Direction: William Wiard

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by William Wiard. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


M*A*S*H (MASH) (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Richard Hooker · Charles S. Dubin · Alan Alda · Burt Metcalfe

Cast Alan Alda · Loretta Swit · William Christopher · Gary Burghoff

Synopsis TV Series (1972-1983). 11 Seasons. 251 Episodes. War (Korean War). The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make...

7.2

6K votes

7.2

6K votes

Get Smart (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Buck Henry · Mel Brooks · Gary Nelson · Bruce Bilson

Cast Don Adams · Barbara Feldon · Edward Platt · Robert Karvelas

Synopsis TV Series (1965-1970). 5 Seasons. 138 Episodes. Mel Brooks and Buck Henry created this show as a spoof of James Bond and the many TV imitators that followed in 007's wake. The series starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent...

6.9

9K votes

6.9

9K votes

The Rockford Files (TV Series)

1974 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Stephen J. Cannell · Roy Huggins · William Wiard · Lawrence Doheny

Cast James Garner · Lindsay Wagner · William Smith · Nita Talbot

Synopsis TV Series (1974-1980). 123 episodes. Series about an ex-con-turned-private-investigator named Jim Rockford who would rather run away than fight and would rather go fishing than work. He isn't a coward, and he isn't lazy--just a bit on the cautious side,...

6.5

57 votes

6.5

57 votes

The High Chaparral (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Dortort · William F. Claxton · Leon Benson · Phil Rawlins

Cast Leif Erickson · Cameron Mitchell · Mark Slade · Linda Cristal

Synopsis The High Chaparral is a Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had...

6.4

172 votes

6.4

172 votes

Tom Horn

1980 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction William Wiard

Cast Steve McQueen · Richard Farnsworth · Linda Evans · Billy Green Bush

Synopsis A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he...

6.2

858 votes

6.2

858 votes

The F.B.I. (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Virgil W. Vogel · Don Medford · Jesse Hibbs · William Hale

Cast Efrem Zimbalist Jr. · Philip Abbott · Marvin Miller · William Reynolds

Synopsis TV Series (1965-1974) 241 episodes. Cases, based on real FBI files, were handled by Inspector Lewis Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and several coworkers over the years.

6.1

23 votes

6.1

23 votes

Cannon (TV Series)

1971 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jimmy Sangster · E. Arthur Kean · George McCowan · Lawrence Dobkin

Cast William Conrad · Patrick Culliton · Tom Pittman · Charles Bateman

Synopsis The weekly adventures of Frank Cannon, an overweight, balding ex-cop with a deep voice and expensive tastes in culinary pleasures, who becomes a high-priced private investigator. Since Cannon's girth didn't allow for many fist-fights and gun battles (although there were...

5.9

135 votes

5.9

135 votes

Anna and the King (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction William Wiard · Hy Averback · Terry Becker · Jeff Corey

Cast Yul Brynner · Samantha Eggar · Keye Luke · Eric Shea

Synopsis In 1862, a strong American schoolteacher, with her young son, travels to Siam to serve as the personal educator to the King's many children. Though Anna and the King often clash due to their disparate personalities and cultures, a respect...

5.8

35 votes

5.8

35 votes

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Brad Buckner · Eugenie Ross-Leming · Harvey S. Laidman · Burt Brinckerhoff

Cast Kate Jackson · Bruce Boxleitner · Beverly Garland · Mel Stewart

Synopsis A housewife, Mrs. King, is handed a package by a secret agent who who is being pursued by bad guys. The secret agent, Lee Stetson, then has to track down the housewife before the bad guys do. Later episodes involve...

5.7

189 votes

5.7

189 votes

Bonanza (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Dortort · William F. Claxton · Lewis Allen · Don McDougall

Cast Lorne Greene · Michael Landon · Dan Blocker · Pernell Roberts

Synopsis TV Series (1959-1973). 14 Seasons. 430 Episodes. Western / Nevada, in the 1860s. Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Hoss and Joe life in a large ranch - The Ponderosa.

5.2

6K votes

5.2

6K votes

Bridges to Cross (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Philip Leacock · Sharron Miller · William F. Claxton · Arthur Allan Seidelman

Cast Suzanne Pleshette · Nicolas Surovy · José Ferrer · Roddy McDowall

Synopsis Tracy Bridges is star reporter at World/Week, a news magazine based in Washington. She competes with ex-husband Peter for stories and answers to Morris. Fashion icon Maria is her closest friend and Norman her diligent secretary.

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Hank (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Allen Baron · Coby Ruskin · Sidney Miller · William Wiard

Cast Dick Kallman · Linda Foster · Dabbs Greer · Howard St. John

Synopsis Campus lunch wagon operator "drops in" to classes to get college education.

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Direction William Wiard

Cast Robert Hays · Pam Dawber · Zohra Lampert · Ed Nelson

Synopsis When Kirby inherits only one thing from his millionaire uncle: a pocket watch that can stop time. Only, the bad guys know that he has it, and will do anything to take it from him. But they don't know that...

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Nichols (TV Series)

1971 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Frank Pierson · Ivan Dixon · William Wiard

Cast James Garner · Margot Kidder · Neva Patterson · John Beck

Synopsis In 1914, Nichols, a soldier, sick of killing, returns to his Arizona hometown, named after his family, and is strong-armed into serving as Sheriff by the Ketcham clan, who run the area. Nichols, who doesn't believe in toting a gun,...

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Room 222 (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction James L. Brooks · William Wiard · Charles R. Rondeau · Terry Becker

Cast Lloyd Haynes · Denise Nicholas · Michael Constantine · Karen Valentine

Synopsis TV Series (1969-1974). Black teacher Pete Dixon tries to teach the students at Walt Whitman High to be tolerant. He is assisted by girlfriend and school counselor Liz and student teacher (later teacher) Alice. The students love him.

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Love American Style (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Charles R. Rondeau · Bruce Bilson · Alan Rafkin · Leslie H. Martinson

Cast Stuart Margolin · Mary Grover · Barbara Minkus · Michael Callan

Synopsis An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.

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The Doris Day Show (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction James Fritzell · William Wiard · Bruce Bilson · Denver Pyle

Cast Doris Day · Philip Brown · Todd Starke · Denver Pyle

Synopsis After spending most of her life in big cities, widow Doris Martin decides to move back to the family ranch.

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Direction Peter S. Fischer · William Wiard · Edward M. Abroms · Jim Benson

Cast Vincent Baggetta · Wendy Phillips · Floyd Levine · Seven Anne McDonald

Synopsis Eddie Capra was an impulsive and unorthodox attorney with the Los Angeles firm of Devlin, Linkman & O'Brien who seemed to see his job as being as much of a detective as a lawyer. Every episode would chronicle a strange...

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