William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show "Batman (1966)". Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine from 1946 to 1951 and to movie star Ann Rutherford from 1953 to his death on April 23, 1991. In 1948, he and Fontaine launched Rampart Productions, which produced "Max Ophüls' Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)" starring his wife, and "You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)", which starred Fontaine and James Stewart. He served as executive producer on both pictures. Turning to TV as the new decade of the Fifties dawned, Dozier produced the series "Danger (1950)", which ran for five years from 1950-55. In the Fifties and Sixties, he continued his career as a TV producer, bringing to the tube the short-lived TV series "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)" and "The Loner (1965)". In 1966, he achieved the height of TV success with "Batman" which ran for three seasons and was a cultural sensation. The TV show spun off a "Batman: The Movie (1966)" feature film. That same year, he also launched , a modest success, and "The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)", a notorious flop that shot five episodes and was canceled after four. Dozier retired as a producer after the 1969 movie "The Big Bounce (1969)" flopped, though he enjoyed a modest second career as an actor in the Seventies and early Eighties.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 13, 1908
- April 23, 1991 (aged 83)
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Actor and producer, also writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are William Dozier's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2
Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch William Dozier's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for William Dozier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Batman vs. Two-Face(2017)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Not Just Another Affair(1982)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
American Gigolo(1980)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Crisis in Mid-air(1979)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Evening in Byzantium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Amazing Howard Hughes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Eight Is Enough(1977)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Batgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson About Equal Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Big Bounce(1969)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Batgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Green Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Tammy Grimes Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Batman: The Movie(1966)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Batman(1966)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Back from Eternity(1956)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Death Is My Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Two of a Kind(1951)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Harriet Craig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
You Gotta Stay Happy(1948)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Slave Girl(1947)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1947 to 1982.
Biggest box office
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
Highest rated
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Most popular right now
Batman (1966)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do William Dozier's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is William Dozier's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does William Dozier work with?
People who share at least 2 of William Dozier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam West shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Rick MoralesShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Morales
Writers
- Bob KaneShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016), Batman: The Movie (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Kane
- Bill FingerShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Finger
- James TuckerShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with James Tucker
- Michael JelenicShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Jelenic
Actors
- Adam WestShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016), Batman (1966), Batman: The Movie (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Adam West
- Burt WardShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016), Batman (1966), Batman: The Movie (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Burt Ward
- Jeff BergmanShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Bergman
- Julie NewmarShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Julie Newmar
Composers and editors
- Christopher D. LozinskiShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher D. Lozinski
- Kristopher CarterShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kristopher Carter
- Lolita RitmanisShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lolita Ritmanis
- Michael McCuistionShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael McCuistion
Producers
- Amy McKennaShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Amy McKenna
- Benjamin MelnikerShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin Melniker
- Michael E. UslanShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael E. Uslan
- Sam RegisterShared titles: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Register
