William J. Corcoran is a Canadian film and television director.
[''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors: Volume 1'' - Page 102]
As a television director his credits include ''
Friday the 13th
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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21 Jump Street
''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired from April 12, 1987 to April 27, 1991, spanning 103 episodes over five s ...
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The Long Kill'', ''
Wiseguy'', ''
MacGyver
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Hope Island Hope Island may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Hope Island (Graham Land), an island on d'Urville Island
* Nadezhdy Island (Hope Island)
Australia
* Hope Island, Queensland, a suburb of Gold Coast City
* Hope Island (Tasmania)
* Hope Islands (Queen ...
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New York Undercover
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Mutant X'', ''
Stargate SG-1
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Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', and ''
The Immortal'' among other series. He has also directed a number of television films.
Corcoran graduated from
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Founded in 1964, the university is known for its Oxbridge college system, sma ...
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References
External links
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Canadian television directors
Living people
Film directors from Toronto
1951 births
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