reforms he made to effect this change was to move Warner's nascent television department from cramped quarters in New York City to Los Angeles studios separate from the film division.


His impact on the genre of western fiction was recognized with a Golden Boot Award upon the announcement of his death.

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Filmography

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Producer 23

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Himself
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Hank

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Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts (1965)

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F Troop

F Troop (1965)

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Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

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No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants (1964)

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Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me (1964)

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The Dakotas

The Dakotas (1963)

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Producer
The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men (1962)

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Mr. Frink
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show (1962)

TV
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Room for One More

Room for One More (1962)

TV
Producer
The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's (1960)

TV
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Surfside 6

Surfside 6 (1960)

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Producer
Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye (1959)

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Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat (1959)

TV
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The Alaskans

The Alaskans (1959)

TV
Producer
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Producer
Lawman

Lawman (1958)

TV
Producer
Bronco

Bronco (1958)

TV
Producer
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
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Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot (1957)

TV
Producer
Conflict

Conflict (1956)

TV
Producer
Casablanca

Casablanca (1955)

TV
Producer
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1955)

TV
Producer
Kings Row

Kings Row (1955)

TV
Self
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life (1952)

TV
Actor
P-47 Combat Operations

P-47 Combat Operations (1945)

Movie
Phil
Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert (1945)

Movie
Don Bates
He Hired the Boss

He Hired the Boss (1943)

Movie
Young Flier
Three Cadets

Three Cadets (1943)

Movie
Decatur Reed (as William Orr)
The Big Street

The Big Street (1942)

Movie
Dick Tone
The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters (1942)

Movie
Pvt. Johnny Allison
Soldiers in White

Soldiers in White (1942)

Movie
Tommy Jarvis
Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners (1941)

Movie
'Mac'
Navy Blues

Navy Blues (1941)

Movie
Joe La Rue
Those Good Old Days

Those Good Old Days (1941)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)

Movie
Kenneth Patterson
Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns (1941)

Movie
George Formsby
Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out (1941)

Movie
Arthur Westlake
Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three (1941)

Movie
Kansas Potter
Meet the Fleet

Meet the Fleet (1940)

Movie
Charles Corbin
Service with the Colors

Service with the Colors (1940)

Movie
Paul Malette
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back (1940)

Movie
Jack
Young America Flies

Young America Flies (1940)

Movie
Erich Von Rohn
The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm (1940)

Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness (1939)

Movie
Dick Bannersly
The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High (1939)

Movie
Member of the Guard
Brother Rat

Brother Rat (1938)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.34
Based on 35.5 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1938
1941
1955
1943
1993
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Information

Known For
Production

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-09-27

Deathday
2002-12-25 (85 years old)

Birth Name
William Ferdinand Quinn Jr.

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Relationships
Joy Page (1945-04-10 - 1970-01-01)

Children
Gregory Orr

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William Ferdinand Quinn Jr., William Turney Orr, Wm. T. Orr, William Orr, Bill Orr


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