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Independent writer/producer/director William Winckler comes from a show-business background. His late father, Robert "Bobby" Winckler was a famous child actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood, then, as an adult, a successful entertainment attorney. William Winckler followed in his father's footsteps, but in a slightly different path.

William studied acting and directing at UCLA with the late Don Richardson, director/teacher to Ann Bancroft, Grace Kelly, Zero Mostel, John Cassavettes, Elizabeth Montogomery, and countless other stars. He learned a great deal from Don, and applied it to his acting and directing career.

In the mid to late 1980s, William worked as an actor in various TV series, films, and theater. He then wrote and produced two syndicated series of his own, the animated sci-fi show "Tekkaman the Space Knight," and the all dwarf comedy/variety series "Short Ribbs" starring the late Billy Barty. When the internet boom hit, William was head of development for a science-fiction entertainment company, developing star driven feature films and shorts for internet webcast and DVD.

The late Jonathan Harris, best known for his starring role as "Dr. Smith," in the classic TV series "Lost in Space," was William's close mentor throughout the 1990s and taught him a great deal about the business.

He formed William Winckler Productions, Inc., in 2001, to write, produce and direct low-budget feature films in the sci-fi, fantasy, horror and adventure genres. His sexy, action comedy, "The Double-D Avenger," has been a great creative and financial success for him, being a top cult movie best seller in America, and internationally in France and French speaking Europe (in the French language), in Japan, and many other countries.

William Winckler continues to produce feature films. He is married to Philippina musical theater star Dezzirae Ascalon. He absolutely loves classic sci-fi, horror and fantasy films from the 1930s, '40s, '50s, and '60s, and he has a huge collection of related memorabilia, toy robots, action figures, etc., in his personal collection.

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He played the role of "H.R. Pufnstuf," actually wearing the character's costume, for a Los Angeles comicbook convention's promotion of Sid and Marty Krofft's series. He worked along with original "H.R. Pufnstuf" star Jack Wild.

In "The Double-D Avenger," he put on Kitten Natividad's superhero costume and performed all the stunts for the camera!

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