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William Berke (1903–1958)

Director | Producer | Writer

Trivia:

Father of Lester Wm. Berke.

Born:

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died:

(age 54) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1958 The Lost Missile (uncredited)
 
1958 The Mugger
 
1958 Cop Hater
 
1958 Island Women
 
1957 Street of Sinners
 
1957 Four Boys and a Gun
 
1956 Judge Roy Bean (TV series)
– The Judge of Pecos Valley (1956)
 
1956 I Spy (TV series)
– Betrayal at West Point (1956) (as William A. Berke)
– Canaris Story (as William A. Berke)
– The Green Coat
 
1954-1955 The Joe Palooka Story (TV series)
– Below the Border (1955)
– A Date for Murder (1954) (as William A. Berke)
– A Turkey for Terry (1954)
– The Last Fight (1954) (as William A. Berke)
– The Long Wait (1954) (as William A. Berke)
 
1954 Annie Oakley (TV series)
– The Cinder Trail (1954)
– Annie and the Brass Collar (1954)
 
1953 Man Against Crime (TV series)
– Murder Mountain (1953)
– Main Bout Is Murder (1953)
– The Wire Tappers (1953)
– Hide and Seek (1953)
– Fraternity of Five (1953)
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1953 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
– Ransom Cross (1953)
– Steel Ribbon (1953)
 
1953 The Goldbergs (TV series)
– Partners (1953)
 
1953 Valley of Head Hunters
 
1953 The Marshal's Daughter
 
1952-1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
– Bad Men of Rimrock (1953)
– Convict at Large (1953)
– Marshal from Madero (1953)
– Outlaw Territory (1953)
– The Holy Terror (1953)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1952 The Jungle
 
1952 The Hunter (TV series)
 
1951 FBI Girl
 
1951 Savage Drums
 
1951 Pier 23
 
1951 Smuggler's Gold
 
1951 Roaring City
 
1951 Danger Zone
 
1951 Fury of the Congo
 
1950 The Bandit Queen
 
1950 Pygmy Island
 
1950 Border Rangers
 
1950 Train to Tombstone
 
1950 Gunfire
 
1950 On the Isle of Samoa
 
1950 I Shot Billy the Kid
 
1950 Operation Haylift
 
1950 Captive Girl
 
1950 Mark of the Gorilla
 
1949 Deputy Marshal
 
1949 Zamba
 
1949 Treasure of Monte Cristo
 
1949 Sky Liner
 
1949 Arson, Inc.
 
1949 The Lost Tribe
 
1948 Highway 13
 
1948 Jungle Jim
 
1948 Racing Luck
 
1948 Waterfront at Midnight
 
1948 Speed to Spare
 
1948 Caged Fury
 
1947 Shoot to Kill
 
1947 Code of the West
 
1946 Renegade Girl
 
1946 The Falcon's Adventure
 
1946 Rolling Home
 
1946 Sunset Pass
 
1946 Ding Dong Williams
 
1945 Dick Tracy
 
1945 Why Girls Leave Home
 
1945 High Powered
 
1945 Betrayal from the East
 
1944 Double Exposure
 
1944 Dangerous Passage
 
1944 Dark Mountain
 
1944 That's My Baby!
 
1944 The Falcon in Mexico
 
1944 The Last Horseman
 
1944 Riding West
 
1944 Wyoming Hurricane
 
1944 Girl in the Case
 
1944 The Navy Way
 
1944 Sailor's Holiday
 
1943 The Vigilantes Ride
 
1943 Minesweeper
 
1943 Silver City Raiders
 
1943 Hail to the Rangers
 
1943 Robin Hood of the Range
 
1943 Frontier Fury
 
1943 Law of the Northwest
 
1943 Saddles and Sagebrush
 
1943 Riders of the Northwest Mounted
 
1943 The Fighting Buckaroo
 
1943 Tornado
 
1942 A Tornado in the Saddle
 
1942 Pardon My Gun
 
1942 Riding Through Nevada
 
1942 The Lone Prairie
 
1942 Overland to Deadwood
 
1942 Bad Men of the Hills
 
1942 Riders of the Northland
 
1942 Down Rio Grande Way
 
1942 Lawless Plainsmen
 
1936 Gun Grit (as Lester Williams)
 
1936 Desert Justice (as Lester Williams)
 
1935 Toll of the Desert (as Lester Williams)
 
1935 Wild Waters (short) (as William Hall)
 
1934 Death Fangs (short) (as William Hall)
 
1934 Crack-Up (short) (as Wm. Hall)
 
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1958 The Lost Missile (executive producer)
 
1958 The Mugger (producer)
 
1958 Cop Hater (producer)
 
1958 Island Women (producer)
 
1957 Street of Sinners (producer)
 
1957 Four Boys and a Gun (producer)
 
1953-1956 The Goldbergs (TV series) (producer - 10 episodes)
– The Singer (1956) (producer)
– Nurse's Aide (1956) (producer)
– Brief Encounter (1955) (producer)
– Dreams (1955) (producer)
– Social Butterfly (1955) (producer)
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1955 I Spy (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1955) (producer - 1 episode)
– Bits and Pieces (1955) (executive producer)
– The Green Coat (producer)
 
1954 The Joe Palooka Story (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– A Turkey for Terry (1954) (producer - as William A. Berke)
– The Last Fight (1954) (producer - as William A. Berke)
 
1952 The Jungle (producer)
 
1951 FBI Girl (producer)
 
1951 Savage Drums (producer)
 
1951 Pier 23 (producer)
 
1951 Roaring City (producer)
 
1951 Danger Zone (producer)
 
1951 The Steel Helmet (associate producer)
 
1950 The Bandit Queen (producer)
 
1950 Border Rangers (producer)
 
1950 Train to Tombstone (producer)
 
1950 Gunfire (producer)
 
1950 I Shot Billy the Kid (producer)
 
1947 Shoot to Kill (producer)
 
1946 Renegade Girl (producer)
 
1946 Rolling Home (producer)
 
1946 The Falcon's Alibi (producer)
 
1942 West of Tombstone (producer)
 
1941 Riders of the Badlands (producer)
 
1941 Confessions of Boston Blackie (producer)
 
1941 The Royal Mounted Patrol (associate producer)
 
1941 Prairie Stranger (producer)
 
1941 Thunder Over the Prairie (producer)
 
1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (associate producer)
 
1940 Carolina Moon (associate producer)
 
1940 Gaucho Serenade (associate producer)
 
1940 Rancho Grande (associate producer)
 
1939 South of the Border (associate producer)
 
1939 Rovin' Tumbleweeds (associate producer)
 
1939 New Frontier (associate producer)
 
1939 Colorado Sunset (associate producer)
 
1939 Wyoming Outlaw (associate producer)
 
1939 Three Texas Steers (associate producer)
 
1939 The Night Riders (associate producer)
 
1938 Red River Range (associate producer)
 
1938 Santa Fe Stampede (associate producer)
 
1938 Overland Stage Raiders (associate producer)
 
1938 Pals of the Saddle (associate producer)
 
1938 Heroes of the Hills (associate producer)
 
1938 Riders of the Black Hills (associate producer)
 
1938 Outlaws of Sonora (associate producer)
 
1938 Call the Mesquiteers (associate producer)
 
1937 Young Dynamite (associate producer)
 
1937 Roaring Six Guns (executive producer)
 
1937 Atlantic Flight (producer)
 
1937 Rough Riding Rhythm (associate producer)
 
1937 Dangerous Holiday (associate producer)
 
1937 Bill Cracks Down (associate producer)
 
1936 A Man Betrayed (associate producer)
 
1936 Aces Wild (producer)
 
1936 Bulldog Edition (supervising producer)
 
1936 Gun Grit (producer)
 
1936 Desert Justice (producer - uncredited)
 
1936 Wildcat Saunders (producer)
 
1936 Hair-Trigger Casey (producer)
 
1936 Ghost Town (producer)
 
1935 Last of the Clintons (producer)
 
1935 Wild Mustang (producer)
 
1935 Adventurous Knights (producer)
 
1935 Toll of the Desert (producer)
 
1935 Social Error (producer)
 
1935 Rustler's Paradise (producer)
 
1935 Roaring Roads (producer - as Wm. Berke)
 
1935 Wagon Trail (producer)
 
1935 The Pecos Kid (producer)
 
1935 Timberesque (short) (producer)
 
1935 Wild Waters (short) (producer)
 
1934 Death Fangs (short) (producer)
 
1934 Crack-Up (short) (producer)
 
1933 Corruption (producer)
 
1933 The Flaming Signal (producer - as Wm. Berke)
 
1933 The Woman Who Dared (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (80 titles)
1950 Border Rangers (screenplay)
 
1950 Gunfire (written by)
 
1949 Deputy Marshal (screenplay)
 
1946 Rolling Home (story)
 
1935 Timberesque (short) (story)
 
1930 Post of Honor (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1930 The Badge of Bravery (short) (story and scenario / as William Lester)
 
1929 The Smiling Terror (story / as William Lester)
 
1929 Playing False (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1929 Red Romance (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1929 A Rider of the Sierras (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1929 Slim Fingers (screenplay / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1929 In Line of Duty (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Price of Fear (screenplay / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1928 A Romeo of the Range (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Cloud Dodger (screenplay / as William B. Lester / story / as William B. Lester)
 
1928 Greased Lightning (story and scenario / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Ride for Help (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Valiant Rider (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1928 A Made-To-Order Hero (screenplay / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1928 Framed (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Arizona Cyclone (story and scenario / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Code of the Mounted (short) (as William Lester)
 
1928 Put 'Em Up (as William Lester)
 
1928 Madden of the Mounted (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1928 The Brand of Courage (short) (as William Lester)
 
1928 The Air Patrol (as William Lester)
 
1927 Desert Dust (screenplay / as William B. Lester / story / as William B. Lester)
 
1927 Ridin' Wild (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1927 On Special Duty (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1927 The Scrappin' Fool (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1927 Daze of the West (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 The Man Tamer (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1927 The Plumed Rider (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 The Phantom Outlaw (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 The Fighting Three (screenplay / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1927 Gun Justice (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 Hands Off (as William B. Lester)
 
1927 The Ore Raiders (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 The Lone Star (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 The Broncho Buster (as William B. Lester)
 
1927 Hard Fists (adaptation / as William Lester / screenplay / as William Lester)
 
1927 Shooting Straight (as William Lester / story / as William A. Berke)
 
1927 The Peace Deputy (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 Kelcy Gets His Man (short) (as William Lester)
 
1927 The Denver Dude (as William B. Lester / adaptation)
 
1927 A One Man Game (screenplay / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1927 The Golden Stallion (original story and scenario / as William Lester)
 
1927 Rough and Ready (as William Lester)
 
1927/I Double Trouble (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1926 Pioneer Blood (short) (as William Lester)
 
1926 The Pinnacle Rider (short) (as William Lester)
 
1926 The Shoot 'Em Up Kid (short) (as William Lester)
 
1926 Jim Hood's Ghost (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1926 Riding Romance (story / as William Lester)
 
1926 Don't Shoot (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1926 The Little Warrior (short) (as William Lester)
 
1926 The Fire Barrier (short) (as William Lester)
 
1926 Trapped (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1926 Outlaw Love (short) (as William Lester)
 
1926 The Fighting Boob (story / as William Lester)
 
1926 Mountain Molly O' (short) (continuity / as William Lester)
 
1926 The Flaming West (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1926 Queen of the Hills (short) (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1926 Montana of the Range (short) (story and continuity / as William Lester)
 
1925 Peggy of the Secret Service (as William Lester)
 
1925 The Boundary Line (short) (story / as William Lester)
 
1925 The Gold Trap (short) (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1925 Border Justice (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1925 Cold Nerve (as William Lester)
 
1925 Barriers of the Law (as William Lester)
 
1925 Galloping Vengeance (story / as William Lester)
 
1924 Flashing Spurs (screenplay / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1924 Trigger Fingers (scenario / as William Lester / story / as William Lester)
 
1923 The Love Pirate (adaptation / as William Lester)
 
1923 Good Men and Bad (as William Lester)
 
1923 Wolf Tracks (as Wm. Lester)
 
1923 Gallopin' Through (scenario / as William Lester)
 
1922 The Crow's Nest (story / as William Lester)
 
1922 Barb Wire (as William Lester)
 
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1924 The Hellion
The Father (as William Lester)
 
1924 The Back Trail
Jim Lawton (as Billy Lester)
 
1923 Gentle Julia
Herbert Atwater (as William Lester)
 
1923 Wolf Tracks
Laroque (as Wm. Lester)
 
1923 The Forbidden Trail
Rufe Trent (as Bill Lester)
 
1923 Wolves of the Border (as William Lester)
 
1922 The Firebrand
Sheriff Harding (as William Lester)
 
1922 Back Fire
Henchman Latigo (as William Lester)
 
1922 The Crow's Nest
Pecos (as William Lester)
 
1922 Barb Wire
Bart Moseby (as William Lester)
 
1922 The Marshal of Moneymint (short)
Slick Boyle (as William Lester)
 
1921 The Double O (short)
Mat Haley (as William Lester)
 
1918 The Jest of Talky Jones (short) (as William Lester)
 
1918 The Winning of the Mocking Bird (short) (as William Lester)
 
1918 The Coming of Faro Nell (short) (as William Lester)
 
1918 Cynthiana (short) (as William Lester)
 
1918 The Clients of Aaron Green (short) (as William Lester)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1936 Ghost-Town Gold (supervisor)
 
1936 Desert Justice (presenter - as Wm. Berke)
 
1936 Wildcat Saunders (presenter)
 
1935 The Pecos Kid (presenter - as Wm. Berke)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1936 Doughnuts and Society (production supervisor)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

William A. Berke | Wm. Berke | William Hall | Wm. Hall | Billy Lester | Bill Lester | William B. Lester | William Lester | Wm. Lester | Lester Williams

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Trivia:

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Star Sign:

Libra