Daniel Haller (born September 14, 1929) is an American film and television director, production designer, and art director.[1][2]
Daniel Haller | |
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| Born | September 14, 1929 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director, production designer, art director |
| Spouse | Kinta Zertuche (divorced) |
Life and career
editHaller was born in Glendale, California on September 14, 1929.[3] He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1953, Haller started as an art director in television and then later made low budget feature films. Haller designed sets for Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe film series, including House of Usher (1960) and The Pit and the Pendulum (1961). Haller directed his first film, Die, Monster, Die!, in 1965 for American International Pictures, based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Colour Out of Space". After directing two motorcycle pictures, Devil's Angels (1967) and The Wild Racers (1968), Haller filmed another Lovecraft adaptation, The Dunwich Horror (1970).[4]
From 1972, all of Haller's subsequent work has been in television, including directing episodes of Night Gallery, Kojak, Sara, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the pilot episode of Knight Rider.
References
edit- ^ "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Complete Series". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 30, 1979). "Screen: 'Buck Rogers' Glides on Automatic Pilot:'Millionaire's Row' Tour". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "Dan Haller biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (July 12, 1970). "Dreadful Doings At Dunwich". The New York Times.
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