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William Dear
Born	(1943-11-30) November 30, 1943 (age 80)^[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Bill Dear
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1975–2013
Notable work	Harry and the Hendersons If Looks Could Kill Angels in the Outfield Wild America Santa Who?

William Dear (born November 30, 1943) is a Canadian former actor, director, producer and screenwriter.^[2] He is known for directing the films Harry and the Hendersons, If Looks Could Kill, Angels in the Outfield, Wild America, and Santa Who?.^[3]

He also directed episodes of the television series Saturday Night Live, Television Parts, Amazing Stories, Dinosaurs, Covington Cross, and The Wannabes Starring Savvy.

Dear was born on November 30, 1943, in Toronto, Ontario.^[3] He is the father of actor and storyboard artist, Oliver Dear.

Filmography

Director

Nymph (1973)
Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)
PopClips (1980)
Elephant Parts (1981)
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
If Looks Could Kill (1991)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Wild America (1997)
Balloon Farm (1999)
Santa Who? (2000)
School of Life (2005)
Simon Says (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 (1987) - Sighting Man
Darkman (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

References

^ Nndb.com
^ New York Times
^ ^a ^b "William Dear". Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.

External links

William Dear at IMDb
William Dear at AllMovie

Films directed by William Dear

Nymph (1973)
Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)
Elephant Parts (1981)
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
If Looks Could Kill (1991)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Wild America (1997)
Balloon Farm (1999)
Santa Who? (2000)
School of Life (2005)
Simon Says (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)

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