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William Dozier

Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born February 13, 1908Died April 23, 1991 (83 years)
William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show "Batman (1966)". Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine from 1946 to 1951 and to movie star Ann Rutherford from 1953 to his death on April 23, 1991.

In 1948, he and Fontaine launched Rampart Productions, which produced "Max Ophüls' Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)" starring his wife, and "You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)", which starred Fontaine and James Stewart. He served as executive producer on both pictures.

Turning to TV as the new decade of the Fifties dawned, Dozier produced the series "Danger (1950)", which ran for five years from 1950-55. In the Fifties and Sixties, he continued his career as a TV producer, bringing to the tube the short-lived TV series "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)" and "The Loner (1965)".

In 1966, he achieved the height of TV success with "Batman" which ran for three seasons and was a cultural sensation. The TV show spun off a "Batman: The Movie (1966)" feature film. That same year, he also launched , a modest success, and "The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)", a notorious flop that shot five episodes and was canceled after four.

Dozier retired as a producer after the 1969 movie "The Big Bounce (1969)" flopped, though he enjoyed a modest second career as an actor in the Seventies and early Eighties.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
  • Not Just Another Affair
  • Mission to Glory: A True Story
Known For
  • Batman: The Movie
  • Batman
  • Letter from an Unknown Woman
  • The Green Hornet
  • Harriet Craig
  • Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
  • Batman vs. Two-Face
  • Back from Eternity
  • You Gotta Stay Happy
  • The Big Bounce

Filmography

1982
Not Just Another Affair · as Julius Thompkins
1980
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV Series) · as Mr. Caldwell
1980
American Gigolo · as Michelle's Lawyer
1979
Crisis in Mid-air · as Chairman
1978
The Paper Chase (TV Series) · as Lindsey
1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes · as Sen. Ferguson
1977
Eight is Enough (TV Series)
1976
1975
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case · as Dr. Richard Sheppard, Sr.
1973
Police Story (TV Series) · as Rodgers
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Miles Stanwood (segment "love And The Impossible Gift")
1969
Medical Center (TV Series) · as Dr. Bradville
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Frank Alexander
1967
BatGirl (TV Series) · as Narrator
1967
Dick Tracy · as Narrator (voice)
1966
The Green Hornet (TV Series) · as Narrator
1966
Batman: The Movie · as Narrator / Bat-Computer (voice) (uncredited)
1966
Batman (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Producer

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