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Barry Shear(1923-1979)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Barry Shear was born on 23 March 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Wild in the Streets (1968), Across 110th Street (1972) and The Name of the Game (1968). He was previously married to Sondra Joy Roe. He died on 13 June 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 23, 1923
DiedJune 13, 1979(56)
BornMarch 23, 1923
DiedJune 13, 1979(56)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations

Known for

Wild in the Streets (1968)
Wild in the Streets
5.9
  • Director
  • 1968
Anthony Quinn, Paul Benjamin, and Anthony Franciosa in Across 110th Street (1972)
Across 110th Street
7.0
  • Director
  • 1972
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Name of the Game
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Madame Sin (1972)
Madame Sin
5.8
  • Writer(creator)
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • Power (1980)
    Power
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Undercover with the KKK (1979)
    Undercover with the KKK
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
    The Billion Dollar Threat
    • Director (directed by)
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Eddie Albert in Crash (1978)
    Crash
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Keefer
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Lucan (1977)
    Lucan
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1977
  • Harold Gould and Stefanie Powers in The Feather and Father Gang (1976)
    The Feather and Father Gang
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • The San Pedro Bums (1977)
    The San Pedro Bums
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1977
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1977
  • Robert Conrad, Dirk Blocker, Dana Elcar, Jeff MacKay, and Simon Oakland in Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
    Black Sheep Squadron
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)
    The Quest
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)
    The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
    • Director
    • 1976
  • City of Angels (1976)
    City of Angels
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1976

Producer

  • Rickles
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1975
  • S.W.A.T. (1975)
    S.W.A.T.
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Anthony Quinn, Paul Benjamin, and Anthony Franciosa in Across 110th Street (1972)
    Across 110th Street
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Robert F. Lyons in The Todd Killings (1971)
    The Todd Killings
    • producer
    • 1971
  • It's What's Happening, Baby!
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1965
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Wide World of Entertainment
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1963
  • Vic Damone in The Lively Ones (1962)
    The Lively Ones
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Here's Edie (1963)
    Here's Edie
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1963
  • Here's Edie
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1962
  • The Chevy Show (1960)
    The Chevy Show
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1960

Writer

  • Madame Sin (1972)
    Madame Sin
    • created by (creator)
    • 1972
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 1968
  • Wide World of Entertainment
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 23, 1923
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 13, 1979
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Sondra Joy Roe
  • Children
    • Wendy Shear
  • Other works
    In 1966, he directed an unsold ABC comedy pilot called "The Surfers" which concerned a bunch of California kids who lived to ride the waves.

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    Educated at the University of Wisconsin.

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