- Known For
- Production
- Born
- September 27, 1917
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 25, 2002
William T. Orr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William T. Orr (September 27, 1917 – December 25, 2002) was an American television producer associated with a series of western and detective programs of the 1950s-1970s. On most of his Warner Bros. series, he was billed as "Wm. T. Orr". Orr began his career as an actor; his film credits include The Mortal Storm, The Gay Sisters, and The Big Street. As the first head of Warner Bros. Television department, Orr forged a fruitful alliance with ABC, which resulted in the network having a number of prime time hits, such as Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and F Troop. At the height of this relationship in the early 1960s, Orr had nine programs in prime time simultaneously. Of these, no program was more significant than one of his earliest, Cheyenne. It was a groundbreaking series that was both the first hour-long western and the first series of any kind made…
Filmography
movieJack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993 · Self
tvTelevision
1985
tvHank
1965 · Producer
tvMister Roberts
1965 · Producer
tvF Troop
1965 · Executive Producer
movieSex and the Single Girl
1964 · Producer
tvWendy and Me
1964 · Producer
tvNo Time for Sergeants
1964 · Producer
tvThe Dakotas
1963 · Producer
tvThe Gallant Men
1962 · Producer
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Mr. Frink
Room for One More
tvRoom for One More
1962 · Producer
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960 · Producer
tvSurfside 6
1960 · Producer
tvHawaiian Eye
1959 · Producer
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959 · Producer
tvThe Alaskans
1959 · Producer
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Producer
tvLawman
1958 · Producer
tvBronco
1958 · Producer
tvMaverick
1957 · Producer
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Producer
Conflict
tvConflict
1956 · Producer
movieThe Deadly Riddle
1956 · Executive Producer
tvCasablanca
1955 · Producer
tvCheyenne
1955 · Producer
Kings Row
tvKings Row
1955 · Producer
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
P-47 Combat Operations
movieP-47 Combat Operations
1945 · voice
movieLand and Live in the Desert
1945 · Phil
movieHe Hired the Boss
1943 · Don Bates
Three Cadets
movieThree Cadets
1943 · Young Flier
movieThe Big Street
1942 · Decatur Reed
movieThe Gay Sisters
1942 · Dick Tone
movieSoldiers in White
1942 · Johnny Allison
movieUnholy Partners
1941 · Tommy Jarvis
movieNavy Blues
1941 · 'Mac'
Those Good Old Days
movieThose Good Old Days
1941 · Joe La Rue
movieScreen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 · Self
movieThree Sons o' Guns
1941 · Kenneth Patterson
movieThieves Fall Out
1941 · George Formsby
movieHoneymoon for Three
1941 · Arthur Westlake
movieMeet the Fleet
1940 · Kansas Potter
movieService with the Colors
1940 · Charles Corbin
movieMy Love Came Back
1940 · Paul Malette
Young America Flies
movieYoung America Flies
1940 · Jack
movieThe Mortal Storm
1940 · Erich Von Rohn
movieInvitation to Happiness
1939 · Bellboy (uncredited)
movieThe Hardys Ride High
1939 · Dick Bannersly
movieBrother Rat
1938 · Member of the Guard