John Newland (November 23, 1917 - January 10, 2000) was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Newland began his career as a teen in vaudeville. After moving to New York City to study acting, he served in United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he signed with Warner Bros. but was relegated to playing bit parts. By the early 1950s, Newland focused solely on television ...
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John Newland (November 23, 1917 - January 10, 2000) was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Newland began his career as a teen in vaudeville. After moving to New York City to study acting, he served in United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he signed with Warner Bros. but was relegated to playing bit parts. By the early 1950s, Newland focused solely on television roles appearing in several episodes of Studio One, The Philco Television Playhouse, Tales of Tomorrow, Kraft Television Theatre, and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars. 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.
After directing episodes of Letter to Loretta in 1953, Newland went on to direct to episodes of Bachelor Father, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. with his...
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