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Dave Wilson(1933-2002)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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A Television Director who spent most of his career working in the unique area of Live Television. His most memorable run was with Saturday Night Live (1975) from the beginning until his retirement just a couple of years before his death. His son Tommy Wilson went to work in the family trade for SNL. Dave Wilson received an Emmy Award for an Episode of SNL in its second season which featured singer/songwriter, Paul Simon. Before his stint with SNL, Wilson had covered the gamut from the 'Miss America Pageant' to all manner of Live Arts performances in the 60s on NBC at a time when Network presentations of such work was top notch and memorable. Fans of SNL will remember that shots of him behind the control board were frequently played for laughs as parts of skits or gags. He was a generous and inspiring man. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Wilson, his three adult children, Tommy, Danny and Michael.
BornMay 1, 1933
DiedJune 30, 2002(69)
BornMay 1, 1933
DiedJune 30, 2002(69)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

Known for:

Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Director
The Paul Simon Special
7.0
TV Special
  • Director
  • 1977
Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show (1994)
Quiz Show
7.5
  • Director
  • 1994
The Corner Bar
4.8
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (1999)
    Saturday Night Live Christmas Special
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2022
  • A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day (2020)
    A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Steve Martin, Prince, and Fred Armisen in Goodnight, Sweet Prince (2016)
    Goodnight, Sweet Prince
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2016
  • An SNL Valentine (2015)
    An SNL Valentine
    • Director (clips)
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • SNL's NFL Saturday
    • Director (clips)
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special (2014)
    Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special
    • Director (clips)
    • TV Special
    • 2014
  • Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013)
    Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2013
  • Saturday Night Live: Halloween (2013)
    Saturday Night Live: Halloween
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2013
  • The Women of SNL (2010)
    The Women of SNL
    • Director (clips)
    • TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Saturday Night Live Just Commercials
    • segment director
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin (2005)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Tom Hanks in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2004
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2004
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tim Meadows (2000)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tim Meadows
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2000

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • SNL Sports Spectacular (2014)
    SNL Sports Spectacular
    • clips director
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • James Pritchett in The Doctors (1963)
    The Doctors
    • associate director
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • The Fifth Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max (1970)
    The Fifth Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
    • associate director
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Pinocchio
    • associate director
    • TV Movie
    • 1968
  • Androcles and the Lion (1967)
    Androcles and the Lion
    • associate director
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    • associate director
    • assistant director
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1967
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    • associate director
    • TV Series
    • 1966

Additional Crew

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2006)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
    • director: archive footage
    • TV Special
    • 2006
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
    • director: archive footage
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
    • director: archive footage
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004
    • director: archive footage
    • TV Special
    • 2004
  • Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car (1992)
    Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car
    • director: archive footage
    • TV Movie
    • 1992

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dave 'Bud' Wilson
  • Born
    • May 1, 1933
    • Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • June 30, 2002
    • Parsipanny, New Jersey, USA(aortic aneurysm)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Was childhood friends with George Carlin. They attended summer camp together where they performed.
  • Nicknames
    • Davey
    • Wacky Wilson

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