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Bernard Girard(1918-1997)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Entering films as a screenwriter in 1950, Bernard Girard made his directorial debut in 1957. His film career has been sporadic, as he concentrated mostly on television. He did make a splash with a stylish comedy/thriller, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966), but the majority of his film output has been routine.
BornFebruary 22, 1918
DiedDecember 30, 1997(79)
BornFebruary 22, 1918
DiedDecember 30, 1997(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Director
Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
Rebound
6.1
TV Series
  • Director
You Are There (1953)
You Are There
8.3
TV Series
  • Director
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952)
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
2.8
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • James Caan, Sammy Davis Jr., Stefanie Powers, Aldo Ray, and Barbara Werle in Gone with the West (1974)
    Gone with the West
    3.0
    • directed by
    • 1974
  • A Name for Evil (1973)
    A Name for Evil
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Fabulous Doctor Fable
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Sixth Sense (1972)
    The Sixth Sense
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • The Mind Snatchers (1972)
    The Mind Snatchers
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Hunters Are for Killing (1970)
    Hunters Are for Killing
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)
    What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
    6.8
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, and Skip Ward in The Mad Room (1969)
    The Mad Room
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1969
  • James Coburn in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963–1964
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1964
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Destry (1964)
    Destry
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964

Writer

  • A Name for Evil (1973)
    A Name for Evil
    3.9
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, and Skip Ward in The Mad Room (1969)
    The Mad Room
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1969
  • James Coburn in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1966
  • The Final Hour (1965)
    The Final Hour
    • story
    • 1965
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1962–1963
  • A Public Affair (1962)
    A Public Affair
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Mr. Garlund
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Gilles Pelletier in R.C.M.P. (1959)
    R.C.M.P.
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959–1960
  • The Rebel Set (1959)
    The Rebel Set
    3.2
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Cannonball (1958)
    Cannonball
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Rory Calhoun and Beverly Garland in The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958)
    The Saga of Hemp Brown
    6.1
    • story
    • 1958
  • Bobby Driscoll and Connie Stevens in The Party Crashers (1958)
    The Party Crashers
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • The Court of Last Resort (1957)
    The Court of Last Resort
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • writer
    • adaptation
    • 1955–1958

Producer

  • A Name for Evil (1973)
    A Name for Evil
    3.9
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • A Public Affair (1962)
    A Public Affair
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Mr. Garlund
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Gilles Pelletier in R.C.M.P. (1959)
    R.C.M.P.
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952)
    Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
    2.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952–1955
  • Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
    Rebound
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952–1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 22, 1918
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 30, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Girard served in the Army Air Corps before moving to Hollywood in the late 1940s.
  • Nickname
    • Barney

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