Biography
Herbert Wise (31 August 1924 – 5 August 2015) was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director.
Herbert Wise was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria, and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at Hull Rep and then as Director of Productions at Dundee Rep (1952–55). He directed So what about Love in the West End at the Criterion Theatre in a 1970 production with Sheila Hancock in the lead.
Wise began his television career in 1956 and directed adaptations of I, Claudius (1976) and Alan Ayckbourn's play cycle The Norman Conquests (1977), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Julius Caesar (1979), Tales of the Unexpected, The 10th Kingdom, The Woman in Black (1989), and episodes of Cadfael and Inspector Morse. He also directed several episodes of the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey. He directed several made-for-TV films, including Skokie (1981) and Breaking the Code (1996), the latter adapted from the Hugh Whitemore play about Alan Turing.
Wise directed two theatrically released films: an entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries second feature series titled To Have and to Hold (1963), and the film version of the 1970–1971 television sit-com The Lovers titled The Lovers! (1973).
He was married twice, firstly to the actress Moira Redmond (1963–1972) and, after he and Redmond divorced, to actress Fiona Walker in 1988. Wise and Fiona Walker had two children; Susannah Wise and Charlie Walker-Wise.
Filmography
all 54
Director 51
TV Shows 28
Movies 26
Producer 2
self 1

Noah's Ark (1997)

Where the Heart Is (1997)

Breaking the Code (1996)

Cadfael (1994)

Class Act (1994)

A Touch of Frost (1992)

Life After Life (1990)

The Woman in Black (1989)

Strange Interlude (1988)

Inspector Morse (1987)

Ladies' Night (1986)

Welcome Home, Bobby (1986)

Reunion at Fairborough (1985)

Lytton's Diary (1985)

The Bill (1984)

Pope John Paul II (1984)

Dalgliesh (1983)

Number 10 (1983)

Skokie (1981)

Caleb Williams (1980)

Caleb Williams (1980)

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Julius Caesar (1979)

So ’ne und so ’ne (1979)

The Norman Conquests (1977)

I, Claudius (1976)

Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)

The Gathering Storm (1974)

Vienna 1900 (1973)

Song at Twilight (1973)

The Lovers! (1973)

Van der Valk (1972)

The Villa Maroc (1972)

Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

Elizabeth R (1971)

Play for Today (1970)

The Italian Table (1970)

Man in a Suitcase (1967)

The Siege of Manchester (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

A Fear of Strangers (1964)

To Have and to Hold (1963)

Z-Cars (1962)

The Day of the Fox (1961)

The Big Pride (1961)

Drama 61-67 (1961)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-08-31
Deathday
2015-08-05 (90 years old)
Birth Name
Herbert Weisz
Birth Place
Vienna, Austria
Relationships
Moira Redmond (1962 - 1972)
Spouse
Fiona Walker
Children
Susannah Wise
Citizenships
Austria
Also Known As
Herbert Weisz, Herbie Wise
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