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William Crain

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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William Crain
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William Crain was born on 20 June 1949 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde (1976), Blacula (1972) and Mod Squad (1968).
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Known for

Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde (1976)
Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde
5.2
  • Director
  • 1976
Blacula (1972)
Blacula
5.7
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1972
Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
Mod Squad
6.9
TV Series
  • Director(1970)
Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
The Dukes of Hazzard
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1979

Credits

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Director

  • Nothing as It Seems
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)
    Designing Women
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1984–1985
  • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde (1976)
    Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)
    The Rookies
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1975
  • S.W.A.T. (1975)
    S.W.A.T.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul in Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Blacula (1972)
    Blacula
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1972
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
    • Director (1970)
    • TV Series
    • 1971

Actor

  • James-Michael Roddy and Scott Fensterer in Monster Manor 1313 (2021)
    Monster Manor 1313
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Vivica A. Fox, Arie Thompson, Ciarra Carter, Shellie Sterling, and Jasmine Aivaliotis in Keeping Up with the Joneses (2021)
    Keeping Up with the Joneses
    • Arthur
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Sidney Poitier and Beverly Todd in Brother John (1971)
    Brother John
    • intern director (uncredited)
    • 1971

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bill Crain
  • Born
    • June 20, 1949
    • Columbus, Ohio, USA

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    Many sources confuse him with another William (Bill Crain) who was working at the same time directing educational shorts and writing and producing.

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