John Newland

Known for DirectingBorn 1917-11-23Died 2000-01-10Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bus Stop

The Five of Me

The Family Holvak

The Deadly Hunt

Sons of Adventure

That Night!

Star Trek

The Rogues

Matt Helm

Inner Sanctum

Night Gallery

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Kraft Television Theatre

The Execution

The Thin Man

The Violators

The Challenge

Hawaii Five-O

The Suicide's Wife

The Next Step Beyond

Wonder Woman

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Danger Has Two Faces

The Name of the Game

Daniel Boone

Whiz Kids

Gentleman's Agreement

Switch

General Electric Theater

Route 66

The Detectives

The Eleventh Hour

Thriller

T-Men

Fantasy Island

Lux Video Theatre

Police Woman

The Philco Television Playhouse

Flamingo Road

Letter to Loretta

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Tales of Tomorrow

The Defenders

The Sixth Sense

Angel City

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark