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William Dozier
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William Dozier
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Production
Birthday
1908-02-13,Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show "Batman (1966)". Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine from 1946 to 1951 and to movie star Ann Rutherford from 1953 to his death on April 23, 1991. In 1948, he and Fontaine launched Rampart Productions, which produced "Max Ophüls' Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)" starring his wife, and "You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)", which starred Fontaine and James Stewart. He served as executive producer on both pictures. Turning to TV as the new decade of the Fifties dawned, Dozier produced the series "Danger (1950)", which ran for five years from 1950-55. In the Fifties and Sixties, he continued his career as a TV producer, bringing to the tube the short-lived TV series "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)" and "The Loner (1965)". In 1966, he achieved the height of TV success with "Batman" which ran for three seasons and was a cultural sensation. The TV show spun off a "Batman: The Movie (1966)" feature film. That same year, he also launched , a modest success, and "The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)", a notorious flop that shot five episodes and was canceled after four. Dozier retired as a producer after the 1969 movie "The Big Bounce (1969)" flopped, though he enjoyed a modest second career as an actor in the Seventies and early Eighties.

Filmography

American Gigolo

6.196

American Gigolo
1980-02-01

Evening in Byzantium

8

Evening in Byzantium
1978-08-14

Mission to Glory: A True Story

7

Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977-01-01

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

9

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999-01-01

Not Just Another Affair

5.25

Not Just Another Affair
1982-10-01

Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO

9

Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO
1967-09-01

Crisis in Mid-Air

8

Crisis in Mid-Air
1979-02-13

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

7

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
1975-11-17

5.4

Batgirl
1967-09-01

6.4

Batman
1966-07-30

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

8.01

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020-08-18

The Amazing Howard Hughes

6.364

The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977-04-13

Batgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson About Equal Pay

0

Batgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson About Equal Pay
1973-09-09

Eight Is Enough

6.231

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

The Green Hornet

7.312

The Green Hornet
1966-09-09

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

7.3

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980-04-15

7.3

Batman
1966-01-12

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

9

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987-07-03

Evening in Byzantium

0

Evening in Byzantium
1978-08-14

The Amazing Howard Hughes

6

The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977-04-13