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William Olsen(1950-2019)

  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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William Olsen was born on 17 December 1950 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Rockin' Road Trip (1986), Southern Belles (1997) and Getting It On (1983). He died on 1 January 2019 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA.
BornDecember 17, 1950
DiedJanuary 1, 2019(68)
BornDecember 17, 1950
DiedJanuary 1, 2019(68)
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Known for

Rockin' Road Trip (1986)
Rockin' Road Trip
5.6
  • Director
  • 1986
Southern Belles (1997)
Southern Belles
8.0
  • Director
  • 1997
Getting It On (1983)
Getting It On
3.7
  • Director
  • 1983
After School (1988)
After School
3.7
  • Director
  • 1988

Credits

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Director

  • Southern Belles (1997)
    Southern Belles
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Mastering the Theremin
    Video
    • Director
    • 1995
  • After School (1988)
    After School
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Rockin' Road Trip (1986)
    Rockin' Road Trip
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Getting It On (1983)
    Getting It On
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Haunted Palace
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Somebody Moved My Mountain (1975)
    Somebody Moved My Mountain
    • assistant camera
    • 1975
  • Trucker's Woman (1975)
    Trucker's Woman
    2.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1975
  • Earl Owensby in The Brass Ring (1974)
    The Brass Ring
    2.8
    • gaffer
    • grip
    • 1974
  • Hot Summer in Barefoot County (1974)
    Hot Summer in Barefoot County
    3.7
    • grip
    • 1974
  • Earl Owensby in Challenge (1974)
    Challenge
    5.1
    • grip (as Bill Olsen)
    • 1974

Producer

  • Southern Belles (1997)
    Southern Belles
    8.0
    • co-producer
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Mastering the Theremin
    Video
    • producer
    • 1995
  • After School (1988)
    After School
    3.7
    • co-producer
    • 1988
  • Rockin' Road Trip (1986)
    Rockin' Road Trip
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Getting It On (1983)
    Getting It On
    3.7
    • producer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Bill Olsen
  • Born
    • December 17, 1950
    • Hickory, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 2019
    • Hickory, North Carolina, USA(complications from Parkinson's disease)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Graduate Cinema Institute, 1972
  • Quotes
    Believe you can, believe you can't, either way you're right.
  • Nickname
    • Bill

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