- Best-known for his "Gidget" films and a prolific specialist in made-for-TV movies. Brought to Hollywood by Columbia Pictures boss Harry Cohn on the strength of The Burglar (1957), a low-budget film noir, shot on location in Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
- He graduated from Columbia University in New York City and studied film at the New School in New York City.
- He is survived by his son, Jordan Wendkos, of Calabasas, CA, and a granddaughter.
- He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
- Son of Simon and Judith Wendkos.
- Is listed as the Director for the fictional WWII film '14 Fists of McCluskey' in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.
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