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William Byron Hillman

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William Byron Hillman
William Byron Hillman was raised in Chicago, Denver and Oklahoma City. He attended the Oklahoma Military Academy and UCLA. He began his Hollywood career as an actor in Destination: Zebra, station polaire (1968) with Rock Hudson and Ernest Borgnine and made appearances in the TV series Ma sorcière bien aimée (1964) and the soap opera Des jours et des vies (1965).

He eventually stepped behind the camera and has become a complete filmmaker. He has directed, produced and written 14 feature films, numerous TV commercials, several music videos and has sold 32 screenplays, of which over half have been produced. Bill has developed 4 TV series, directed two series pilots and directed, wrote, produced and narrated the award-winning feature documentary "Money". Bill has lectured at many major college campuses on filmmaking, and is an active member of The Directors Guild of America (DGA), The Writers Guild of America west (WGA) and The Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
BornFebruary 3, 1940
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BornFebruary 3, 1940
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    Known for

    The Photographer (1974)
    The Photographer
    5.9
    • Writer(as William B. Hillman)
    • 1974
    Gary Busey, Galvin Chapman, Jillian Clare, and Quigley in Quigley (2003)
    Quigley
    2.6
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Déclics (1982)
    Déclics
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1982
    Quigley 2
    Quigley 2
    • Writer

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      Writer



      • Exchange Principal
        • written by
        • In Production
      • Lost at Christmas
        • Writer
        • Pre-production
      • The Ghost
        • Screenplay
        • Story
        • Pre-production
      • Joey
        • screenplay
        • Pre-production



      • Alessandro Folchitto in Get Her (2025)
        Get Her
        • Writer
        • 2025
      • Gary Busey, Galvin Chapman, Jillian Clare, and Quigley in Quigley (2003)
        Quigley
        2.6
        • written by
        • 2003
      • Les aventures de Ragtime (1998)
        Les aventures de Ragtime
        3.8
        • written by
        • 1998
      • Double action (1990)
        Double action
        4.1
        • Writer
        • 1990
      • Lovelines (1984)
        Lovelines
        5.0
        • screenplay
        • story (as William Hillman)
        • 1984
      • Déclics (1982)
        Déclics
        4.9
        • writer
        • 1982
      • The Photographer (1974)
        The Photographer
        5.9
        • written by (as William B. Hillman)
        • 1974
      • Jed Allan, Richard Deacon, Stu Gilliam, Joe Higgins, Billy Hillman, Buddy Lester, Rose Marie, Ron Masak, Cheryl Miller, Spencer Milligan, and Paul Winchell in The Man from Clover Grove (1974)
        The Man from Clover Grove
        5.7
        • Writer (as William B. Hillman)
        • 1974

      Producer



      • Exchange Principal
        • producer
        • In Production
      • Lost at Christmas
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • The Ghost
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • Joey
        • producer
        • Pre-production



      • Alessandro Folchitto in Get Her (2025)
        Get Her
        • producer
        • 2025
      • Purgatorium (2020)
        Purgatorium
        8.0
        • co-producer
        • 2020
      • Gary Busey, Galvin Chapman, Jillian Clare, and Quigley in Quigley (2003)
        Quigley
        2.6
        • producer
        • 2003
      • Les aventures de Ragtime (1998)
        Les aventures de Ragtime
        3.8
        • producer
        • 1998
      • Double action (1990)
        Double action
        4.1
        • producer
        • 1990
      • Déclics (1982)
        Déclics
        4.9
        • producer
        • 1982
      • The Photographer (1974)
        The Photographer
        5.9
        • executive producer
        • producer
        • 1974
      • Jed Allan, Richard Deacon, Stu Gilliam, Joe Higgins, Billy Hillman, Buddy Lester, Rose Marie, Ron Masak, Cheryl Miller, Spencer Milligan, and Paul Winchell in The Man from Clover Grove (1974)
        The Man from Clover Grove
        5.7
        • producer
        • 1974
      • Oddly Coupled (1970)
        Oddly Coupled
        4.7
        • producer (as William B. Hillman)
        • 1970

      Director



      • Lost at Christmas
        • Director
        • Pre-production



      • Alessandro Folchitto in Get Her (2025)
        Get Her
        • Director
        • 2025
      • Gary Busey, Galvin Chapman, Jillian Clare, and Quigley in Quigley (2003)
        Quigley
        2.6
        • Director
        • 2003
      • Les aventures de Ragtime (1998)
        Les aventures de Ragtime
        3.8
        • Director
        • 1998
      • Double action (1990)
        Double action
        4.1
        • Director
        • 1990
      • Déclics (1982)
        Déclics
        4.9
        • Director
        • 1982
      • The Photographer (1974)
        The Photographer
        5.9
        • Director (as William B. Hillman)
        • 1974
      • Jed Allan, Richard Deacon, Stu Gilliam, Joe Higgins, Billy Hillman, Buddy Lester, Rose Marie, Ron Masak, Cheryl Miller, Spencer Milligan, and Paul Winchell in The Man from Clover Grove (1974)
        The Man from Clover Grove
        5.7
        • Director (as William B. Hillman)
        • 1974

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      • Alternative names
        • Bill Hillman
      • Height
        • 1.96 m
      • Born
        • February 3, 1940
        • USA
      • Spouse
        • Dianne VallowAugust 28, 1958 - May 5, 2021 (her death, 3 children)
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        • 1 Print Biography
        • 1 Article

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        A reporter in KPIX-TV San Francisco from 1953-1992.

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