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Andy Sidaris

Directing

Born February 20, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died March 7, 2007

Also known as Andy · Dick Bigdickian · Andrew Sidaris

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Biography

Andrew William Sidaris was an American television and film director, producer, and screenwriter. After a pioneering career directing televised sports beginning in the 1960s, Sidaris wrote and directed a successful series of action B-movies from 1985 to 1998—dubbed the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" series—that featured Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets in starring roles. In 2014, Paste magazine named one such picture, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, the best B-movie of all time.

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award · 1969

Filmography15 titles

The Racing Scene

1969Director

Kojak

1973Director

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977Director

Two-Minute Warning

1976as TV Director

L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach

1998Director, Writer

Hard Ticket to Hawaii

1987as Whitey the TV Director (uncredited)

Guns

1990Director, Writer

Malibu Express

1985as Campervan Driver (uncredited)

Hard Hunted

1992Director, Writer

Savage Beach

1989as Honolulu CB radio operator (uncredited)

Do or Die

1991as Restaurant owner wearing apron (uncredited)

Day of the Warrior

1996Director, Writer

Picasso Trigger

1988as Whitey (uncredited)

The Dallas Connection

1994as Forensics Investigator in Locker Room (uncredited)

Enemy Gold

1994Executive Producer