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Bernard L. Kowalski (1929–2007)
Bernard Kowalski is an important figure in television with a long and impressive list of credits. To mention a select few, he directed the pilots for Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957), N.Y.P.D. (1967) and The Monroes (1966); executive-produced Baretta (1975); and was co-owner of Mission: Impossible (1966). Kowalski got his first job in the...
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Director (79 credits)
Director (79 credits)
2017-2018
The Forsaken Westerns
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Quiet Day at Fort Lowell
(2018)
- The Assassin
(2017)
1996-2000
Diagnosis Murder
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die
(2000)
... (as Bernie Kowalski)
- The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A.
(2000)
... (as Bernie Kowalski)
- Murder in the Dark
(1996)
... (as Bernie Kowalski)
1989-1992
Jake and the Fatman
(TV Series) (16 episodes)
- Mickey Daytona
(1992)
- Come Along with Me
(1991)
- Where or When: Part 2
(1991)
- Where or When: Part 1
(1991)
- We'll Meet Again
(1991)
1983-1987
Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- On the Fly
(1987)
- A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken
(1985)
- Paradise Blues
(1984)
- Letter to a Duchess
(1983)
1984-1986
Airwolf
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Birds of Paradise
(1986)
- Jennie
(1985)
- Flight #093 Is Missing
(1984)
1985
Me and Mom
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- A Flawed Affair
(1985)
- Pilot
(1985)
... (as Bernie Kowalski)
1982-1984
Knight Rider
(TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Dead of Knight
(1984)
- Big Iron
(1984)
- Blind Spot
(1983)
- Chariot of Gold
(1983)
- Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death
(1983)
1982
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Neighbors
(1982)
- Daniel's Song
(1982)
1980
B.A.D. Cats
(TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Death Car
(1980)
- Bomb!
(1980)
- Semi-Paradise
(1980)
- The Good-Time Girls
(1980)
- Pilot
(1980)
1975-1978
Baretta
(TV Series) (10 episodes)
- Woman Trouble
(1978)
... (as Bernie Kowalski)
- The Appointment
(1978)
- Guns and Brothers
(1977)
- Photography by John Doe
(1975)
- The Goodbye Orphan Annie Blues
(1975)
1971-1976
Columbo
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Fade in to Murder
(1976)
- Playback
(1975)
- An Exercise in Fatality
(1974)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
- Death Lends a Hand
(1971)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
1972-1974
Banacek
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Fly Me- If You Can Find Me
(1974)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
- The Vanishing Chalice
(1974)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
- If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?
(1973)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
- A Million the Hard Way
(1972)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
1966
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Fakeout
(1966)
- A Spool There Was
(1966)
- Pilot
(1966)
1965
The Trials of O'Brien
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Trouble with Archie
(1965)
- Bargain Day on the Street of Regret
(1965)
1965
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth
(1965)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
1964-1965
Rawhide
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Book
(1965)
- Corporal Dasovik
(1964)
- The Enormous Fist
(1964)
1963
The Dick Powell Theatre
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Epilogue
(1963)
- Thunder in a Forgotten Town
(1963)
- The Judge
(1963)
1962
The Untouchables
(TV Series) (7 episodes)
- The Monkey Wrench
(1962)
- The Contract
(1962)
- The Case Against Eliot Ness
(1962)
- Man in the Middle
(1962)
- Element of Danger
(1962)
... (as Bernard Louis Kowalski)
1961
Perry Mason
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- The Case of the Renegade Refugee
(1961)
- The Case of the Injured Innocent
(1961)
- The Case of the Posthumous Painter
(1961)
- The Case of the Pathetic Patient
(1961)
- The Case of the Missing Melody
(1961)
1959-1961
The Rebel
(TV Series) (25 episodes)
- The Found
(1961)
- Ben White
(1961)
- The Calley Kid
(1961)
- Mission--Varina
(1961)
- Two Weeks
(1961)
1959
Bold Venture
(TV Series) (8 episodes)
- Some Came Sleeping
(1959)
- Some Came Sleeping
(1959)
- Tom, the Fun Loving Friedkin
(1959)
- The Undoing of Huckleberry Fine
(1959)
- Tom Friedkin Eats Crow
(1959)
1957-1958
Boots and Saddles
(TV Series) (5 episodes)
- The Decision
(1958)
- The Recruit
(1958)
- Rescue of the Stranger
(1958)
- Quiet Day at Fort Lowell
(1957)
- Terror at Fort Lowell
(1957)
1958
M Squad
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Widows
(1958)
- The Executioner
(1958)
- The Phantom Raiders
(1958)
- Force of Habit
(1958)
1958
The Silent Service
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Unsuccessful Patrol
(1958)
- The Bergall's Revenge
(1958)
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Pete Rocco Case
(1957)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
- The Torch Carriers
(1957)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
1956
Frontier
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Hostage
(1956)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
- The Assassin
(1956)
... (as Bernard Kowalski)
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Producer (8 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Unsold pilots: Directed several unsold pilots for a proposed NBC dramatic series called "The Robert Taylor Show". The pilots were revisions of an earlier effort (1962) starring William Bendix called "330 Independence S.W."Alternate Names:
Bernard Louis Kowalski | Bernard Kowalski | Bernie KowalskiSpouse:
Helen E. Grazer (his death) (4 children)
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