Seymour "Buzz" Kulik (July 23, 1922 – January 13, 1999) was an American

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and producer. He directed 72 films and television shows, including the landmark

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television network anthology series ''

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'' and several episodes of ''

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''. Kulik went on to direct

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, such as ''

Brian's Song ''Brian's Song'' is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo (James Caan), a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro in 1965, told through his friendship with teammate Gale Sayer ...

''. He was also the television adviser for

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during his 1972 campaign for President.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1958 TV film) * '' Perry Mason Case of the Pint-Sized Client'' (1958 TV) * ''

The Explosive Generation ''The Explosive Generation'' is a 1961 film directed by Buzz Kulik. It stars William Shatner and Patty McCormack. Plot The story is about Peter Gifford, a teacher who wants to teach high school students to think for themselves and express themse ...

'' (1961) * '' Kings of Broadway'' (1962 TV film) * ''

The Yellow Canary ''The Yellow Canary'' is a 1963 American thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Pat Boone and Barbara Eden. It was adapted by Rod Serling from a novel by Whit Masterson, who also wrote the novel that was the basis for Orson Welles' '' ...

'' (1963) * '' Ready for the People'' (1964) * ''

Kentucky Jones ''Kentucky Jones'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Dennis Weaver which centers around a widowed Southern California veterinarian and rancher raising an adopted Chinese boy. Original episodes aired from September 19, 1964, un ...

'' (1964–1965 TV series) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1967 television pilot film) * ''

Sergeant Ryker ''Sergeant Ryker'' is a 1963 drama–war film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Lee Marvin and Bradford Dillman that was initially run on television but released theatrically five years later in 1968. The film was originally broadcast on televi ...

'' (1968, shot in 1963 as a television feature) * ''

Villa Rides ''Villa Rides'' is a 1968 American Technicolor Western war film in Panavision directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Yul Brynner as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa and Robert Mitchum as an American adventurer and pilot of fortune. The supporting ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

A Storm in Summer ''A Storm in Summer'' is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Peter Falk, Andrew McCarthy, Nastassja Kinski, and Ruby Dee. It is the last film to be directed by Wise. Rod Serling's original scrip ...

'' (1970) * '' Vanished'' (1971 TV miniseries) * ''

'' (1971 TV film) * ''

To Find a Man ''To Find a Man'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Pamela Sue Martin, Darren O'Connor, and Lloyd Bridges. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Rosalind McCarthy is a spoiled 16-year-ol ...

'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972 TV film, uncredited) * ''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

'' (1972 TV film) * ''

Incident on a Dark Street ''Incident on a Dark Street'' is a 1973 TV movie broadcast on ''NBC Saturday Night at the Movies''. It premiered on NBC on January 13, 1973. Plot Two law school grads take on their first big cases as prosecutors for the federal government as U.S. ...

'' (1973 TV film) * '' Shamus'' (1973) * '' Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John'' (1973 TV film) * ''

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'' (1973 TV film) * ''

Remember When Remember When may refer to: Music * "Remember When" (Alan Jackson song), 2003 * " Remember When (We Made These Memories)", a 1965 song by Wayne Newton * " Remember When (Push Rewind)", a 2012 song by Chris Wallace * "Remember When", a song by Colo ...

'' (1974 TV film) * ''

Bad Ronald ''Bad Ronald'' is a 1974 American made-for-television horror thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Scott Jacoby, Pippa Scott, John Larch, Dabney Coleman and Kim Hunter. It is based on the novel of the same title by Jack Vance. P ...

'' (1974 TV film) * ''

Cage Without a Key ''Cage Without a Key'' is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Susan Dey and Sam Bottoms, with Jonelle Allen and Lani O'Grady in supporting roles. The film premiered on the CBS television network the e ...

'' (1975 TV film) * ''

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'' (1975 TV film) * ''

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'' is a 1976 American television film dramatization of the Lindbergh kidnapping, directed by Buzz Kulik and starting Cliff DeYoung, Anthony Hopkins, Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, and Walter Pidgeon. It first aired ...

'' (1976 TV film) * ''Never Con a Killer'' (made-for-TV film pilot for TV series ''

The Feather and Father Gang ''The Feather and Father Gang'' is a 1976–1977 American crime-drama television series starring Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould, which centers on an attorney who enlists her con-man father and his team of bunco artists to help her solve crime ...

'') (1977) * '' Corey: For the People'' (1977 TV film) * ''

Kill Me If You Can The ninth season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on October 9, 2008, and ended May 14, 2009. The series stars William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger and Laurence Fishburne. Plot As the team grieve for their fallen colleague ...

'' (1977 TV film) * '' Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women'' (1978 TV film) * ''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. Arm ...

'' (1979) * '' The Hunter'' (1980) * ''

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper ''The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper'' is a 1981 American crime thriller film about infamous aircraft hijacker D. B. Cooper, who escaped with $200,000 after leaping from the back of a Boeing 727 airliner on November 24, 1971. The bulk of the film fiction ...

'' (1981) (uncredited) * ''

Rage of Angels ''Rage of Angels'' is a novel by Sidney Sheldon published in 1980. The novel revolves around young attorney Jennifer Parker; as she rises as a successful lawyer, she gets into a series of ongoings that lead to intrigue with the mob and a rival ...

'' (1983 TV film) * ''

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'' (1984 TV miniseries) * '' Kane & Abel'' (1985 TV miniseries) * ''

Women of Valor ''Women of Valor'' is a 1986 American made-for-television war drama film about World War II directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Susan Sarandon and Kristy McNichol. It premiered on CBS on November 23, 1986 and was released on DVD on March 10, 1998 ...

'' (1986 TV film) * '' Her Secret Life'' (1987 TV film) * ''

Too Young the Hero ''Too Young the Hero'' is a 1988 American made-for-television historical drama war film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Rick Schroder. It premiered on CBS on March 27, 1988. The film tells the true story of a 12-year-old boy who forges his ...

'' (1988 TV film) * ''

Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'' (1989-1990 TV miniseries) * ''

Lucky Chances ''Lucky Chances'' is a 1990 television mini-series written by Jackie Collins and based on her bestseller, bestselling novels ''Chances (novel), Chances'' and ''Lucky (Collins novel), Lucky''. It starred Vincent Irizarry, Sandra Bullock, Eric Brae ...

'' (1990 TV miniseries) * '' Miles from Nowhere'' (1992 TV film)

References

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* 1922 births 1999 deaths People from Kearny, New Jersey Film producers from New Jersey American television directors 20th-century American businesspeople Film directors from New Jersey {{US-film-director-1920s-stub