William Dear | |
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Born | [1] | November 30, 1943
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Bill Dear |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1975–2013 |
Notable work | Harry and the Hendersons If Looks Could Kill Angels in the Outfield Wild America Santa Who? |
William Dear (born November 30, 1943) is a Canadian former actor, director, producer and screenwriter. [2] He is known for directing the films Harry and the Hendersons , If Looks Could Kill , Angels in the Outfield , Wild America , and Santa Who? . [3]
He also directed episodes of the television series Saturday Night Live , Television Parts , Amazing Stories , Dinosaurs , Covington Cross , and The Wannabes Starring Savvy .
Dear was born on November 30, 1943, in Toronto, Ontario. [3] He is the father of actor and storyboard artist, Oliver Dear.
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann is a 1982 science fiction Western film directed by William Dear and starring Fred Ward as Lyle Swann, a cross country dirt bike racer in the 1980s who is mistakenly sent back in time to 1877. The film was scored, produced and co-written by Michael Nesmith.
Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall. Steven Spielberg served as its uncredited executive producer, while Rick Baker provided the makeup and the creature designs for Harry. The film tells the story of a Seattle family's encounter with the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot, partially inspired by the numerous claims of sightings in the Pacific Northwest, California, and other parts of both the United States and Canada over three centuries. In conjunction with the film's setting, shooting took place at several locations in the Cascade Range of Washington state near Interstate 90 and the town of Index near US 2, as well as Seattle's Wallingford, Ballard and Beacon Hill neighborhoods and other locations in or around Seattle.
Angels in the Outfield is a 1994 American family sports fantasy comedy-drama film directed by William Dear. It is a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. It stars Danny Glover, Tony Danza and Christopher Lloyd, and features several future stars, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey, and Neal McDonough. It was followed by two made for TV sequels, Angels in the Endzone and Angels in the Infield. It was released less than a month before the 1994 MLB Baseball Strike, which forced the league to cancel the playoffs and the World Series.
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