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name: "John Newland"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-newland"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "23 November 1917"
died: "10 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:52:59.749600+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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# John Newland

Director. Born 23 November 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Died 10 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 23 November 1917, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 10 January 2000

## Biography

John Newland (23 November 1917 – 10 January 2000) was an American television director, actor, producer and screenwriter. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he began his career as an actor in vaudeville and on stage and radio before serving in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War.

Newland became best known as the host and director of the paranormal anthology series *One Step Beyond* (1959–1961). He later directed episodes of many series, including *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), *Star Trek* (1967), *Hawaii Five-O* (1970), *Night Gallery* (1970), *The Sixth Sense* (1972), *Don't Be Afraid of the Dark* (1973) and *Wonder Woman* (1975). He also produced several television movies.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Director
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Director
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Director
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), Director
- *Night Gallery* (1970), Director
- *Don't Be Afraid of the Dark* (1973), Director
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), Director

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