George Waggner

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1894-09-07

Deathday 1984-12-11 (90 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As George Waggoner, George Waggener, George Wagner, Joseph West

George Waggner

Biography

George Waggner  (September 7, 1894 - December 11, 1984) was an American film director, producer and actor. Born in New York City, he made his film debut as Yousayef in The Sheik (1921). He later went on to appearances in Western films. The first film he directed was Western Trails (1938) and his most well-known directorial effort arguably remains The Wolf Man (1941). In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the television series Maverick, Batman, The Green Hornet, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. He also directed John Wayne and Oliver Hardy wearing coonskin caps in The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), in which his daughter, Shy Waggner, appeared in a cameo. Waggner's career in film declined in the 1950s, due to the popularity of television, and he eventually moved to television late in the decade. Many of his television credits, such as Maverick and Batman, have his name spelled as "george waGGner." He also directed Red Nightmare, a Cold War propaganda film produced by the Department of Defense and narrated by Jack Webb. Waggner wrote the film Queen of the Yukon with Jack London. His wife was Danny Shannon. The couple had only one child, Shy, born in 1924. and two grandchildren Sherry and Robert. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Waggner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Director

1966
The Wolf Man

as Director

1966
Batman

as Director

1966
The Green Hornet

as Director

1964
1962
Red Nightmare

as Director

1961
Fury River

as Director

1960
Mission of Danger

as Director

1960
Surfside 6

as Director

1960
The Roaring 20's

as Director

1958
Jack the Ripper

as Director

1958
1958
Northwest Passage

as Director

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Director

1958
Bronco

as Director

1958
The Veil

as Director

1957
Pawnee

as Director

1957
Destination 60,000

as Director

1957
Maverick

as Director

1957
Code 3

as Director

1957
O. Henry Playhouse

as Director

1957
1956
Telephone Time

as Director

1955
Cheyenne

as Director

1954
The Lone Wolf

as Director

1951
Operation Pacific

as Director

1949
1947
Gunfighters

as Director

1946
Tangier

as Director

1945
Shady Lady

as Director

1945
Frisco Sal

as Director

1944
The Climax

as Director

1942
Sealed Lips

as Director

1941
The Wolf Man

as Director

1941
Man-Made Monster

as Director

1941
Horror Island

as Director

1941
South of Tahiti

as Director

1940
1939
Mystery Plane

as Director

1939
Wolf Call

as Director

1939
Stunt Pilot

as Director

1939
Honor of the West

as Director

1939
The Phantom Stage

as Director

1938
Black Bandit

as Director

1938
Ghost Town Riders

as Director

1938
Western Trails

as Director

1938
Outlaw Express

as Director

Writer

1957
1957
Pawnee

as Writer

1957
1954
1954
Bitter Creek

as Screenplay

1951
Operation Pacific

as Screenplay

1950
1949
1946
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

as Original Story

1942
Sealed Lips

as Screenplay

1941
Man-Made Monster

as Screenplay

1941
Flying Cadets

as Screenplay

1941
Father Steps Out

as Screenplay

1940
Phantom of Chinatown

as Screenplay

1940
The Fatal Hour

as Adaptation

1940
On the Spot

as Screenplay

1940
On the Spot

as Story

1940
1940
Drums of the Desert

as Screenplay

1940
Laughing at Danger

as Screenplay

1940
Queen of the Yukon

as Screenplay

1939
Wolf Call

as Screenplay

1939
The Phantom Stage

as Screenplay

1939
Sky Patrol

as Screenplay

1939
Mystery Plane

as Screenplay

1939
Stunt Pilot

as Writer

1939
Oklahoma Terror

as Screenplay

1939
1939
Honor of the West

as Screenplay

1938
Black Bandit

as Writer

1938
1938
The Spy Ring

as Screenplay

1938
State Police

as Screenplay

1938
State Police

as Original Story

1938
Midnight Intruder

as Screenplay

1938
Western Trails

as Screenplay

1938
Air Devils

as Screenplay

1937
I Cover the War!

as Screenplay

1937
Idol of the Crowds

as Screenplay

1937
1936
Sea Spoilers

as Screenplay

1935
1935
Cheers of the Crowd

as Screenplay

1935
The Healer

as Writer

1935
Cappy Ricks Returns

as Screenplay

1935
Dizzy Dames

as Screenplay

1935
The Nut Farm

as Writer

1934
City Limits

as Screenplay

1934
1934
Girl o' My Dreams

as Screenplay

1932
Gorilla Ship

as Writer

Producer

1945
Frisco Sal

as Producer

1944
Gypsy Wildcat

as Producer

1944
Cobra Woman

as Producer

1944
The Climax

as Producer

1943
White Savage

as Producer

1943
1942
Invisible Agent

as Associate Producer

1941
The Wolf Man

as Producer

1941
South of Tahiti

as Producer

Actor

1926
Love's Blindness

as Oscar Issacson

1924
His Hour

as Sasha Basmanoff

1924
The Iron Horse

as Buffalo Bill

1923
Desert Driven

as Craydon

1922
The Great Alone

as Bradley Carstairs (as George Waggoner)

1921
The Sheik

as Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)

Crew

1933
He Couldn't Take It

as Additional Dialogue