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William Crain

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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William Crain
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William Crain was born on 20 June 1949 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976), Le vampire noir (1972) and Shérif, fais-moi peur! (1979).
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    • Known for

    Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
    Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1976
    William Marshall and Vonetta McGee in Le vampire noir (1972)
    Le vampire noir
    5.8
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1972
    Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in Shérif, fais-moi peur! (1979)
    Shérif, fais-moi peur!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
    Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in La nouvelle équipe (1968)
    La nouvelle équipe
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director(1970)

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    Director

    • Nothing as It Seems
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Femmes d'affaires et dames de coeur (1986)
      Femmes d'affaires et dames de coeur
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
      Matt Houston
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984–1985
    • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in Shérif, fais-moi peur! (1979)
      Shérif, fais-moi peur!
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1979–1985
    • Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
      Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
      5.2
      • Director
      • 1976
    • The Rookies (1972)
      The Rookies
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1974–1975
    • Section 4 (1975)
      Section 4
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1975
    • Starsky et Hutch (1975)
      Starsky et Hutch
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1975
    • William Marshall and Vonetta McGee in Le vampire noir (1972)
      Le vampire noir
      5.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1972
    • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in La nouvelle équipe (1968)
      La nouvelle équipe
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1971

    Actor

    • James-Michael Roddy and Scott Fensterer in Monster Manor 1313 (2021)
      Monster Manor 1313
      7.1
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • Vivica A. Fox, Arie Thompson, Ciarra Carter, Shellie Sterling, and Jasmine Aivaliotis in Keeping Up with the Joneses (2021)
      Keeping Up with the Joneses
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Arthur
      • 2021

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sidney Poitier and Beverly Todd in Brother John (1971)
      Brother John
      6.4
      • intern director (uncredited)
      • 1971

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    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
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    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Bill Crain
    • Born
      • June 20, 1949
      • Columbus, Ohio, USA

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      Many sources confuse him with another William (Bill Crain) who was working at the same time directing educational shorts and writing and producing.

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