Director

Alvin Ganzer

Directing

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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 11All crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 95241

IMDb ID: nm0304681

Known for: Directing

Born: August 27, 1911

Died: January 3, 2009

Age: 97

Place of birth: Cold Spring, Minnesota, United States

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1939 - 1974

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q2840592

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Director (16)Assistant Director (5)Second Unit Director (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Second Unit (1)

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Biography

Alvin Ganzer was an American film and television director whose career spanned several decades. He began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1932, working in the casting department before transitioning to roles as an assistant and second unit director on numerous feature films from 1934 through 1954. Ganzer's first directorial feature film credit was for The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953), stepping in after the original director fell ill. From 1954 to 1979, he directed episodes for various television series, including The Twilight Zone, Route 66, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Lost in Space. His work contributed significantly to the development of American television during its formative years.

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