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name: "Buzz Kulik"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/buzz-kulik"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "23 July 1922"
died: "13 January 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:39:23.456204+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Buzz Kulik

Director. Born 23 July 1922 in Kearny, New Jersey, USA. Died 13 January 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 23 July 1922, Kearny, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 13 January 1999
- **Also known as:** Seymour Kulik

## Biography

Seymour 'Buzz' Kulik (23 July 1922 – 13 January 1999) was an American film and television director and producer. After serving in the US Army during the Second World War, he worked in the mail room at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in New York. He later directed cameras at Yankee Stadium before moving into live television in the early 1950s. Kulik relocated to Los Angeles in 1953.

He directed episodes of numerous series, including *Playhouse 90*, *Perry Mason* (1957), *Gunsmoke* (1955), *Have Gun – Will Travel* (1957), *Rawhide* (1959) and a dozen instalments of *The Twilight Zone* (1959). Kulik also directed the pilot of *The Defenders*. His made-for-television films included *Brian's Song* (1971).

Kulik's feature films include *Villa Rides* (1968), *The Hunter* (1980) and *Bad Ronald* (1974). He also directed miniseries such as *Around the World in 80 Days* (1989).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *The Hunter* (1980), Director
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Director
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Director
- *Brian's Song* (1971), Director
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1989), Director
- *Villa Rides* (1968), Director
- *Bad Ronald* (1974), Director
- *Rawhide* (1959), Director

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