John Newland
Known for Directing · 25 credits
- Born
- 1917-11-23
- Died
- 2000-01-10
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter.
In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978.
Following the demise of his One Step Beyond, Newland directed one of the early 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episodes called "The Double Affair". His episode was given additional footage and released to cinemas as a motion picture titled The Spy with My Face. In 1966 he produced and directed all episodes but one of the serious spy series The Man Who Never Was for which he also served as a writer. Some episodes were strung together and released outside the United States as a film called Danger Has Two Faces. He later directed episodes of The Sixth Sense, and Police Woman. In addition to acting, directing, and screenwriting, he produced several television movies.
Known For
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Steven Kent / D.W. Griffith
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as David Brooke / Jim Carlson / Harold Newcombe / Stephen / Richard / Bill / Felix / Dick Perry / Frederick Carstens / Michael / Tom Buchanan / Jackson Pollet / Robert Meredith
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Paul Montgomery
Studio One
1948
Thriller
1960
as Ellis Corbett / Robertson Moffat (uncredited)
Lights Out
1949
TV Shows (16)
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Steven Kent / D.W. Griffith
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as David Brooke / Jim Carlson / Harold Newcombe / Stephen / Richard / Bill / Felix / Dick Perry / Frederick Carstens / Michael / Tom Buchanan / Jackson Pollet / Robert Meredith
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Paul Montgomery
Studio One
1948
Thriller
1960
as Ellis Corbett / Robertson Moffat (uncredited)
Lights Out
1949
One Step Beyond
1959
as Self - Host
The Detectives
1959
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Eli Norman
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Jim Macklin / Peter Lord / Robert Gray / Victor Conrad / Alex Stark / Henry Underwood / Creighton Halliday / Paul Barbour
Inner Sanctum
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
as Chris Chapman
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Warren Holt / Henning / Jim Caltin / Wesley Hammond
The Next Step Beyond
1978
as Self - Host
Movies (9)
T-Men
1947
as Jackson Lee
Gentleman's Agreement
1947
as Bill
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Reporter (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
1948
as Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
Homicide for Three
1948
as Desk Clerk
Purgatory
1988
as U.S. Ambassador
The Challenge
1948
as Algy Longworth
Sons of Adventure
1948
as Peter Winslow
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Insp. White
About John Newland
John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978. Following the demise of his One Step Beyond, Newland directed one of the early 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episodes called "The Double Affair". His episode was given additional footage and released to cinemas as a motion picture titled The Spy with… With 25 credits spanning from 1947 to 1988, John Newland has appeared in 9 films and 16 TV shows.
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- T-Men (1947) — as Jackson Lee
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — as Bill
- Nora Prentiss (1947) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- 13 Lead Soldiers (1948) — as Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
- Homicide for Three (1948) — as Desk Clerk
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