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William Dear (born November 30, 1943) is a Canadian actor, director, producer and screenwriter.New York Times
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Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall ...
'', '' If Looks Could Kill'', '' Angels in the Outfield'', '' Wild America'', and ''
Santa Who? ''Santa Who?'' is a 2000 American made-for-television fantasy- comedy film starring Leslie Nielsen and directed by William Dear, in which Santa Claus develops a case of amnesia right before Christmas. Plot The film starts with Santa feeling il ...
''. He also directed episodes of the television series ''
Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves ...
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''. Dear was born on November 30, 1943, in
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. He is the father of actor and storyboard artist, Oliver Dear.


Filmography


Director

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Nymph A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...
'' (1973) * '' Northville Cemetery Massacre'' (1976) * ''
PopClips ''PopClips'' is a music video television program, the direct predecessor of MTV. Former Monkee Mike Nesmith conceived the first music-video program as a promotional device for Warner Communications' record division. Production began in the sp ...
'' (1980) * ''
Elephant Parts ''Elephant Parts'' is a collection of comedy sketches and music videos made in 1981 by Michael Nesmith, formerly of the Monkees. Nesmith produced the video through his company Pacific Arts. ''Elephant Parts'' is one hour long with parody commerci ...
'' (1981) * '' Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann'' (1982) * ''
Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall ...
'' (1987) * '' If Looks Could Kill'' (1991) * ''
Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...
'' (1993) * '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994) * '' Wild America'' (1997) * '' Balloon Farm'' (1999) * ''
Santa Who? ''Santa Who?'' is a 2000 American made-for-television fantasy- comedy film starring Leslie Nielsen and directed by William Dear, in which Santa Claus develops a case of amnesia right before Christmas. Plot The film starts with Santa feeling il ...
'' (2000) * ''
School of Life ''School of Life'' is a 2005 made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Ryan Reynolds about a teacher who moves to a town and shakes the old school ways up a bit. Plot At Fallbrook Central School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the ...
'' (2005) * ''
Simon Says Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should be follow ...
'' (2006) * '' The Foursome'' (2006) * '' The Sandlot: Heading Home'' (2007) * '' Free Style'' (2008) * '' The Perfect Game'' (2009) * '' Mr. Troop Mom'' (2009) * '' Politics of Love'' (2011) * '' A Mile in His Shoes'' (2011)


Actor

* '' Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann'' (1982) - 3rd Technician * ''
Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall ...
'' (1987) - Sighting Man * ''
Darkman ''Darkman'' is a 1990 American superhero film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. Based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s, the film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who i ...
'' (1990) - Limo Driver * '' If Looks Could Kill'' (1991) - Bomb Tester * '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994) - Toronto Manager * ''Midnight Stallion'' (2013) - Whip T. Vicker * ''Razor'' (2017) - Bill


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* * 1943 births Living people American male screenwriters American television directors Canadian emigrants to the United States Fordson High School alumni People from Dearborn, Michigan Film directors from Toronto Writers from Toronto Film directors from Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan Fantasy film directors {{US-film-director-1940s-stub