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name: "Boris Sagal"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "18 October 1923"
died: "22 May 1981"
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average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T16:08:59.290997+00:00"
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# Boris Sagal

Director. Born 18 October 1923 in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Died 22 May 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 18 October 1923, Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- **Died:** 22 May 1981
- **Active:** 1959–1971
- **Works often with:** Jack Smight, Robert Butler, Ted Post, Walter Grauman

## Biography

Boris Sagal (1923–1981) was a Ukrainian-born American television and film director. Born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine), he immigrated to the United States and trained at the Yale School of Drama.

He directed episodes of series including *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), *Combat!* (1962), *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), *Columbo* (1971) and *Ironside* (1967). His feature films include *The Omega Man* (1971) and *Girl Happy* (1965). He also directed the miniseries *Masada* (1981) and *Rich Man, Poor Man* (1976), for which he received Emmy nominations.

Sagal was married to dancer and actress Marge Champion from 1977 until his death in a helicopter accident in Portland, Oregon, in 1981.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *The Omega Man* (1971), Director
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Director
- *Combat!* (1962), Director
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), Director
- *Ironside* (1967), Director
- *Masada* (1981), Director
- *McCloud* (1970), Director

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