William A. Graham

William A. Graham

Director. Born 15 May 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 12 September 2013.

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Born
15 May 1926, New York City, New York, USA
Died
12 September 2013

Biography

William A. Graham (1926–2013) was an American television and film director. Beginning in the late 1950s, he directed episodes of many series, including The X-Files (three episodes, 1993–1998), The Fugitive, Batman, Ironside, The Big Valley and The F.B.I.. He also directed the pilots for The Big Valley and Police Story.

Graham directed feature films such as Change of Habit (1969), Elvis Presley's final film, Honky (1971), Where the Lilies Bloom (1974) and Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for directing the television film Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980).

Born in New York City, Graham studied at Yale University and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He died in Malibu, California.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, William A. Graham is known for Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), Batman (1966), Ironside (1967), The Fugitive (1963), The Big Valley (1965) and A Friend to Die For (1994).