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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)
- Fast Trip to Venezuela
(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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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 Kowalski
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Son of Elvira (Crixell) and Frank Kowalski, who was an assistant director and production manager. His paternal grandfather was of Polish descent, and his mother's family was from Mexico, Spain and France. See more »Nickname:
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