George Schaefer
American television and theater director (1920-1997) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 76
George Louis Schaefer was an American director of television and Broadway theatre, who was active from the 1950s to the 1990s.
George Schaefer is read about 16 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1997Died10 September 19971996
HarveyFilm, Director1992
The Man UpstairsFilm, Director, Producer1986
Mrs. Delafield Wants to MarryFilm, Director, Producer1983
Right of WayFilm, Director1981
The BunkerFilm, Director, Producer1979
Blind AmbitionSeries, Director, Producer1978
An Enemy of the PeopleFilm, Director, Producer1975
In This House of BredeFilm, Director1974
LincolnSeries, Director, Producer1971
Doctors' WivesFilm, Director1968Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the YearAward
The Admirable CrichtonFilm, 1968Director, Producer1966CBS PlayhouseSeries, Director, Producer1965
Inherit the WindFilm, Director, Producer1963
The Invincible Mr. DisraeliFilm, Director1962Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the YearAward1961Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Program of the YearAward
Alcoa PremiereSeries, 1961Director
Kraft Mystery TheatreSeries, 1961Director1960
The TempestFilm, Director, Producer1959Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAwardNBC Sunday ShowcaseSeries, 1959Director1958
Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesFilm, Director1953HamletFilm, Director, Producer1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Director, Producer1920Born16 December 1920
HarveyFilm, Director1992The Man UpstairsFilm, Director, Producer1986Mrs. Delafield Wants to MarryFilm, Director, Producer1983Right of WayFilm, Director1981The BunkerFilm, Director, Producer1979Blind AmbitionSeries, Director, Producer1978An Enemy of the PeopleFilm, Director, Producer1975In This House of BredeFilm, Director1974LincolnSeries, Director, Producer1971Doctors' WivesFilm, Director1968Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the YearAwardThe Admirable CrichtonFilm, 1968Director, Producer1966CBS PlayhouseSeries, Director, Producer1965Inherit the WindFilm, Director, Producer1963The Invincible Mr. DisraeliFilm, Director1962Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the YearAward1961Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Program of the YearAwardAlcoa PremiereSeries, 1961DirectorKraft Mystery TheatreSeries, 1961Director1960The TempestFilm, Director, Producer1959Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAwardNBC Sunday ShowcaseSeries, 1959Director1958Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesFilm, Director1953HamletFilm, Director, Producer1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Director, Producer1920Born16 December 1920People around George
Close ties
Katharine Hepburn George directed The Man Upstairs (1992)
Maurice Evans George directed Macbeth (1954)
Anthony Hopkins George produced The Bunker (1981)
Bette Davis George directed Right of Way (1983)
Melvyn Douglas George directed Inherit the Wind (1965)
Judith Anderson George directed Elizabeth the Queen and Macbeth- Dana Elcar George directed Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
J. Pat O'Malley George directed Macbeth (1954)
James Naughton George directed The Bunker (1981)
Brenda Forbes George directed Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
Rachel Roberts George directed Doctors' Wives (1971)
Pamela Brown Also in Victoria Regina (1961)
Malcolm Keen George directed Macbeth (1960)- Janet Wright George directed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)
Staats Cotsworth George directed Macbeth (1954)
Christopher Plummer George directed A Doll's House (1959)
Susan Sarandon George directed F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974)
James Stewart George directed Right of Way (1983)
Charlton Heston George directed Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
Peter Ustinov George directed Barefoot in Athens (1966)
Gene Hackman George directed Doctors' Wives (1971)
Steve McQueen George directed An Enemy of the People (1978)
Martin Sheen George directed Blind Ambition (1979)
Julie Harris George directed A Doll's House (1959)
Filmography 40
136 credits on file
Television 7
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1997 · aged 76
