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'''George McCowan''' (June 27, 1927 &ndash; November 1, 1995) was a [[Canadian]] [[film]] (mostly TV movies) and [[Television|TV]] [[television director|director]] in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/102007/George-McCowan New York Times]</ref>
'''George McCowan''' (June 27, 1927 &ndash; November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film and television director in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/102007/George-McCowan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609153305/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/102007/George-McCowan|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 9, 2009|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2009|title=George-McCowan|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>


McCowan began his career working for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Company]]. He moved to the [[United States]] from Canada in 1967 and stayed there.
McCowan began his career working for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. He worked as an actor and director for several seasons at the [[Stratford Festival]], and moved to the United States in 1967.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/8236 | title = George McCowan acting & directing credits | website = Stratford Festival Archives | access-date = May 10, 2019}}
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He is most notable for directing seven episodes of ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', directing episodes of ''[[S.W.A.T. (TV Series)|S.W.A.T.]]'', and directing episodes of ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]''. He worked more often with such shows as ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', and ''[[Hart to Hart]]''. McCowan directed the 1971 Canadian hockey film ''[[Face-Off]]'', the 1972 film, ''[[The Magnificent Seven Ride!]]'', the 1972 [[horror film]], ''[[Frogs (film)|Frogs]]'', and the 1976 film ''[[Shadow of the Hawk]]''.
He directed episodes of ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'', and ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'', as well as every episode of the popular Canadian series ''[[Seeing Things (TV series)|Seeing Things]]''. He also worked on such shows as ''[[The Silent Force (TV series)|The Silent Force]]'', ''[[The Mod Squad]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', and ''[[Hart to Hart]]''. McCowan directed the 1970 TV movie ''[[Carter's Army]]'', the 1971 Canadian hockey film ''[[Face-Off (1971 film)|Face-Off]]'', the fourth and final Magnificent Seven film, ''[[The Magnificent Seven Ride!]]'' in 1972, the cult [[horror film]] ''[[Frogs (film)|Frogs]]'' in the same year, and the 1976 film ''[[Shadow of the Hawk]]''.


McCowan also directed the film ''[[H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come]]'' and the 1970 television war movie,''[[The Challenge (1970 film)|The Challenge]]'', but for the latter he chose to be credited as [[Alan Smithee]].
McCowan also directed the film ''[[H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come]]'' and the 1970 television war movie, ''[[The Challenge (1970 film)|The Challenge]]'', but for the latter he chose to be credited as [[Alan Smithee]].


McCowan died of [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|emphysema]] on November 1, 1995, in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-11-mn-1734-story.html|title=George McCowan; TV Director|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 11, 1995}}</ref>
McCowan died in 1995 in [[Santa Monica, California]].


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He also directed The Starlost. A great plot line that through direction and budget managed to get messed up. The actor direction is really bad... despite having what is considered to be some great actors. Really shows you that actors left to their own, have little to no ability.


==External links==
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George McCowan
Born(1927-06-27)June 27, 1927
Canada
DiedNovember 1, 1995(1995-11-01) (aged 68)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationDirector

George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film and television director in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.[1]

McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He worked as an actor and director for several seasons at the Stratford Festival, and moved to the United States in 1967.[2]

He directed episodes of Charlie's Angels, S.W.A.T., and Starsky and Hutch, as well as every episode of the popular Canadian series Seeing Things. He also worked on such shows as The Silent Force, The Mod Squad, The Streets of San Francisco, Fantasy Island, and Hart to Hart. McCowan directed the 1970 TV movie Carter's Army, the 1971 Canadian hockey film Face-Off, the fourth and final Magnificent Seven film, The Magnificent Seven Ride! in 1972, the cult horror film Frogs in the same year, and the 1976 film Shadow of the Hawk.

McCowan also directed the film H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come and the 1970 television war movie, The Challenge, but for the latter he chose to be credited as Alan Smithee.

McCowan died of emphysema on November 1, 1995, in Santa Monica, California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "George-McCowan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "George McCowan acting & directing credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "George McCowan; TV Director". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1995.
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