Bernard Louis Kowalski (August 2, 1929 – October 26, 2007) was an American film and television director of

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descent, nominated for two Primetime

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Selected filmography

* '' Frontier'' (1956) Season 1, Episode 19 ''The Assassin'' * ''

Hot Car Girl ''Hot Car Girl'' is a 1958 American film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. Seeing ''Hot Car Girl'' in a four-walled playoff in 1958 gave the audience the sense that they were witnessing something clandestine and taboo. It was an early credit for ...

'' (1958) * '' Night of the Blood Beast'' (1958) * ''

Attack of the Giant Leeches ''Attack of the Giant Leeches'' (originally to be called ''The Giant Leeches'') is an independently made, 1959 black-and-white science fiction film, science fiction-horror film, produced by Gene Corman and directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. It sta ...

'' (1959) * '' Blood and Steel'' (1959) * '' Krakatoa, East of Java'' (1969) * '' Stiletto'' (1969) * '' Macho Callahan'' (1970) * ''

Black Noon ''Black Noon'' is a 1971 American Horror Western television film. It was written and produced by Andrew J. Fenady and directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. The film originally aired on November 5, 1971, as part of CBS's ''The CBS Friday Night Movi ...

'' (1971) * ''

Terror in the Sky ''Terror in the Sky'' is a 1971 television film remake of 1957's ''Zero Hour!'', which itself was based on the 1956 television play ''Flight into Danger''. Arthur Hailey recycled the premise in his book ''Runway Zero-Eight'' which was co-written ...

'' (TV movie, 1971) * ''

Women in Chains ''Women in Chains'' is a 1972 American television film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski for ABC's ''Movie of the Week''. The leading players are Ida Lupino, Belinda Montgomery, Lois Nettleton and Jessica Walter. Plot Parole officer Sandra Parker ...

'' (TV movie, 1972) * ''

The Woman Hunter ''The Woman Hunter'' is a 1972 American made-for-television mystery film that premiered as the ''CBS Movie of the Week'' on September 19, 1972. The teleplay was written by Brian Clemens and Tony Williamson (the former's first and the latter's only ...

'' (TV movie, 1972) * ''

Sssssss ''Sssssss'' (released as ''Ssssnake'' in the United Kingdom and Japan) is a 1973 American horror film starring Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict and Heather Menzies. It was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Hal Dresner and Daniel C. S ...

'' (1973) * ''

The Nativity The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of Christ is described in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judaea, his mother Mary was engaged to a man ...

'' (TV movie, 1978) * ''Marciano'' (TV Movie - 1979) * Four Episodes of '' Columbo'' * Four Episodes of '' Banacek'' * Episodes of ''

Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving e ...

'' * Episodes of ''

Knight Rider ''Knight Rider'' is an American entertainment franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The core of ''Knight Rider'' is its three television series: the original ''Knight Rider'' (1982–1986) and sequel series '' Team Knight Rider'' (1997–1998) ...

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* 1929 births 2007 deaths American television directors People from Brownsville, Texas Film directors from Texas American people of Polish descent {{US-film-director-1920s-stub