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name: "Bernard Girard"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "22 February 1918"
died: "30 December 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:40:39.995591+00:00"
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# Bernard Girard

Director. Born 22 February 1918 in Vallejo, California, USA. Died 30 December 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 22 February 1918, Vallejo, California, USA
- **Died:** 30 December 1997

## Biography

Bernard Girard (22 February 1918 – 30 December 1997) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Born in Vallejo, California, he served in the United States Army Air Corps during the Second World War before moving to Hollywood in the late 1940s. He began his career as a screenwriter and made his directorial debut in 1957.

Girard directed numerous television episodes, including one for *The Twilight Zone* (1963), several for *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* and *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour*, and episodes of *Rawhide*. He also directed films such as *Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round* (1966), *The Mad Room* (1969) and *The Mind Snatchers* (1972). He received Emmy nominations for his work on *Playhouse 90* and *You Are There*, and won a Sylvania Award for directing an episode of *Medic*.

*Sources: latimes.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Le Cercle Rouge* (1970), Assistant Director
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Director
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), Director
- *Rawhide* (1959), Director

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