American actor
William Byron Hillman
Born William Byron Hillman
Nationality American Occupation Filmmaker Spouse Dianne Vallow Children 3
William Byron Hillman is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, and author known for his work on such films as The Photographer (1974), Double Exposure (1982), and Quigley (2003).
Career
According to Hillman, after having attended Oklahoma Military Academy and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television , he became an assistant to Harold Hecht , whom he met while on a casting call at Universal Studios .[ 1] He was hired as a production assistant on the 1964 film Wild and Wonderful , wherein he was tasked with grooming and dyeing a number of dogs.[ 1]
His first acting role was a part in the 1968 film Ice Station Zebra . He made his directorial debut with the 1974 film The Man from Clover Grove , and went on to write, produce and direct such films as The Photographer (which he somewhat remade as Double Exposure ) and Quigley .
Partial filmography
Acting roles
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1968
Ice Station Zebra
Philip Munsey
Credited as Bill Hillman
[ 6]
1977
Bottoms Up
George
1998
The Adventures of Ragtime
Law Client
Credited as Bill Hillman
2003
Quigley
The Voice of God
Voice role
References
^ a b Hillman, William Byron. "Filmmaker" . WilliamHillman.com . Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ Willis, John (1984). Screen World 1984 . Crown Publishers . p. 100. ISBN 978-0-517-55437-1 . Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ Pfeiffer, Lee (May 19, 2017). "Review: "Double Exposure" (1983) starring Michael Callan, Joanna Pettet and James Stacy; Dual Format Special Edition from Vinegar Syndrome" . Cinema Retro . Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
^ Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures . McFarland & Company . p. 198. ISBN 978-0786497416 .
^ Rolfe, Dick (June 7, 2005). "Quigley (review)" . The Dove Foundation . Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ Parish, James Robert (1974). The Great Spy Pictures . Scarecrow Press . p. 229. ISBN 978-0810806559 .
Further reading
Hillman, William Byron (2013). Dream Searcher: Memoirs Actor, Filmmaker, Author . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1491282571 .
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