William Dozier
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- February 13, 1908, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Died
- April 23, 1991
- Movies
- 18
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)".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | Joker: Put on a Happy Face | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Not Just Another Affair | Julius Thompkins |
| 1980 | American Gigolo | Michelle's Lawyer |
| 1979 | Crisis in Mid-Air | Chairman |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | Sen. Ferguson |
| 1977 | Mission to Glory: A True Story | Father Argula |
| 1975 | Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case | Dr. Richard Sheppard, Sr. |
| 1973 | Batgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson About Equal Pay | Narrator |
| 1967 | Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO | Narrator (voice) |
| 1967 | Batgirl | Narrator (voice) |
| 1966 | Batman | Narrator / Bat-Computer (voice) (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1969 | The Big Bounce | Producer |
| 1967 | Batgirl | Director, Writer |
| 1966 | Batman | Producer |
| 1951 | Two of a Kind | Producer |
| 1950 | Harriet Craig | Producer |
| 1947 | Slave Girl | Producer |
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