George Waggner
George Waggner (September 7, 1894 - December 11, 1984) was an American film director, producer and actor. Born in New York City, he made his film debut as Yousayef in The Sheik (1921). He later went on to appearances in Western films. The first film he directed was Western Trails (1938) and his most well-known directorial effort arguably remains The Wolf Man (1941). In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the television series Maverick, Batman, The Green Hornet, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. He also directed John Wayne and Oliver Hardy wearing coonskin caps in The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), in which his daughter, Shy Waggner, appeared in a cameo. Waggner's career in film declined in the 1950s, due to the popularity of television, and he eventually moved to television late in the decade. Many of his television credits, such as Maverick and Batman, have his name spelled as "george waGGner." He also directed Red Nightmare, a Cold War propaganda film produced by the Department of Defense and narrated by Jack Webb. Waggner wrote the film Queen of the Yukon with Jack London. His wife was Danny Shannon. The couple had only one child, Shy, born in 1924. and two grandchildren Sherry and Robert. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Waggner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Batman
1966 · Director
Maverick
1957 · Director
Cheyenne
1955 · Director
Telephone Time
1956 · Director
Surfside 6
1960 · Director
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Director
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Director
Bronco
1958 · Director
The Green Hornet
1966 · Director
The Roaring 20's
1960 · Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Director
The Lone Wolf
1954 · Director
The Wolf Man
1941 · Director
The Veil
1958 · Director
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957 · Director
Operation Pacific
1951 · Director
Northwest Passage
1958 · Director
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949 · Director
Gunfighters
1947 · Director
Sealed Lips
1942 · Director
Code 3
1957 · Director
Man-Made Monster
1941 · Director
Shady Lady
1945 · Director
The Climax
1944 · Director
Tangier
1946 · Director
Horror Island
1941 · Director
Outlaw Express
1938 · Director
Fury River
1961 · Director
The Wolfman
1966 · Director
Pawnee
1957 · Director
Drums of the Desert
1940 · Director
Red Nightmare
1962 · Director
Frisco Sal
1945 · Director
South of Tahiti
1941 · Director
Prairie Justice
1938 · Director
Mission of Danger
1960 · Director
Wolf Call
1939 · Director
Mystery Plane
1939 · Director
Arroyo
1955 · Director
Guilty Trails
1938 · Director
Honor of the West
1939 · Director
Western Trails
1938 · Director
Stunt Pilot
1939 · Director
Black Bandit
1938 · Director
The Phantom Stage
1939 · Director