Charles F. Haas

American television director

Charles F. Haas
Born	Charles Friedman Haas November 15, 1913 Chicago, Illinois
Died	May 12, 2011 (age 97)
Nationality	American
Education	B.A. Harvard University
Occupation	Director

Charles Friedman Haas (November 15, 1913 – May 12, 2011) was an American film and television director.^[1]

Biography

Haas was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Harvard University.^[2] In 1935, he began his career at Universal Studios - where his stepfather was friends with studio chief Carl Laemmle - starting as an extra and eventually becoming assistant director^[2] and later a director of non-dramatic films.^[3] During World War II, he directed films for the Army Signal Corps.^[2] He turned to television in the 1950s, and during this period had a brief stint directing low-budget films. Ultimately, however, he settled in television, directing episodes of such popular series as Bonanza, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Outer Limits, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

In 1952 he sued Walter Wanger for $53,000.^[4]

Credits

Her Adventurous Night (1946) - producer
Moonrise (1948) - writer, producer^[5]
Dick Tracy (1951) (TV series) - director
Big Town (1952–53) (TV series) - director
Chevron Theatre (1953) (TV series) - director
Lux Video Theatre (1953) (TV series) - director
Mystery Is My Business (1954) (TV series) - director
The Shadow (1954) (short) - director
The Whistler (1954–55) (TV series) - director
Paris Precinct (1955) (TV series) - director
The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) (TV series) - director
The Millionaire (1955–57) (TV series) - director
Star in the Dust (1956) - director
Screaming Eagles (1956) - director
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956) - director
Showdown at Abilene (1956) - director
Zane Grey Theatre (1957) (TV series) - director
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957) (TV series) - director
Man Without a Gun (1957–58) (TV series) - director
Broken Arrow (1958) (TV series) - director
Summer Love (1958) - director
Wild Heritage (1958) - director
The Beat Generation (1959) - director
The Big Operator (1959) - director
The Alaskans (1959) (TV series) -director
Girls Town (1959) - director
Death Valley Days (1959) (TV series) - director
Men Into Space (1959) (TV series) - director
77 Sunset Strip (1959–60) (TV series) - director
Hawaiian Eye (1959–60) (TV series) - director
Tarzan and the Trappers (1960) - director
Platinum High School (1960) - director
Perry Mason (1960) (TV series) - director
Hong Kong (1960) (TV series) - director
Bonanza (1960) (TV series) - director
The Law and Mr. Jones (1960) (TV series) - director
Surfside 6 (1960) (TV series) - director
The Roaring 20's (1960–61) (TV series) - director
The Islanders (1960–61) (TV series) - director
Maverick (1961) (TV series) - director
Route 66 (1961) (TV series) - director
Adventures in Paradise (1961-62) (TV series) - director
Leave It to Beaver (1961–63) (TV series) - director
The Detectives (1962) (TV series) - director
Frontier Circus (1962) (TV series) - director
Wagon Train (1962) (TV series) - director
General Electric Theater (1962) (TV series) -director
The Dick Powell Theatre (1962) (TV series) - director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (TV series) - director
Burke's Law (1963) (TV series) - director
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964) (TV series) - director
Summer Playhouse (1964) (TV series) - director
The Outer Limits (1964–65) (TV series) - director
Rawhide (1965) (TV series) - director
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967) (TV series) - director

References

^ Lentz III, Harris M. (May 25, 2012). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. McFarland. ISBN 9780786491346.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dixon, Wheeler W. Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood. p. 121. ISBN 9780809388448.
^ "Obituary: Charles F. Haas (1913-2011)". Classic TV History. May 21, 2011.
^ KRAMER TO DO FILM OF 'THE COMEDIAN': Producer Buys Novelette by Ernest Lehman About TV Comic -- Reis to Direct By THOMAS M. PRYORS New York Times 15 Apr 1952: 31.
^ RANDOM NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE AND PICTURES: An Independent Unit--Hollywood Comes To New York--Hitchcock Plans By A.H. WEILER. New York Times 9 Feb 1947: X5.