William Dozier
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William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show "Batman (1966)". Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine from 1946 to 1951 and to movie star Ann Rutherford from 1953 to his death on April 23, 1991. In 1948, he and Fontaine launched Rampart Productions, which produced "Max Ophüls' Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)" starring his wife, and "You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)", which starred Fontaine and James Stewart. He served as executive producer on both pictures. Turning to TV as the new decade of the Fifties dawned, Dozier produced the series "Danger (1950)", which ran for five years from 1950-55. In the Fifties and Sixties, he continued his career as a TV producer, bringing to the tube the short-lived TV series "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)" and "The Loner (1965)". In 1966, he achieved the height of TV success with "Batman" which ran for three seasons and was a cultural sensation. The TV show spun off a "Batman: The Movie (1966)" feature film. That same year, he also launched , a modest success, and "The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)", a notorious flop that shot five episodes and was canceled after four. Dozier retired as a producer after the 1969 movie "The Big Bounce (1969)" flopped, though he enjoyed a modest second career as an actor in the Seventies and early Eighties.
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Mr. Caldwell
Age 72 (now 83)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Executive Producer
Age 40 (now 83)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self (archive footage)
Age 112 (now 83)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 90 (now 83)
Mission to Glory: A True Story
as Father Argula
Age 68 (now 83)
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
as Dr. Richard Sheppard, Sr.
Age 67 (now 83)Batgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson About Equal Pay
as Narrator
Age 65 (now 83)
Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO
as Narrator (voice)
Age 59 (now 83) Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO
Executive Producer
Age 59 (now 83)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Executive Producer
Age 40 (now 83)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
Age 79 (now 83) Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Mr. Caldwell
Age 72 (now 83)
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Also Known As
William McElroy Dozier, A. William Dozier
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