John Newland
Directing

John Newland

Born 23 November 1917 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Died 10 January 2000

John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978. Following the demise of his One Step Beyond, Newland directed one of the early 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episodes called "The Double Affair". His episode was given additional footage and released to cinemas as a motion picture titled The Spy with My Face. In 1966 he produced and directed all episodes but one of the serious spy series The Man Who Never Was for which he also served as a writer. Some episodes were strung together and released outside the United States as a film called Danger Has Two Faces. He later directed episodes of The Sixth Sense, and Police Woman. In addition to acting, directing, and screenwriting, he produced several television movies.

Known for

Star Trek
Wonder Woman
Gentleman's Agreement
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hawaii Five-O
Fantasy Island
Night Gallery
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
T-Men
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Timestalkers
Police Woman
Purgatory
Too Good to Be True
Timestalkers
Arch of Triumph
Angel City
The Suicide's Wife
Overboard
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Crawlspace
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
The Deadly Hunt
My Lover, My Son
Danger Has Two Faces
The Spy with My Face
That Night!
The Violators
Homicide for Three
13 Lead Soldiers
Sons of Adventure
The Challenge
T-Men
Gentleman's Agreement
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
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