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Bill Lukather(1929-1994)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Bill Lukather was born on 26 June 1929 in New York, USA. Bill was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Deer Hunter (1978), V (1984) and My Life and Times (1991). Bill was married to Kathy Lukather. Bill died on 2 March 1994 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornJune 26, 1929
DiedMarch 2, 1994(64)
BornJune 26, 1929
DiedMarch 2, 1994(64)
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Known for

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter
8.1
  • Production Management
  • 1978
V (1984)
V
7.3
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Tom Irwin in My Life and Times (1991)
My Life and Times
7.6
TV Series
  • Production Management
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Melissa Gilbert in The Lookalike (1990)
    The Lookalike
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1990
  • Peter Falk in Columbo Cries Wolf (1990)
    Columbo Cries Wolf
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1990
  • Get Smart, Again! (1989)
    Get Smart, Again!
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1989
  • Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988)
    Police Story: The Watch Commander
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1988
  • Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Houston Knights (1987)
    Houston Knights
    7.3
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1987
  • Peter Ustinov in Murder in Three Acts (1986)
    Murder in Three Acts
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as William Lukather)
    • 1986
  • Code of Vengeance (1985)
    Code of Vengeance
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • V (1984)
    V
    7.3
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1984–1985
  • A Touch of Scandal (1984)
    A Touch of Scandal
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1984
  • The Baron and the Kid (1984)
    The Baron and the Kid
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as William Lukather)
    • 1984
  • Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
    Murder Me, Murder You
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1983
  • Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith in Murder in Coweta County (1983)
    Murder in Coweta County
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1983
  • River Phoenix, Richard Dean Anderson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn, Terri Treas, and Roger Wilson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1982
  • The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
    The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1981

Production Management

  • Tom Irwin in My Life and Times (1991)
    My Life and Times
    7.6
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1984
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
    The Deer Hunter
    8.1
    • unit production manager: USA
    • 1978
  • June Allyson, Loni Anderson, Ray Bolger, John Byner, Didi Conn, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Ricky Nelson, and Patrick Wayne in Three on a Date (1978)
    Three on a Date
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as William Lukather)
    • 1978
  • Delta County, U.S.A. (1977)
    Delta County, U.S.A.
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1977
  • Michael Callan, Katherine Justice, Malachi Throne, Neil, and Shurze in Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973)
    Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
    5.7
    • production manager
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • William Lukather Jr.
  • Born
    • June 26, 1929
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 2, 1994
    • Burbank, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Kathy LukatherDecember 28, 1956 - March 2, 1994 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Steve Lukather
  • Parents
    • Lee Lukather
  • Relatives
      Trevor Lukather(Grandchild)

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