Paul Wendkos

Paul Wendkos

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1925-09-20
Deathday: 2009-11-12 (84 years old)

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Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director.


Following wartime service in the US Navy and attending Columbia University on the GI Bill Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953.


Wendkos's first feature film was The Burglar . Wendkos's fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn who not only wished to distribute the film, but put Wendkos on a contract.


A variety of films followed for Columbia beginning with the hard-hitting crime drama The Case Against Brooklyn, two suspenseful war dramas Tarawa Beachhead and Battle of the Coral Sea, the youth-oriented Gidget and two sequels Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Gidget Goes to Rome as well as Because They're Young.


Wendkos also directed many episodes of Playhouse 90, Alcoa Theatre, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Route 66, The Rifleman, Mr. Novak, Honey West, The Big Valley, I Spy, The Invaders and Hawaii Five-O. With I Spy, Wendkos filmed several interesting episodes but was deemed too "arty" by the producers and let go.


In 1968 Wendkos signed a five picture contract with Mirisch Productions beginning with the war films Attack on the Iron Coast and Hell Boats followed by Westerns set in Mexico but filmed in SpainGuns of the Magnificent Seven and Cannon for Cordoba. He also made the first feature film for Quinn Martin, The Mephisto Waltz.


From 1970 until his retirement in 1999, Wendkos specialized in made-for-television movies. One of these was The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988), based on a TWA hijacking in 1985, picked up five Emmy nominations, including one for Wendkos.


Wendkos was cited by film critic Andrew Sarris in his book The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968. He is also cited, along with many other directors, in The American Vein: Directors and Directions in Television by Christopher Wicking and Tise Vahimagi, Talisman Books (England), 1979, and E.P. Dutton (United States), 1979; Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 79-52675.


Wendkos married Ruth Bernat on March 1, 1953 and had one son, Jordan Elkan Wendkos. Ruth died in June, 1978. Wendkos married Lin Bolen, Former NBC VP & Producer in 1983 and they lived together happily in Malibu, California until his death. He is survived by his son, Jordan, granddaughter, Justine Wendkos, and his wife Lin Bolen Wendkos.


Wendkos was ill for several years following a stroke. He died on November 12, 2009 in Malibu, California.


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Filmography

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Director 86

Movies 74

TV Shows 14

Producer 2

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Different

Different (1999)

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A Wing and a Prayer

A Wing and a Prayer (1998)

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Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever (1998)

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A Match Made in Heaven

A Match Made in Heaven (1997)

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5.41
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Message from Nam

Message from Nam (1993)

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Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)

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Trial: The Price of Passion

Trial: The Price of Passion (1992)

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Director
Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)

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Director
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)

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Director
The Chase

The Chase (1991)

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Director
The Cops Are Robbers

The Cops Are Robbers (1990)

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Director
Blind Faith

Blind Faith (1990)

TV
Director
Cross of Fire

Cross of Fire (1989)

TV
Director
From the Dead of Night

From the Dead of Night (1989)

Movie
Director
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)

TV
Director
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)

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Director
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)

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Director
Right to Die

Right to Die (1987)

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Director
Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock (1987)

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Director
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)

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Director
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987)

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Director
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)

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Director
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)

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Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces (1985)

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The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1985)

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Director
The Execution

The Execution (1985)

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Director
Scorned and Swindled

Scorned and Swindled (1984)

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Director
Celebrity

Celebrity (1984)

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Director
The Awakening of Candra

The Awakening of Candra (1983)

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Director
Intimate Agony

Intimate Agony (1983)

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Director
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)

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Director
Farrell: For the People

Farrell: For the People (1982)

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Director
Golden Gate

Golden Gate (1981)

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Director
The Five of Me

The Five of Me (1981)

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Director
A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love (1980)

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Director
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)

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Director
Act of Violence

Act of Violence (1979)

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Director
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)

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Director
A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses (1978)

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Director
Betrayal

Betrayal (1978)

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Producer / Director
79 Park Avenue

79 Park Avenue (1977)

TV
Director
Good Against Evil

Good Against Evil (1977)

Movie
Director
Secrets

Secrets (1977)

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Director
The Death of Richie

The Death of Richie (1977)

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Stalk the Wild Child

Stalk the Wild Child (1976)

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Director
Special Delivery

Special Delivery (1976)

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Director
Death Among Friends

Death Among Friends (1975)

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Director
The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)

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Director
The Underground Man

The Underground Man (1974)

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Director
Terror on the Beach

Terror on the Beach (1973)

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Director
Hawkins

Hawkins (1973)

TV
Director
Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father (1973)

Movie
Director
The Strangers in 7A

The Strangers in 7A (1972)

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Director
Footsteps

Footsteps (1972)

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Director
Haunts of the Very Rich

Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)

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Director
The Family Rico

The Family Rico (1972)

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Director
The Delphi Bureau

The Delphi Bureau (1972)

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Director
A Death of Innocence

A Death of Innocence (1971)

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Director
A Little Game

A Little Game (1971)

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Director
A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web (1971)

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Director
The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

Movie
Director
Travis Logan, D.A.

Travis Logan, D.A. (1971)

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Director
Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba (1970)

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Director
The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)

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Director
Hell Boats

Hell Boats (1970)

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Director
Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

Movie
Director
Fear No Evil

Fear No Evil (1969)

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Director
Cocoon

Cocoon (1968)

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Director
Attack on the Iron Coast

Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

Movie
Director
The Invaders

The Invaders (1967)

TV
6
Director
Johnny Tiger

Johnny Tiger (1966)

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Director
Honey West

Honey West (1965)

TV
6
Director
Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

Movie
2.67
Director
The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour (1962)

TV
Director
Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll

Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll (1961)

Movie
Director
Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

Movie
3.75
Director
Angel Baby

Angel Baby (1961)

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Director
Because They're Young

Because They're Young (1960)

Movie
Director
Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

Movie
Director
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman (1959)

TV
Director
Face of a Fugitive

Face of a Fugitive (1959)

Movie
Director
Gidget

Gidget (1959)

Movie
4.75
Director
Tarawa Beachhead

Tarawa Beachhead (1958)

Movie
Director
Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors (1958)

TV
Director
Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage (1958)

Movie
Director
The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Movie
Director
The Burglar

The Burglar (1957)

Movie
Director
Right to Die

Right to Die

TV

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-09-20

Deathday
2009-11-12 (84 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Relationships
Lin Bolen (1983-01-01 - 2009-11-12)

Citizenships
United States of America


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