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Director

Simon Wincer

Directing

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Directed credits

40

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.8

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 25Directed series: 15All crew credits: 42

TMDB ID: 18254

IMDb ID: nm0934578

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1943

Age: 83

Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1951 - 2011

Years active: 61

Average TMDB rating: 6.3

Wikidata: Q1368884

Frequent jobs

Director (40)Executive Producer (2)

Biography

Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian film director and film producer. He attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stage hand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986 he directed the made for TV movie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award. His most successful film to date is the 1993 film Free Willy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wincer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Acting Appearances in Movies

Movie cast credits for Simon Wincer.

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