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William Hale

Director · Died June 10, 2020, aged 85 · Rome, Georgia, USA

William Hale was born on July 11, 1931 in Rome, Georgia, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Time Tunnel (1966), The Invaders (1967) and Night Gallery (1969). He was married to Trudy Dean. He died on June 10, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1934
Died
June 10, 2020 (aged 85)
From
Rome, Georgia, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are William Hale's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Survival
23%
Society
14%
Self
13%
Power
9%
Bonds
5%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Hale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for William Hale'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

30 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • People Like Us(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Liberace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Murder of Mary Phagan(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Lace 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Lace II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Demon Murder Case(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • One Shoe Makes It Murder(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Murder in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • S.O.S. Titanic(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Red Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Stalk the Wild Child(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Great Niagara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Journey to Shiloh(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gunfight in Abilene(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Grand Central Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Towers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Tension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Script Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1949 to 1990.

Biggest box office

Journey to Shiloh (1968)

$408K worldwide

Highest rated

S.O.S. Titanic (1979)

Midcredits 53rd

Most popular right now

The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing29 of 30: 27 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew3 of 30: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s1 · crew1960s8 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s1 · crew

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 Hale's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

People Like Us (1990)

73rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Time Tunnel (1966)

Midcredits 76th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does William Hale work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Hale's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cloris Leachman shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers