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Paul Wendkos

Directing Born Sep 20, 1925 Died Nov 12, 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 96 credits
96
Total Credits
2026
70 Years Career Span
25
Vault Titles
0
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Paul Wendkos works in directing. Born September 20, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died November 12, 2009. Archytele tracks 96 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988
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Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

1986

Celebrity

1984

A Woman Called Moses

1978

79 Park Avenue

1977

79 Park Avenue

1977
Film

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975

Hawkins

1973

Ike

1979
Film

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970
Film

Cannon for Cordoba

1970
Film

Hell Boats

1970

Career timeline

A Man of Potential: Visions of Paul Wendkos, the Godard of Gidget
Different · Director
A Wing and a Prayer · DirectorNobody Lives Forever · Director
A Match Made in Heaven · Director
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family · DirectorMessage from Nam · Director
Trial: The Price of Passion · Director
Guilty Until Proven Innocent · DirectorThe Chase · DirectorThe Chase · ProducerWhite Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd · Director
Blind Faith · DirectorBlind Faith · CreatorGood Cops, Bad Cops · Director
Cross of Fire · DirectorFrom the Dead of Night · Director
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story · DirectorThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story · DirectorThe Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story · Director
Six Against the Rock · DirectorBlood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife · DirectorRight to Die · DirectorSister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies · Director
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues · DirectorRage of Angels: The Story Continues · Director
The Bad Seed · DirectorPicking Up the Pieces · DirectorThe Execution · Director
Celebrity · DirectorScorned and Swindled · Director
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction · DirectorIntimate Agony · DirectorThe Awakening of Candra · Director
Farrell: For the People · Director
Golden Gate · DirectorThe Five of Me · Director
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd · DirectorA Cry for Love · Director
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst · DirectorAct of Violence · Director
A Woman Called Moses · DirectorBetrayal · Director
79 Park Avenue · Producer79 Park Avenue · DirectorThe Death of Richie · DirectorSecrets · DirectorGood Against Evil · Director
Special Delivery · DirectorStalk the Wild Child · Producer
The Legend of Lizzie Borden · DirectorDeath Among Friends · Director
The Underground Man · Director
Hawkins · DirectorHonor Thy Father · DirectorTerror on the Beach · Director
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment · DirectorThe Woman I Love · DirectorHaunts of the Very Rich · DirectorThe Strangers in 7A · DirectorThe Family Rico · Director
The Mephisto Waltz · DirectorA Tattered Web · DirectorA Death of Innocence · DirectorTravis Logan, D.A. · Director
The Brotherhood of the Bell · DirectorCannon for Cordoba · DirectorHell Boats · Director
Guns of the Magnificent Seven · DirectorFear No Evil · Director
Hawaii Five-O · DirectorAttack on the Iron Coast · DirectorCocoon · Director

Full Filmography

96 titles
  • A Man of Potential: Visions of Paul Wendkos, the Godard of Gidget (2026) as Self
  • Different (1999) Director
  • A Wing and a Prayer (1998) Director
  • Nobody Lives Forever (1998) Director
  • A Match Made in Heaven (1997) Director
  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993) Director
  • Message from Nam (1993) Director
  • Trial: The Price of Passion (1992) Director
  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991) Director
  • The Chase (1991) Director
  • The Chase (1991) Producer
  • White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991) Director
  • Blind Faith (1990) Director
  • Blind Faith (1990) Creator
  • Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990) Director
  • Cross of Fire (1989) Director
  • From the Dead of Night (1989) Director
  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) Director
  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) Director
  • The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988) Director
  • Six Against the Rock (1987) Director
  • Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987) Director
  • Right to Die (1987) Director
  • Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987) Director
  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986) Director
  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986) Director
  • The Bad Seed (1985) Director
  • Picking Up the Pieces (1985) Director
  • The Execution (1985) Director
  • Celebrity (1984) Director
  • Scorned and Swindled (1984) Director
  • Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) Director
  • Intimate Agony (1983) Director
  • The Awakening of Candra (1983) Director
  • Farrell: For the People (1982) Director
  • Golden Gate (1981) Director
  • The Five of Me (1981) Director
  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980) Director
  • A Cry for Love (1980) Director
  • The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979) Director
  • Act of Violence (1979) Director
  • A Woman Called Moses (1978) Director
  • Betrayal (1978) Director
  • 79 Park Avenue (1977) Producer
  • 79 Park Avenue (1977) Director
  • The Death of Richie (1977) Director
  • Secrets (1977) Director
  • Good Against Evil (1977) Director
  • A Little Game (1977) Director
  • Special Delivery (1976) Director
  • Stalk the Wild Child (1976) Producer
  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) Director
  • Death Among Friends (1975) Director
  • The Underground Man (1974) Director
  • Hawkins (1973) Director
  • Honor Thy Father (1973) Director
  • Terror on the Beach (1973) Director
  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (1972) Director
  • The Woman I Love (1972) Director
  • Haunts of the Very Rich (1972) Director
  • The Strangers in 7A (1972) Director
  • The Family Rico (1972) Director
  • Footsteps (1972) Director
  • The Mephisto Waltz (1971) Director
  • A Tattered Web (1971) Director
  • A Death of Innocence (1971) Director
  • Travis Logan, D.A. (1971) Director
  • The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) Director
  • Cannon for Cordoba (1970) Director
  • Hell Boats (1970) Director
  • Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) Director
  • Fear No Evil (1969) Director
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) Director
  • Attack on the Iron Coast (1968) Director
  • Cocoon (1968) Director
  • The Invaders (1967) Director
  • Johnny Tiger (1966) Director
  • The F.B.I. (1965) Director
  • Honey West (1965) Director
  • Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) Director
  • Recoil (1963) Director
  • The Eleventh Hour (1962) Director
  • Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) Director
  • Angel Baby (1961) Director
  • Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll (1961) Director
  • Because They're Young (1960) Director
  • Law of the Plainsman (1959) Director
  • Gidget (1959) Director
  • Face of a Fugitive (1959) Director
  • Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) Director
  • Behind Closed Doors (1958) Director
  • Tarawa Beachhead (1958) Director
  • The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) Director
  • Bitter Heritage (1958) Director
  • The Burglar (1957) Director
  • The Burglar (1957) Editor

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Paul Wendkos best known for?

Paul Wendkos is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988), Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986), Celebrity (1984), A Woman Called Moses (1978).

When and where was Paul Wendkos born?

Paul Wendkos was born on September 20, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. They passed away on November 12, 2009.

How many credits does Paul Wendkos have?

Paul Wendkos has accumulated over 96 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1957 to 2026.

What is Paul Wendkos's background in cinema and television?

Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director. Following wartime service in the US Navy and attending Columbia University on the GI Bill Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Da...