Biography
Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian film director and film producer. He attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stage hand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986 he directed the made for TV movie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award. His most successful film to date is the 1993 film Free Willy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wincer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · 1989
- Primetime Emmy Award
Filmography18 titles
Lonesome Dove
Comanche Moon
The Man from Snowy River
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
Quigley Down Under
The Young Black Stallion
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
D.A.R.Y.L.
Crossfire Trail
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Monte Walsh
The Echo of Thunder
Free Willy
The Cup
Lightning Jack
The Phantom
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Operation Dumbo Drop