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name: "Gerald Mayer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerald-mayer"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "5 June 1919"
died: "21 September 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T15:57:06.905803+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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# Gerald Mayer

Director. Born 5 June 1919 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Died 21 September 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 5 June 1919, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Died:** 21 September 2001
- **Active:** 1963–1966
- **Works often with:** Alexander Singer, Arthur Weiss, Chester Krumholz, Daniel B. Ullman, Howard Browne, Jodie Copelan

## Biography

Gerald Mayer (1919–2001) was a Canadian-born film and television director. He directed episodes of the series *Mission: Impossible* (1966) and *The Fugitive* (1963), as well as numerous other television programmes including *Mannix*, *The Six Million Dollar Man*, *Airwolf* and *Quincy, M.E.*.

The son of an MGM studio manager and nephew of Louis B. Mayer, he graduated from Stanford University and served in the US Navy during the Second World War. He began directing screen tests and short films in 1945 before moving to feature films such as *The Sellout* (1952) and *Bright Road* (1953), and later concentrated on television work.

*Sources: imdb.com, nytimes.com, nl.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Airwolf* (1984), Director
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Director
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Director
- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), Director
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), Director
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), Director
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Director
- *The Invaders* (1967), Director

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