George Waggner

Known for DirectingBorn 1894-09-07Died 1984-12-11New York City, New York, USA

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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Destination 60,000

The Phantom Stage

Guilty Trails

Don’t Get Personal

Champagne for Breakfast

He Couldn't Take It

The Fargo Phantom

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

Laughing at Danger

Ghost Town Riders

Western Trails

The Nut Farm

The Lone Wolf

The Veil

Honor of the West

Oklahoma Terror

Black Bandit

State Police

Dizzy Dames

The Wolfman

Love's Blindness

Desert Driven

Branded Man

Mission of Danger

Jack the Ripper

Batman

The Green Hornet

Northwest Passage

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

77 Sunset Strip

Mystery Plane

Screen Director's Playhouse

Maverick

The Wolf Man

The Cowboy Millionaire

Red Nightmare

His Hour

The Great Alone

Code 3

O. Henry Playhouse

Telephone Time

Bitter Creek

Tangier

The Iron Horse

Surfside 6

Father Steps Out

South of Tahiti

Fury River