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Hugh Wilson

Known ForWriting
Birthday1943-08-21
Age74 years old at death
Date of Death† 2018-01-14
Place of BirthMiami, Florida, USA
Also Known AsHugh Hamilton Wilson Jr., Raoul Plager, Hughie Wilson

Biography

Hugh Wilson (August 21, 1943 - January 14, 2018) was an American director, writer and actor. He was best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and Frank's Place. Hugh was a distinguished alumnus from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He was a guest professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. The character of Bailey Quarters on WKRP was based on Wilson's wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Wilson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

poster
1984
6.7
Comedy
Crime

Police Academy

poster
1999
6.8
Drama
Romance

Blast from the Past

poster
1994
6.0
Comedy
Drama

Guarding Tess

poster
1987
5.2
Crime
Comedy

Burglar

poster
2004
5.3
Drama
Family

Mickey

poster
1999
5.1
Drama
Romance

One More Kiss

poster
1978
7.5
Comedy

WKRP in Cincinnati