FILM DIRECTOR

Hugh Wilson

1943 - 2018

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Hugh Hamilton Wilson Jr. (August 21, 1943 – January 14, 2018) was an American film director, writer and television showrunner. He was the creator of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and Frank's Place, and was the director of the film comedies Police Academy and The First Wives Club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Wilson is the 1,413th most popular film director (down from 1,390th in 2019), the 10,287th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,498th in 2019) and the 381st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hugh Wilson ranks 1,413 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Tashlin, Jon Avnet, Edvin Laine, Norman Z. McLeod, Tom Shadyac, and Kwak Jae-yong. After him are Jonathan Lynn, Elmer Clifton, Vasily Goncharov, Robert Lepage, Oleg Sentsov, and François Dupeyron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Hugh Wilson ranks 625. Before him are Norman Thagard, John Hunter, Martha Cooper, Herman Rouwé, Vladimir Fedotov, and Paul Corkum. After him are Jonathan Lynn, Edmund Bruggmann, Tony Esposito, Sigitas Geda, Roy Estrada, and Wolfgang Scheidel. Among people deceased in 2018, Hugh Wilson ranks 479. Before him are Geoffrey Oryema, Douglas Rain, Benny Andersen, Peter Sutherland, Momoko Sakura, and Luisa Cuesta. After him are Naftali Bon, Thomas Bopp, William Smith, László Fábián, Emil Wolf, and Anatoly Lein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh Wilson ranks 10,289 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessi (1988), Steven Saylor (1956), William Stanley Haseltine (1835), James Broderick (1927), Jobyna Ralston (1899), and Eric Douglas (1958). After him are Napoleon Chagnon (1938), Ken Shamrock (1964), Joe Manchin (1947), Pam Shriver (1962), Tara Westover (1986), and Sue Carol (1906).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hugh Wilson ranks 381. Before him are Alexander Hall (1894), Joseph Ruben (1950), Frank Tashlin (1913), Jon Avnet (1949), Norman Z. McLeod (1898), and Tom Shadyac (1958). After him are Robert Burks (1909), Len Wiseman (1973), Rian Johnson (1973), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Victor Schertzinger (1888), and Brian Helgeland (1961).

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