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Bill Colleran(1923-2000)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Bill Colleran was born on 16 April 1923 in Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA. Bill was a director and producer, known for The DuPont Show of the Week (1961), Hamlet (1964) and The Bing Crosby Show (1959). Bill was married to Lee Remick. Bill died on 15 June 2000 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1923
DiedJune 15, 2000(77)
BornApril 16, 1923
DiedJune 15, 2000(77)
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Known for

Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
The DuPont Show of the Week
6.1
TV Series
  • Director
Hamlet (1964)
Hamlet
7.6
  • Director
  • 1964
The Bing Crosby Show (1959)
The Bing Crosby Show
TV Series
  • Director
The Polly Bergen Show (1957)
The Polly Bergen Show
7.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Mary Martin at Eastertime
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Honey West (1965)
    Honey West
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Dean Martin in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
    The Dean Martin Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1974
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as William Colleran)
    • 1965
  • Inger Stevens and William Windom in The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
    The Farmer's Daughter
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as William Colleran)
    • 1965
  • Hamlet (1964)
    Hamlet
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • A Date with Debbie (1960)
    A Date with Debbie
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Ella Fitzgerald in The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra (1959)
    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes (1959)
    Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes
    9.0
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1959)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Holiday U.S.A.
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Bing Crosby Special
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1958

Producer

  • Dean Martin in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
    The Dean Martin Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Judy Garland and Peggy Lee in The Judy Garland Show (1963)
    The Judy Garland Show
    8.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1963–1964
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • A Date with Debbie (1960)
    A Date with Debbie
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Ella Fitzgerald in The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra (1959)
    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
    7.1
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes (1959)
    Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes
    9.0
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1959)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Holiday U.S.A.
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Bing Crosby Special
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Bing Crosby Special
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1958
  • The Polly Bergen Show (1957)
    The Polly Bergen Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957

Additional Crew

  • Wordplay (1986)
    Wordplay
    TV Series
    • production staff
    • 1986–1987
  • Dorothy Collins in Your Hit Parade (1950)
    Your Hit Parade
    7.6
    TV Series
    • staged by
    • associate director
    • 1952–1956
  • Richard Hylton in Lost Boundaries (1949)
    Lost Boundaries
    7.0
    • assistant: Louis de Rochemont
    • 1949
  • Dana Andrews in Boomerang! (1947)
    Boomerang!
    7.2
    • assistant: Louis de Rochemont (uncredited)
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • William Colleran
  • Born
    • April 16, 1923
    • Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 2000
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Lee RemickAugust 3, 1957 - November 23, 1968 (divorced, 2 children)

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    Father of Kate Sullivan (born January 1st 1959).

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