Biography
Don Weis (1922–2000) was an American film and television director. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he graduated from the University of Southern California, where he studied film. During the Second World War he served in the US Air Force as a film technician.
After the war Weis began directing feature films at MGM, including Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953). From 1954 he worked extensively in television, directing episodes of series such as The Twilight Zone, MASH, Happy Days, Starsky & Hutch, CHiPs, The Love Boat and MacGyver*. He won Directors Guild of America awards for television direction in 1956 and 1958. Weis died in 2000.
