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name: "Allen Reisner"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 February 1924"
died: "8 April 2004"
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# Allen Reisner

Director. Born 12 February 1924 in New York City. Died 8 April 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 February 1924, New York City
- **Died:** 8 April 2004
- **Active:** 1959–1973
- **Works often with:** Christian Nyby, Richard Donner

## Biography

Allen Reisner (1924–2004) was an American television and film director. He began his career as an actor in New York in 1941, appearing on Broadway in productions including *Junior Miss*, *No Exit* and *Home of the Brave*, and in live television on *Philco Playhouse* and the *NBC Repertory Theater*. In 1950, at the suggestion of Yul Brynner, he moved into directing and worked under contract at CBS until 1956 on anthology series such as *Suspense*, *Danger* and *Studio One*.

After relocating to Hollywood in 1954, Reisner directed episodes of numerous series over three decades, including *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *The Green Hornet* (1966–1967), *Hawaii Five-O*, *Gunsmoke*, *Kojak*, *Murder, She Wrote* (1984–1989) and *Airwolf* (1985). His feature films include *All Mine to Give* (1957) and *St. Louis Blues* (1958). He received notable attention for directing the 1976 miniseries *Captains and the Kings*.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Airwolf* (1984), Director
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Director
- *Kung Fu* (1972), Director
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Director
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Director
- *Night Gallery* (1970), Director
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Director
- *The Green Hornet* (1966), Director

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