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Herbert Wise

Directing 90 (deceased) years old Wien, Austria ★ 0.6
Born: August 31, 1924
Died: August 5, 2015

Biography

Herbert Wise (31 August 1924 – 5 August 2015) was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director.

Herbert Wise was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria, and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at Hull Rep and then as Director of Productions at Dundee Rep (1952–55). He directed So what about Love in the West End at the Criterion Theatre in a 1970 production with Sheila Hancock in the lead.

Wise began his television career in 1956 and directed adaptations of I, Claudius (1976) and Alan Ayckbourn's play cycle The Norman Conquests (1977), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Julius Caesar (1979), Tales of the Unexpected, The 10th Kingdom, The Woman in Black (1989), and episodes of Cadfael and Inspector Morse. He also directed several episodes of the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey. He directed several made-for-TV films, including Skokie (1981) and Breaking the Code (1996), the latter adapted from the Hugh Whitemore play about Alan Turing.

Wise directed two theatrically released films: an entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries second feature series titled To Have and to Hold (1963), and the film version of the 1970–1971 television sit-com The Lovers titled The Lovers! (1973).

He was married twice, firstly to the actress Moira Redmond (1963–1972) and, after he and Redmond divorced, to actress Fiona Walker in 1988.[1] Wise and Fiona Walker had two children; Susannah Wise and Charlie Walker-Wise.

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Known For

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Director 1965
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey Director 1975
The Bill
The Bill Director 1984
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Director 1979
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Director 1964

Filmography

Acting Credits (1)

Directing Credits (69)

The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom Director 2000
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark Director 1997
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is Director 1997
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code Director 1996
Cadfael
Cadfael Director 1994
Class Act
Class Act Director 1994
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost Director 1992
Life After Life
Life After Life Director 1990
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black Director 1989
Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude Director 1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Director 1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse Director 1987
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree Director 1986
Ladies' Night
Ladies' Night Director 1986
Welcome Home, Bobby
Welcome Home, Bobby Director 1986
Reunion at Fairborough
Reunion at Fairborough Director 1985
Lytton's Diary
Lytton's Diary Director 1985
The Bill
The Bill Director 1984
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II Director 1984
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh Director 1983
Number 10
Number 10 Director 1983
Skokie
Skokie Director 1981
Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams Director 1980
Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams Director 1980
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady Director 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Director 1979
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Director 1979
So ’ne und so ’ne
So ’ne und so ’ne Director 1979
The Norman Conquests
The Norman Conquests Director 1977
I, Claudius
I, Claudius Director 1976
A Story to Frighten the Children
A Story to Frighten the Children Director 1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey Director 1975
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent Director 1975
Churchill's People
Churchill's People Director 1974
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm Director 1974
Vienna 1900
Vienna 1900 Director 1973
Song at Twilight
Song at Twilight Director 1973
The Lovers!
The Lovers! Director 1973
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs. Warren's Profession Director 1972
Van der Valk
Van der Valk Director 1972
Who's Afraid of Opera?
Who's Afraid of Opera? Director 1972
The Villa Maroc
The Villa Maroc Director 1972
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs Director 1971
Budgie
Budgie Director 1971
Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R Director 1971
Play for Today
Play for Today Director 1970
The Salesman
The Salesman Director 1970
The Italian Table
The Italian Table Director 1970
The Exiles
The Exiles Director 1969
The Company of Five
The Company of Five Director 1968
The Drummer and the Bloke
The Drummer and the Bloke Director 1968
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase Director 1967
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse Director 1967
The Fastest Draw
The Fastest Draw Director 1966
The Siege of Manchester
The Siege of Manchester Director 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Director 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre Director 1965
Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown Director 1965
A Fear of Strangers
A Fear of Strangers Director 1964
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Director 1964
For King and Country: Out There
For King and Country: Out There Director 1963
To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold Director 1963
Z-Cars
Z-Cars Director 1962
The Day of the Fox
The Day of the Fox Director 1961
The Big Pride
The Big Pride Director 1961
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67 Director 1961
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre Director 1960
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Director 1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Director 1951

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