George McCowan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film (mostly TV movies) and TV director in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. He moved to the United States from Canada in 1967 and stayed there. He is most notable for directing seven episodes of Charlie's Angels, directing episodes of 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, 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 in 1995 in Santa Monica, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article George McCowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 The July Group1980 · Director | Director |
 The Return of Mod Squad1979 · Director | Director |
 The Shape of Things to Come1979 · Director | Director |
 Return to Fantasy Island1978 · Director | Director |
 Shadow of the Hawk1976 · Director | Director |
 Murder on Flight 5021975 · Director | Director |
 Carter's Army1975 · Director | Director |
 To Kill the King1974 · Director | Director |
 The inbreaker1974 · Director | Director |
 The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972 · Director | Director |
 Frogs1972 · Director | Director |
 Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol1972 · Director | Director |
 If Tomorrow Comes1971 · Director | Director |
 Face-Off1971 · Director | Director |
| TThe Face of Fear1971 · Director | Director |
 Cannon1971 · Director | Director |
 Love Hate Love1971 · Director | Director |
 Run, Simon, Run1970 · Director | Director |
 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again1970 · Director | Director |
 The Sixth Column1970 · Director | Director |
 The Challenge1970 · Director | Director |
 The Ballad of Andy Crocker1969 · Director | Director |
 The Monk1969 · Director | Director |
 The Love WarDirector | Director |