Herbert Wise
Birth Name:
Herbert Weisz
Birth Place:
Vienna, Austria
Profession
Director, Actor
Fast Facts
- Served in the British Royal Air Force as a Met Air Observer during World War II
- Won a Directors Guild of America Award for movies for television for "Skokie" in 1982
- Started out as a stage actor before transition to directing, beginning his career in repertory theater
- Worked for Association British Corporation and Granada Television in the late 1950s before joining the BBC
- Best known as the director of "I, Claudius," "Skokie" and 1989's "The Woman in Black․"
Awards
- 1977BAFTA TV Award - Best Drama Series/Serial:Nominated
- 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1982DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality:Winner
- 1982Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1998BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Nominated