Gerd Oswald
Gerd Oswald ( June 9, 1919 in Berlin, † May 22, 1989 in Los Angeles ) was a German - American film director, film producer, actor and screenwriter.
Life
The son of film director Richard Oswald and the actress Kate Oswald was originally a child actor. In 1938 he emigrated to the USA where he was initially involved as an assistant director on numerous feature films. Among other things, he worked in 1951 " Rommel, the Desert Fox ," and in 1962 as 2nd Unit Director (Head of the second rod Director ) for the parachute sequence in " The Longest Day " responsible.
As early as 1955, Gerd Oswald worked as an independent director, among other things, television series, such as:
- " Perry Mason "
- "Bonanza"
- " The Outer Limits"
- "Star Trek "
- " The Twilight Zone"
And movies such as:
- The Dead Eye of Ceylon
When German crime drama " On the day when the rain came " from 1959 Oswald led not only directed but also wrote the screenplay. He held in " Chess Story " also 1960 This dual function.
Gerd Oswald died in 1989 from cancer.